Generals

At dawn on the morning of October 15th, President Harry S. Truman is met at Wake Island by Far East Commander General Douglas MacArthur.

Stereograph of French President Raymond Poincare and Marshall Joseph Joffre visiting officers' quarters on the Somme Front. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.

World War I stereograph of General John J. Pershing decorating officers of the 89th Division at Treves, Germany. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66

Stereograph of Alben Barkley, Wallace White and General Harry Vaughn at a banquet. African-American waiter standing behind. From: Lowell Mason's Stereographic library, Annual Baseball Outing, Volumes I and II. Photographs are of Baseball, Clam and chowder club of the United States Senate, of which Harry S. Truman was a member.

Stereograph of United States General John J. Pershing and Marshall Beauchesne Joffre of France talking in the Governor's Garden, Paris, France. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.

Left to Right: Standing Beside an unidentified man, General George C. Marshall accepts a handshake from U.S. Forest Service Chief Lyle F. Watts. Mr. Watts is handing him a Smokey Bear sign which reads, "Gen. Marshall.. Thanks for Helping Prevent Forest Fires. Smokey."

Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the U.S. Navy, is standing on the far right and is being honored at a reception held during the Portrex Operation. Those in view are on the terrace of the Officers Club at Guantanamo Base, Cuba. Portrex was a joint armed forces operation in the Caribbean area. Standing second to the left of Secretary Matthews is General Mark Clark.

Overall banquet view of the head tables and mural behind at the Military Chaplain's Association twentieth annual convention held at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. Principal speakers at the dinner included Secretary of the Navy, Francis P. Matthews, who is ninth from the left on the back row and General Mark W. Clark, Chief of the Army Field Forces, who is sixth from the right on the back row.

Military leaders in the Hawaiian area and prominent civilians attended a joint Army-Navy-Air Force reception honoring distinguished mainland guests at the Ft. Shafter Officers' Club on Friday, Sept. 2, 1949. This event was held following the formal dedication of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific located in Honolulu. Standing third from the left is Lt. General Robert L. Eichelberger, former Commander of the 8th U.S. Army in Japan. Next to him is Mrs. Leslie J. McNair, widow of General Leslie McNair.

A group of military and government officials are shown seated together while attending a fifth Joint Civilian Orientation Conference held at Fort Benning, Georgia on November 4-5, 1949. Identification includes left to right: General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Chief of Naval Operations; Louis Johnson (holding gun), Secretary of Defense; General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air Force Chief of Staff; and Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews.