Korean War, 1950-1953

The United States Naval Ship General LeRoy Eltinge arrives at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation with over 1,500 Army combat veterans who are the first to return home from Korea under the Army's rotation program. The side of the ship has a "Hello Seattle" sign hanging off the side. All are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) talks with Sergeant Lawrence Ray (front row, right), a decorated United States Army solider who fought in Korea. Sergeant Ray was among 1,500 other soldiers who returned to a reception at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation. Also present is Lieutenant General Albert Wedemeyer, Commanding General of the Sixth Army. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left) sits with armed forces officers, veterans, and other dignitaries at a reception for 1,500 soldiers returning to the United States after combat duty in Korea. The reception took place at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation. Also present is the Commanding General of the Sixth Army, Albert C. Wedemeyer (second from right). All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace and an unidentified man standing in front of General Douglas MacArthur's plan on Wake Island. From left to right is the unidentified man and Secretary Pace.

President Harry S. Truman (near center, in civilian clothes) shakes hands with an unidentified armed forces officers and says goodbye to unidentified men before leaving Wake Island. President Truman traveled to Wake Island to confer with General Douglas MacArthur. Also present is Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman (just behind and to the left of the President); Press Secretary Charles Ross (visible behind and to the right of Harriman); and Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second man behind Ross). All others are unidentified.

An unidentified armed forces officer (possibly General Omar Bradley) shakes hands with General Douglas MacArthur (second from right) during President Harry S. Truman's trip to Wake Island to converse with General MacArthur about the Korean War. Also present is General Robert Landry (left). All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace inspects a color guard from the United States Army 47th Division during his visit to Camp Rucker, Alabama. From left to right: Major General Crump Garvin, First Lieutenant Harry Lee, Secretary Pace, and Corporal Ralph H. Kershner, a Korean War veteran. Others in the background are unidentified.

John R. Steelman (left), producer of the television show "Battle Report - Washington" speaks with Robert McCormick (center), NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events, while Dean Rusk (right), Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs looks on.

Participants in the television program "Battle Report - Washington" are gathered around John Steelman, Assistant to President Harry S. Truman, seated at the desk. Standin, from left to right are: Major General Thomas White, Major General Lawrence C. Jaynes, Dean Rusk, W. Averell Harriman, and John C. Green. Robert McCormick, NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events leans on the desk.

The National Security Resources Board is meeting in the Conference Room of the White House. Seated left to right: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; National Security Resources Board Chairman Stuart Symington; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Presidential Advisor Averell Harriman.