Military bases

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from left) with other unidentified persons holding his tray in the "chow line" at the mess hall during his visit to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (left) and Secretary of Defense James Forrestal (right) at an air show at Andrews Air Force Base. Others unidentified.

Military band playing at an air show at Andrews Air Force Base. All are unidentified.

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division climb into their Fairchild Flying Boxcar (Fairchild C-82) during maneuvers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Each man carries about 90 pounds of equipment, including weapons and two parachutes. The C-82 is one of the planes viewed by President Truman during his visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in October of 1949 to review airborne maneuvers as well as to review 20,000 troops and inspect new artillery weapons.

Office of Military Government of the U.S. ("OMGUS") in Berlin, Germany. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Office of Military Government of the U.S. ("OMGUS") in Berlin, Germany. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Office of Military Government of the U.S. ("OMGUS") in Berlin, Germany. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Lieutenant Colonel Harry S. Truman (left) at Army Reserve Camp at Fort Riley, Kansas. He is chatting with Captain Hurd and leaning against military equipment. In the upper right corner of the photo, in Truman's handwriting is "Ft. Riley, Kans. 7-5 to 19-26." From: Truman home.

Former President Harry S. Truman (at far left in viewing stand) with unidentified military officers at a commissioning ceremony at the Marine Corps Air Station in Kane'ohe Bay, Hawaii.

Former President Harry S. Truman (far right) and two unidentified military officers at a commissioning ceremony at the Marine Corps Air Station in Kane'ohe Bay, Hawaii.