Military bases

School children at the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during President Truman's visit to the base. President Truman visited the base during his vacation cruise.

After leaving Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, President Harry S. Truman (backseat, passenger side) visits Fort Brooke, San Juan. He is greeted by Lieutenant General Willis D. Crittenberger (standing, left) and Major General Ray E. Porter (standing, second from left). Also in the back seat of the car with President Truman are Admiral William D. Leahy (center) and Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug. Others are unidentified.

An of the operations tower of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This photo was taken while Vernice Anderson traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

President Harry S. Truman (second 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.

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).