Soldiers

Secretary of Army Frank Pace (center in suit) walks the rope across the Nacimiento River among unidentified soldiers at the Bayonet Assault Course at Camp Roberts, California.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace Jr. (civilian clothes and hat) and his party chuckle at the antics of a Sergeant who acts as a brigadier general in a training problem. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of Army Frank Pace (center of platform at microphone) speaks to the soldiers of the 44th Infantry Division from Illinois stationed at Camp Cooke, California. Military officers on the stand and standing on the ground are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace compliments Cadet Lieutenant William Allen of the Georgia Military Academy during his visit to Fort McPherson, Georgia. From left to right: Cadet Lieutenant Allen, Captain Frank D. Proctor, Secretary Pace, and Lieutenant General Alexander R. Bolling.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace inspects a platoon from the Georgia Military Academy during his visit to Fort McPherson, Georgia. Walking towards the camera, from left to right: Captain Frank D. Proctor, Lieutenant General A. R. Bolling, and Secretary of the Army Frank Pace. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (standing, right, in civilian clothes) talks with men of the Ninth Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion during a visit to Fort Cronkhite, California. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left) talks to Sergeant Floyd Burcafield (second from right) of Bessemer, Alabama, while the soldiers are being processed for overseas shipment during Secretary Pace's visit to Camp Stoneman, California. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, right) talks with Private First Class Melvin Wass of Mariposa, California (foreground, left) during a physical examination, at Camp Stoneman, California. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) greets Sergeant First Class John Turk (right) and family, of Joliet, Illinois, as they debarked from a transport at Fort Mason, California. Others in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left) inspects honor guard platoon troops during his visit to Fort McPherson, Georgia. Also present is Captain Frank Proctor (left), serving as Commander of the troops for this occasion. All others are unidentified.