Soldiers

Unidentified soldiers are lined up in formation at the Army Arctic Training Center, Alaska, awaiting inspection by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace and United States Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins, during their inspection trip to the area.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) and United States Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins (second from left) are speaking with a group of boys at Fort Richardson, Alaska, during their inspection trip of Alaskan defenses. One of the boys is on a bicycle, and various cars can be seen in the background. Other soldiers in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (far right, in civilian clothes) is speaking with a group of United States Army soldiers and officers at Fort Richardson, Alaska, during his inspection trip to the area. In the center is Major General Julian Cunningham. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, left) and United States Army General J. Lawton Collins (foreground, right) are walking away from a military airplane upon their arrival in Alaska for an inspection trip. All other soldiers in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, second from left, in civilian clothes) and United States Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins (foreground, third from left) are inspecting troops at Fort Richardson, Alaska, during their inspection trip. All other soldiers and armed forces officers are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left, in civilian clothes) and United States Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins (right) are standing and saluting in front of a United States Air Force airplane after their arrival at Fort Richardson, Alaska. Also present is Major General Julian W. Cunningham (center), Lieutenant Colonel Deane, and Captain Davis, Aides to Generals Collins and Cunningham. All other soldiers are unidentified.

United States Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins (standing inside tank) are inspecting a small tank during military exercises taking place at Fort Richardson, Alaska during his inspection trip to the area. Secretary of the Army Frank Pace is also seated inside the tank (left). All others soldiers and officers in the photo are unidentified.

United States Army General J. Lawton Collins (in front of group on left) reviews soldiers upon his arrival at Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. General Collins visited Fort Churchill with Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (group on left, third from left). All other soldiers and armed forces officers are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (center, back to camera, in civilian clothes) inspects a warehouse in the port of Whittier, Alaska. All other armed forces officers and soldiers in the photo are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace and General J. Lawton Collins standing in front of an airplane upon their arrival at Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg, North Carolina for a joint Army-Air Force training exercise. From left to right: Secretary Pace, Lieutenant General John R. Hodge, and General Collins. Other soldiers and officers in the background are unidentified.