Soldiers

Members of the armed services are shown seated in a bus on their way to a Sunday afternoon party sponsored by the American Newspaper Women's Club of Washington, D.C., as part of "Operation Homefront." The party, including a buffet supper, is one of a series of parties held on Sunday afternoons for enlisted men either at the Club or surrounding estates. The identities of the men are unknown. From: Truman Home. From a scrapbook on Operation Homefront.

Service men from Fort Meade and Fort Belvoir have no objection to posing for a group photo with actress Shirley Temple at a party given for enlisted men on the Gore estate in Potomac, Maryland, as part of "Operation Homefront." The party, including a buffet supper, swimming and dancing, was sponsored by the American Newspaper Women's Club, Washington, D.C., one of a series of parties held on Sunday afternoons. The identities of the service men are unknown. From: Truman Home. This is from a scrapbook on Operation Homefront.

Members of the armed services and civilians, some standing and some sitting at card tables, pose for a photo at the American Newspaper Women's Club in Washington, D.C. The servicemen have been provided with a buffet lunch as part of "Operation Homefront" given by the Club every Sunday afternoon. The date and identities of the group are unknown. From: Truman Home.

Members of the armed services gather around a table to be served cake and beverage by volunteers at the American Newspaper Women's Club buffet held every Sunday afternoon in Washington, D.C., as part of "Operation Homefront." The back of the photo reads: "The American Newspaper Womens Club feel that only the best in food, silver linen, etc. is good enough for the parties they give each Sun. afternoon for the enlisted men, who take advantage of the free tours to Washington." From: Truman Home.

Soviet tommy gunner and Japanese P.O.W. at a former aircraft plant now being converted to an automobile and truck repair plant in Pyongyang. 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 Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Soldier at a former air craft plant now being converted to an automobile and truck repair plant in Pyongyang. 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 Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

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.

Pyongyang, North Korea: Ambassador Edwin Pauley (right) arrives in this city and is escorted by the Soviets to Headquarters of Guard Colonel General I. M. Chistiakov. 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 Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Russian tommy gunner chases inquisitive Korean, Pyongyang, North Korea. Scene taken from the Pauley Special Train. 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).

G.I. and Japanese girl, Tokyo. 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 Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).