Soldiers

Prisoners surrendering at the 38th Parallel in the Republic of Korea. All individuals are unidentified. This photo was taken while Vernice Anderson traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

Major Anthony F. Story ( right) and Lois (Mrs. Philip C.) Jessup (left) at the 38th Parallel in Korea. This photo was taken while Vernice Anderson traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

Korean troops at the 38th Parallel Korea. All individuals are unidentified. This photo was taken while Vernice Anderson traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

Major Anthony F. Story (front) showing Lois (Mrs. Philip C.) Jessup (back) the 38th Parallel in Korea. This photo was taken while Vernice Anderson traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

Major Anthony Story (front) leading the wife of the United States Ambassador, Lois (Mrs. Philip C.) Jessup (back), through a dugout tunnel at the 38th Parallel in South Korea.

Major Anthony Story (front) leading the wife of the United States Ambassador, Lois (Mrs. Philip C.) Jessup (back), through a dugout tunnel at the 38th Parallel in South Korea.

President Harry S. Truman (center, light hat) reviews the troops with President Galo Plaza of Ecuador (center, right) at ceremonies welcoming President Plaza to the United States at Washington National Airport. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman stands with Korean War veterans after presenting each of them the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Oval Office at the White House. From left to right: Senator Earle Clements of Kentucky (partly obscured); Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska; Governor Lawrence Wetherby of Kentucky; First Lieutenant Carl Dodd, Kenvir, Kentucky; President Truman; Sergeant John A. Pittman, Carrolton, Mississippi; Master Sergeant Ernest R. Kouma, Dwight, Nebraska; and Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman stands in the Oval Office at the White House after presenting three Korean War veterans with the Congressional Medal of Honor. From left to right: unidentified Army officer; Korean War Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant John A. Pittman, President Truman, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, and unidentified Army officer. Others are unidentified.

Soldiers marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in a welcoming parade celebrating French President Vincent Auriol's arrival in Washington, D.C. All are unidentified.