Vehicles, Military

Over 1,500 soldiers participated in a welcome home parade in Seattle, Washington. Crowds lined the streets to welcome the soldiers home from combat duty in Korea. All are unidentified.

Unidentified soldiers accept well-wishes from the crowd as they ride in a military vehicle in a parade through the streets of Seattle, Washington. The soldiers are among over 1,500 combat veterans of the Korean War who just returned to the United States. All others are unidentified.

The citizens of Seattle, Washington shower confetti and climb aboard military trucks as they welcome home 1,500 soldiers who are combat veterans of Korea. All are unidentified.

Thousands of citizens came out to line the streets of Seattle, Washington, as they welcome home over 1,500 combat veterans of Korea. All are unidentified.

A military marching band prepares to march in a parade to welcome home over 1,500 soldiers who are returning to the United States from combat duty in Korea. The soldiers arrived at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation and marched from Fort Lawton. All are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (center foreground, wearing civilian clothes) is walking past a military vehicle during a visit to a military base. In the background is Francis Shackelford, Mr. Pace's assistant. All other soldiers and military officers are unidentified.

The WACs in Frankfurt, Germany, entertained thirty German orphans for Thanksgiving dinner. Here the children are being loaded into United States Army trucks to be transported to the WAC mess hall while photographers take lots of pictures. All are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) inspecting a United States Army truck during an inspection trip to United States Army installations in Austria. Also present is Brigadier General William T. Fitts, Junior (center), the Commanding General of the Vienna, Austria Regional Ordnance Center. All others in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace sits in the passenger seat of an Army jeep while observing the joint Army-Air Force training exercise, SOUTHERN PINE near Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Also present is Major General Kenneth F. Cramer (back seat). Other soldier is unidentified.

WAC Technician 5 Mae G. Lavsa of Millvale, Pennsylvania and Technician 5 Stella Dera of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania were friends before serving with the WACs are both typists and members of the 6669th WAC Headquarters platoon in Italy Fifth Army, Sparanise Area, Italy. They are sitting in a jeep.