World War, 1939-1945

President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) and Press Secretary Charles Ross (seated, right) are looking out over a river while on a boat approaching Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman is en route to the Potsdam Conference. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, is Captain James Vardaman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Admiral William D. Leahy. Others are unidentified.

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (in civilian clothes) is standing in the back of the leading half-track as he inspects the 2nd Armored Division in Berlin, Germany during the Potsdam Conference. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Generalissimo Josef Stalin in the Garden at Cecilienhof during their meeting at Potsdam. In the background are a Russian General, at left, and at right are Mr. F. T. Gusev, Soviet Ambassador to London, and military aide to President Truman, General Harry Vaughan.

Leaders of the Big Three pose for photographers at the Potsdam Conference. Front row, left to right: Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, General Joseph Stalin. Back row, left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Ernest Bevin, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov.

President Harry S. Truman (walking in front of troops, right, in civilian clothes) inspects 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Frankfurt, Germany, during a break in the Potsdam Conference. The break occurred as a result of the British parliamentary elections. General Dwight D. Eisenhower (walking in front of troops, center) joined President Truman for the inspection. All others are unidentified.

United States Air Force, 8th Air Force, B-17 Flying Fortresses release bomb payloads over Ludwigshafen, Germany during World War II.

United States Air Force, 8th Air Force, B-17 Flying Fortresses flying in formation during World War II.

United States Air Force, 8th Air Force, B-17 Flying Fortress flies over Merseburg, German on mission to destroy synthetic oil refinery plants.

United States Air Force, 8th Air Force, B-17 Flying Fortresses fly over Kassel, Germany during World War II.

United States bomber takes on anti-aircraft fire, or flak, at Ludwigshafen during World War II in Germany.