World War, 1939-1945

Interior view showing men in military uniform seated at a banquet table. Charles W. Thayer is in U.S. Army military uniform seated second from the right. Probably taken in Yugoslavia when Thayer was Chief of the U.S. Military Mission to Yugoslavia, 1944-45. Man third from the right seated next to Thayer may be Marshall Tito. Others are not identified.

Exterior scene, partial body view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer in uniform (right). He is standing by an unidentified man in uniform and appears to be waving. Location not given, World War II era.

Exterior view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer in uniform located second from the right. Other uniformed men in view are not identified. Location not given.

Street view which centers on five soldiers, including diplomat Charles W. Thayer located on the left. Identification of others and exact location not given.

Exterior, partial view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer standing at right in uniform beside a military airplane. He is shaking hands with an unidentified man in a suit with another unidentified man standing between them. Front of photograph is dated April 4, 1945 and the date of March 31, 1945 is handwritten on the back.

Exterior, partial view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer standing in uniform at the left and talking to two other men. The man in the center is identified as General Kesliev. Location not given. Dated as April 4, 1945 on the front of the photograph with a handwritten date of March 31, 1945 on the back.

Industry destroyed in Tokyo during World War II. 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).

Heavy German Aluminum Extrusion Press for Bomber Wing Span, destroyed in Tokyo during World War II. 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).

Industry destroyed after World War II in 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).

Industry destroyed after World War II in 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).