Cates, Clifton B. (Clifton Bledsoe), 1893-1970

Navy Under Secretary Francis P. Whitehair, actor Henry Fonda, and Lt. General Clifton B. Cates review the honor guard at the U.S. Marine Corps School, Quantico, Virginia.

Actor Henry Fonda and Lt. General Clifton B. Cates review the honor guard at the U.S. Marine Corps School, Quantico, Virginia.

From left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Ann Cates, President's Cup Regatta Queen; and Clifton B. Cates, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps at The President's Cup Regatta, held in Washington, D.C.'s East Potomac Park. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Marine Colonel Justice M. Chambers of Rockville, Maryland, holds his seven month old twins, Peter and Paul, while President Harry S. Truman (left) is shaking hands with one of the youngsters. President Truman has just awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to Col. Chambers for gallantry at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, February 19-22, 1945, during World War II. On the right is Mrs. Chambers and behind her is General Clifton B. Cates, Commandant of the Marine Corps. All others are unidentified.

General Clifton B. Cates, Commandant of the U. S. Marine Corps, telling the House Armed Services Committee that the Army General Staff has dealt "A severe and telling blow" to national security in its efforts to cripple the Corps as a fighting force. He said the blow at their service was planned more than four years ago by General J. Lawton Collins, now Army Chief of Staff. From: Beth Gore.