Portrait of William C. Foster
Portrait of William C. Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense, at his desk at the Pentagon.
Foster, William C. (William Chapman), 1897-1984
General Mark W. Clark departing for assignment as Commander-in-Chief, Far East Command
Departing from Mats Terminal, National Airport, for his new assignment as Commander-in-Chief, Far East Command, General Mark W. Clark (second from right) bids farewell to Deputy Secretary of Defense William C. Foster (left), Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr. (2nd from left), and General J. Lawton Collins (right) Chief of Staff, U. S. Army.
At the Pentagon, William C. Foster is sworn in as the new Deputy Secretary of Defense
At the Pentagon, the Hon. William C. Foster (second from left) is sworn in as the new Deputy Secretary of Defense by Ralph N. Stohl (right), Director of Administration, Department of Defense. Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett (left), and Mrs. Foster (third from left) were among the many prominent guests who attended the ceremony.
Portrait of William C. Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Portrait of William C. Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense, seated at his desk.
Portrait photo of William C. Foster
A portrait photo of William C. Foster, Deputy ECA Administrator, autographed on the border, "To Ralph Stohl with best regards and many thanks for your constant help. William C. Foster."
Group photograph of President Truman with undersecretaries and aides of various executive departments
Dinner at the White House. Identified in the photograph: President Harry S. Truman; David K. E. Bruce; H. Freeman Matthews; Carlisle M. Humelsine; Adrian S. Fisher; John D. Hickerson; Charles E. Bohlen; John M. Allison; Howland Sargeant; Harold F. Linder; Edward H. Foley, Jr.; John S. Graham; Andrew S. Overby; Edward F. Bartlet; William W. Parsons; William C. Foster; Wilfred J. McNeil; Earl D. Johnson; Francis Shackleford; Fred Korth; Francis P. Whitehair; Herbert R. Askins; John F. Floberg; Roswell L. Gilpatric; James T. Hill, Jr.; Ross L. Malone, Jr.; A. Holmes Baldridge; James M.
Secretary Pace with Other Defense Department Officials
From left to right: Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Deputy Secretary of Defense William Foster, Secretary of Defense Lovett, Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball, and Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter.
Pace with Other Defense Department Officials
From left to right: Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Deputy Secretary of Defense William Foster, Secretary of Defense Lovett, Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball, Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter, and Mr. Wyeth.
Secretary Pace with Other Officials
Secretary of the Army Frank Pace meets with members of the Armed Forces Policy Council. First row, left to right: Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball, Deputy Secretary of Defense William C. Foster, Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett, Secretary Pace, and Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter. Back row left to right: Admiral William M. Fechteler, General L. C. Shepherd, Jr., General Omar Bradley, General J. Lawton Collins, General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, and Colonel G. V. Underwood, Jr.
President Harry S. Truman Signing Mutual Security Act
President Harry S. Truman is shown signing the Mutual Security Act, a bill authorizing $7,483,000,000 in Arms and Economic Aid to Anti-Communist Nations in nearly all parts of the world. Around the President, Left to Right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson; William C. Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Rep. James P. Richards (D.S.C.); Sen. Theodore Green (R.R.I.); and Sen. Alexander Wiley (R. Wisc.)