Kepner, William E., 1893-1982

President Harry S. Truman receives gift from natives of the Bikini Atoll. From left to right: Senator Carl A. Hatch, President Truman, Vice Admiral William H. P. Blandy, and Major General W.E. Kepner.

7th Anniversary dinner for the 8th Air Force at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. Seated at table, far left, General Robert Landry, General Curtis LeMay, General Carl Spaatz, Mr. Amon Carter, General Ira Eaker, General Roger Ramey, General McMullin, and General William Kepner.

Members of the United States Air Force are standing on the back of a vehicle during a review at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas. They are there to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the 8th Air Force. From left to right: General Roger M. Ramey, General Carl Spaatz, General Ira Eaker, General Curtis LeMay, General William Kepner, General Clements McMullen, General Robert Landry, Colonel Towle, and Colonel Roberts.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace inspects a 500-man barracks facility at Fort Richardson, Alaska, with armed forces officers. From left to right: Secretary Pace; United States Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins; Major General Julian W. Cunningham, Commanding General, United States Army, Alaska; and Lieutenant General William E. Kepner, Commanding General, Alaskan Command. All other soldiers in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace is standing in front of an Alaska Railroad car with other officials during his inspection trip to Alaska. From left to right: unidentified man; Secretary Pace; Lieutenant General William E. Kepner, Commanding General, Alaskan Command; and Major General Julian W. Cunningham, Commanding General, United States Army Alaska.

United States Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins (left) is shaking hands with an unidentified Army officer upon his arrival at Fort Richardson, Alaska for an inspection trip. Also present is Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, left, back to camera) and Lieutenant General William Kepner (far left). All other soldiers are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (on stairs, center) leaving the chapel at the port of Whittier, Alaska with Lieutenant General William Kepner and Colonel Nelson. Other soldiers standing next to the cars on the left are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, Major General William E. Kepner, and party witness the aerial firepower demonstration from spectator stands at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. From: The Album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.

Beaming happily, left to right in car: President Harry S. Truman, General W. E. Kepner and Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, are driven off to their billets. From: The album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.

President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, and their party are escorted by Major General William E. Kepner through an air police honor guard to an awaiting automobile at Eglin Field in Florida. The plane "Independence" can be seen in the background. From: The album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.