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Pace, Frank, 1912-1988

President Truman's Address at the Sesquicentennial Convocation at West Point

President Harry S. Truman's address at the Sesquicentennial Convocation at West Point. The President spoke at 3:30 p.m. in the Field House at the academy. In his opening words he referred to Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Irving, Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dr. Karl T. Compton, Chairman of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Frank Pace, Jr., Secretary of the Army, Dan A. Kimball, Secretary of the Navy, and Thomas K. Finletter, Secretary of the Air force.

A procession of honorary pallbearers follows the casket of Stephen T. Early prior to the burial in Arlington National Cemetery

Honorary pallbearers follow the remains of Stephen T. Early as they proceed to the grave site in Arlington National Cemetery where full military honors were accorded the late Deputy Secretary of Defense. Shown among the pallbearers are Fred Vinson (front row, dark suit) and Frank Pace second behind the man in the light suit.