Pace, Frank, 1912-1988

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr. (foreground in civilian suit and hat) shakes hands with members of an Italian Air Force Guard upon his arrival at the Italian Air Base at Pisa, Italy. He stopped there en route to Leghorn, Italy to visit a United States port facility that supplied United States forces in Austria. All others in the photograph are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr. (left) presents the decoration for exceptional civilian service to Mrs. Lillian B. Swartz (right) during a special ceremony at the Pentagon. She earned the award for her work as the Chief of the Policy, Regulations, and Procedures Branch of the Civilian Personnel Division, Office of the Secretary of the Army.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr. (seated, left) spent Thanksgiving Day in Leghorn, Italy at the Headquarters of the 7656 Logistical Command, the main supply base of the United States forces in Austria. Here Secretary Pace autographs a menu for Sergeant First Class Francis Price (standing) from Mt. Pleasantville, New Jersey. To Secretary Pace's right is Corporal Cy J. Zenisek of Cleveland, Ohio.

United States Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, left, in civilian clothes) is speaking with an unidentified Italian soldier during his visit to Italy. Other military officers are also unidentified.

United States Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from the left, in civilian clothes) inspects military equipment during a visit to a military base. All other soldiers and armed forces officers are unidentified.

United States Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, in civilian clothes) reviews assembled troops during his visit to Italy. The soldiers are carrying their guns and are standing among tanks and other military equipment. All other soldiers and armed forces officers are unidentified.

United States Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, back to camera, wearing civilian clothes and hat) greets an unidentified Italian soldier during his visit to Italy. Other soldiers are military officers that are present are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) talks with an unidentified military officer during his visit to an unknown military base. Other soldiers and officers in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (right) reads a copy of the "Stars and Stripes" newspaper during a visit to an unknown military base. The other military officers present are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, left) talks with an unidentified soldier during a visit to an unidentified military base. Other soldiers and military officers in the background are unidentified.