Diplomatic Military Engagements

Photographs capturing key moments of military and diplomatic figures shaking hands or engaging in formal interactions during historic events.

St. Lo's New Hospital, Inaugural Ceremonies. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Eisenhower Address Members of Congress - General Dwight D. Eisenhower, acknowledges the applause and ovation given him by members of Congress, after making a brief address. Directly behind the General are left, Senator Kenneth McKellar, President pro tem of the Senate, and Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn, right. June 18, 1945. (Photo by ACME Photo)

Swearing-in ceremony, Gen. Maxwell Taylor, Chairman, JCS, 12:00PM. Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (center right, at microphones), delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). President John F. Kennedy observes from left; General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand at right. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (in back); outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (very back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (mostly hidden); Secretary of the Air F

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit of group members of the House of Representatives to General Spoor. On Wednesday, December 1, the army commander received, lute gene. S.H. Platform the group leaders from the Lower House, which had arrived in Indonesia on November 27. V.l.n.r. H.A. Korthals, (VVD), H.J.W.A. Meijerink (AR), the Army Commander Luit gene. S.H. Track, H.W. Tilanus (CHU), Jhr. M. van der Goes van Naters (PvdA) and prof. Mr. C.p.m. Romme (KVP). December 1, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. H. M. Kon. Juliana visits Z. Limburg T.G.V. 25-J. Commemoration of the liberation: visit Margraten. September 13, 1969. Margraten

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Cape Canaveral Florida, 2:31PM. President John F. Kennedy views Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S, during a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (back to camera, with arm raised) briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.

Anefo photo collection. HM receives Sir Edward Ashmore, Commander Chief Western Fleet on Soestdijk, (R) Asshomre and State Secretary van Es. November 23, 1971. Soestdijk, Utrecht

Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE), 1:03PM. Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (L) and President John F. Kennedy (R) stand at desk. Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, stands in back by window; two unidentified photographers stand at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Winners, 9:40AM. President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, attend a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Left to right: Marshall B. Wenger (great-great-grandson of two of the first recipients of the Medal, Jacob Parrott and Wilson W. Brown); unidentified; Prime Minister Macmillan; President Kennedy; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas (in back, partially hidden); Chairman of the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission, Paul J. Sedgwick; unidentified (obscured by microphones); and President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. DEILER SOUTDIVE. International Police Association from Groesbeek. April 30, 1979. Soestdijk, Utrecht (Prov)

COL Charles Davis, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor recipient in January 1943, presents a plaque to GEN David Jones, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF on Inauguration Day. The plaque is given by the Medal of Honor Society in recognition of outstanding work by a military person. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of officers of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), 12:16PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks with National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Francis R. Buono, during a visit with officers of the DAV. Left to right: National Director of Legislation, Elmer Freudenberger; Assistant National Service Director of Employment, Pasquale Gervace; National Service Director, Irving Peltz; President Kennedy; National Commander Buono; National Adjutant, Denvel D. Adams; Legislative Assistant to the National Commander, Charles L. Huber; Assistant National Service Director of Claims, Frank G. Wood. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Twelve General Assembly of the World Veterans Federation in The Hague Mr. S. D. Calvert, N. Acton W. C. J. M. van Lanschot and W. K. J. J. van Ommen. September 7, 1967. The Hague, South Holland

J. Cahill - Former Premier Of N.S.W Now Dead. October 13, 1942.

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy, 10:31AM. Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. L-R: Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio, speaks from the lectern; several unidentified members of the United States Marine Band, seated behind Brosio; Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle, seated at right; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Roland V. Libonati (Illinois). State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.rnrn

Rear Admiral C.R.L. Parry, Dr. Vivian Farchs, Sir Admiral Hillary, Lenders of the coming British Commonwealth Expedition to the South pole. July 21, 1955. (Photo by The Associated Press Ltd.).

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Anefo photo collection. RTC Netherlands Antilles. May 20, 1954. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Noordeinde Palace, Queen Beatrix receives BZ Defense Weu. April 18, 1988. Hague, South Holland

Arrival ceremony for Rómulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela, 11:30AM. Arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt, at the White House. Standing in front of doorway (left to right): Mrs. Betancourt (holding bouquet of roses); President Betancourt; U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (in back, mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Standing behind, in doorway, saluting: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Standing in receiving line at right (left to right): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (saluting); Virginia Betancourt de Pérez, daughter of President and Mrs. Betancourt; Ambassador of Venezuela,

Navy Heads Urge Huge Increase In Fleet Budget -- In a Huddle at the opening of hearings before the house naval affairs committee, Jan. 8th, are (left to right): Lewis Compton, assistant to the secretary of Navy; Admiral Harold Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, and Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison. Stark urged that the committee approve a $1,300,000,000 increase in the naval budget to permit a 25 percent expansion of the fleet because of the present European situation in conjunction with far Eastern condition, present a threat of World conflagration. January 08, 1940. (Photo by ACME)

Presentation of the President's Distinguished Civilian Service Awards, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy stands with award recipients at the presentation ceremony of the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Left to right (in foreground): Career Ambassador, Llewellyn E. Thompson; Virginia Lyon (accepting the award on behalf of her husband, Dr. Waldo K. Lyon, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory); Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey; Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; President Kennedy; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), J. Stanley Baughman. Standing in background (L-R): Associated Press (AP) photographer, Henry Burroughs (very back, partially hidden on

NATO Ministerial Council Meets in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Gen. MacArthur visit , Armories, Military parades & ceremonies, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Anefo photo collection. Book about the 101nd Airborne Division by old fighters to Queen Juliana offered at Palace Soestdijk. The president of the 101st Airborne Division Association, Weldon Combs, hands over a book about this division to Queen Juliana, while Prince Bernhard watches. September 20, 1979. Baarn

Bill signing u2013 HR 6518 Public Law 87-41, Inter-American Social and Economic Cooperation Program and the Chilean Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program Act, 9:50AM. Signing of Public Law 87-41, Inter-American Social and Economic Cooperation Program and the Chilean Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program Act. L-R: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Senator Carl Hayden (Arizona); unidentified; former President Harry S. Truman; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

100th Anniversary in Höör

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Three Former Prisoners of war who each had a leg amputated by famous surgeon Sir Albert Coates, at 55 Kilo Camp in Burma, during the Second World War, called on Sir Albert today to congratulate him on his knighthood. From Left: Reg Bailey, of Spots-wood, Stan Savage, of Thornbury, Sir Albert Coates and Henry Hudson, of Reservoir. On the wall behind them is a water-color of the primitive hospital re Sir Albert performed his operation. June 16, 1955.

Hitler's heroes, the Knight's Cross bearers of the German Wehrmacht, here at a meeting in Kassel in 1970, celebrated their meeting with senior officers of the Bundeswehr and soldiers, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Minister of War A.H.J.L.Fievez presents posthume distinctions in the Rolzaal of the Binnenhof in The Hague. Presentation of the kite cross at the widow of Sergeant-aircraft maker H.J. Wentink. March 11, 1948. The Hague

Anefo photo collection. Debates in the Lower House on excesses by the army in the period 1946-1949 in India. Premier "Piet" de Jong. July 1, 1969. The Hague, South Holland

DF-SN-85-12672. Base: Wurtsmith Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. NATO Secretary Luns visits various ministries; Luns visits the Ministry of Defense. March 6, 1978

Anefo photo collection. Former NATO generals, together in Nieuwspoort, offer all Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense in NATO countries a memorandum in connection with the December session of NATO. From left to right the French Admiral Sanguinetti, General Georgios Koumanakos (Greece), General Nino Pasti (Italy) and behind General von Meijenfeldt (the Netherlands) and General Gert Bastian (West Germany). November 25, 1981. The Hague, South Holland

Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. Two unidentified men sit in a train car en route to Washington, D.C., following the Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy versus United States Naval Academy) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Meeting of MPs from NATO Countries. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Men talking , Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

DD-SC-85-10307. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Technical Assistance. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Visit of Civil Air Patrol cadets, 9:50AM. President John F. Kennedy (left) addresses a group of Civil Air Patrol cadets in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing left of President Kennedy: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (far left of image); White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman (second from left, in background).

DF-SN-87-08040. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Anefo photo collection. Opening NATO conference in The Hague, Gerard Schroder with prof. Carlsen show their legitimacy to agent. May 12, 1964. The Hague, South Holland

White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris, France. White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris, France. Major Robert T. Dalton, Jr. (left), Willy Bishop (center), and an unidentified man (left, foreground) gather around communications equipment in an unidentified building. Three unidentified women work at right in background.

Leaving Federal Court - A U.S. Marshal (left) directs Benjamin J. Davis, Jr., (centre), New York city councilman and Eugene Dennis General Secretary of the American Communist Party to prison van in Federal Building today after the two, along with nine other top ranking Communist Party leaders were sentenced to prison and fined for criminal conspiracy to teach overthrow of the U.S. government by force. October 21, 1949. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

St. Lo's New Hospital, Inaugural Ceremonies. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy to Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr., 11:30AM. Following the presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy to Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr. Seated (L-R): Vice Admiral Raborn, Mildred T. Raborn, and President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair). Standing in the center (L-R): wearing a dark suit is Chairman of the Collier Trophy Committee General Nathan F. Twining, Secretary of the Navy John Connally, an unidentified man, and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Vice Admiral James S. Russell, an unidentified man, and Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby. News reporters are in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Bill signing - H.R. 5555, Uniformed Services Pay Act (Military Pay Increase) 9:30AM. President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs H.R. 5555, a bill to amend Title 37 of the United States Code to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the armed forces. Standing behind President Kennedy (left to right): Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (North Carolina); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Representative L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada); Representative William H. Bates (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); unidentified (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Representative Arthur Winstead (Mississippi); Representative William G. Bray (Indiana); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Undersecretary of the Air Force, Dr. Brockway McMillan (in back); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald

NATO Meeting in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Swearing in ceremony, John McCone, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with retired Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Allen W. Dulles at the swearing-in ceremony of John McCone as Director of the CIA. Mr. McCone stands in the middle of Mr. Dulles and President Kennedy. Standing in the background (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Senator Henry M. Scoop Jackson (Washington). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. French ambassador Senard provides a distinction "Ordre National de Merite" to 3 agents involved in hostage in The Hague. October 16, 1974. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Lieutenant General Outside Service L. F. Duynmaer of Twist 90 years, Reception The Hague. November 9, 1955. The Hague, South Holland

Elsevier photo collection. Series: Funeral funeral Dr. Albert Plesman Hague Chapelle Ardente physical surplus Dr. Plesman KLM building Hague. behalf Royal House, wreath laid stable master F. Bischoff van Heemskerck. January 4, 1954. Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Practice Nuremberg. December 4, 1945. Nuremberg

Trip to California: Alameda Naval Air Station, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy sits in a convertible with Governor of California, Edmund G. Pat Brown (right, back to camera), following President Kennedy's arrival at Alameda Naval Air Station in Alameda, California. University of California regent, Edwin W. Pauley, sits in jump seat (left, foreground). White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman (left) and Gerald A. Jerry Behn (right), stand behind car.

Anefo photo collection. House of Representatives, Budget Foreign Affairs and Defense 16, 18 Schmelzer, 17 (L) Koster, (R) Schmelzer, 19 (L) Schmelzer, (R) Boertien. November 25, 1971. The Hague, South Holland

President Jimmy Carter shakes hands with base personnel on hand to greet him upon his arrival. Base: Hanscom Air Force Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. "Karel Doorman" sold to Argentina Schout at night iriart (left) and Mr. W.M. Mast draw the deed of transfer at min. from the Navy Defense. October 14, 1968. The Hague, South Holland

The president of Louisiana State University presents GEN Robert H. Barrow, commandant of the Marine Corps, with an honorary degree. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE), 1:03PM. Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (left) and President John F. Kennedy stand at desk. Standing behind (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara (over President Kennedy's shoulder); Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Football International France Netherlands. Kranglagding through the Dutch national team at the tomb of the unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomph .. May 25, 1947. Paris

930507-D-2987S-037. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Left by B.C.P.A. DC 6. - Judge Curlewis ***** of Surf L. S. Ansoe with the wreath from R.S.L to the placed ***** in Honolulu & Harry Clark Capt. of touring Surf team Clark does not have until Saturday. January 8, 1953.

Filming remarks for the National Meeting of the Association of the United States Army, and for the Olympic Games, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (standing on stairs) films remarks for the Association of the United States Army and the American Olympic Committee. Standing at left: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Oscar N. Smith. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Signing Surrender Document For Germans - A German representative, unnamed, of Col. Gen. Heinrich von Vietinghoff-Scheel sits at a table in the Royal palace at Caserta, Italy, April 29, as he signs documents calling for the surrender of enemy forces in Northern Italy and Western Australia. Others in picture are not identified. This is a British official photo. May 2, 1945. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Twining of Rennes-Rochester. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Captain A.C. Valk (78) says goodbye to the Verolme group. A.C. Valk receives an image of a seascape. September 1, 1966

Visit from Prince Bernhard to the army museum in Leiden I.V.m. The unveiling of the GENERAL image of General Hoiefger.

National Security Council Executive Committee (EXCOMM) Meeting, 10:10AM. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) speaks with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) in the West Wing Colonnade outside the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy, President Kennedy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze (mostly hidden behind the President), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. The President met with members of the EXCOMM that day regarding the crisis in Cuba.

Anefo photo collection. Medical Committee Netherlands Vietnam gave the press conference on consequences of herbicide use (dioxin) during the Vietnam war. November 10, 1980. The Hague, South Holland

7th Army Orchestra, Concert in Versailles. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

DN-SN-85-07766. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-89-00503. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SN-89-07900. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

930121-D-9880W-009. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Meeting with Admiral George Whelan Anderson, Jr., Chief of Naval Operations General David M. Shoup, Commandant, United States Marine Corps (USMC), 12:30PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (out of frame). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Le Colonel Americaine John E. Shenkel. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. The NATO conference in The Hague, Minister Butler VA England. 11 May 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney meets with Crown Prince Abdullah to discuss U.S. military intervention against Saddam Hussein during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Mohammed Hatta with minister Maarseveen. 11 August 1949

Presentation of the 1961 Collier Trophy, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy speaks with Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, following the presentation of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President Kennedy presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay, stands at left in background; White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton, stands at far right. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Debates in the Lower House on excesses by the army in the period 1946-1949 in India. Prime Minister Piet de Jong. July 1, 1969. The Hague, South Holland

Gen. MacArthur , Armories, Military parades & ceremonies, Military officers, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

V.E.H. Davis, D. Murro, T. Sweeney. March 28, 1951.

England Test Team Leaves Tilbury for Australian Tour.Photos shows, Skipper of England test F.R. Brown of Northants specks into the Microphone before departure, on the deck of the Stratheden today(Thursday). The tenth tour of an MCC Test team started today (Thursday) when seventeen players left Tilbury for Australia on the as Stratheden. September 14, 1950. (Photo by Fox Photo)

DN-SN-85-09101. Base: USS Stump (DD 978) State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the US Military Academy at West Point Yearbook, Howitzer, to President Kennedy, 12:12PM. United States Military Academy cadets of West Point present President John F. Kennedy with a copy of the 1963 Howitzer yearbook. Left to right, in foreground: Cadet David W. Knowlton, editor of the yearbook; Cadet First Captain Lyndol L. Cook, class president; and President Kennedy. An unidentified woman (left) and White House Secret Service agent Frank Yeager stand in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

A highway bridge in the State of Maryland was recently dedicated to the memory of Corporal John C. Brown, first United States solider from Maryland to be killed in action in the republic of Koreas.The photograph shows the unveiling of a plaque at the bridge approach at Rockville Maryland on August 26, 1950. Participating are (left to right) a representative on the Veterans of foreign was, a U.S. war veterans organisation, a brother-in-law and an uncle of the honored soldier, and Dr.John M. Chang, the Korean Ambassador to the United States Dr.Chang was principal speaker at the decication. October 17, 1950. (Photo by United States Information service).

Presentation of the National Security Medal to Allen Dulles, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy pins the National Security Medal on the lapel of Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup is in the background (wearing glasses; to the right of Mr. Dulles). CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.

World war two: Casablanca Conference, Morocco. US President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill.

Alan Davidson & Nom O'Neill. February 27, 1944.

Major W. H. Hackett, maintenance officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base, swears Barry E. Ross into the US Marine Corps prior to his departure to The Basic School at Quantico, Virginia. Ross's parents look on during the ceremony. Base: Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Elsevier photo collection. newly appointed commander Dutch Detachement United Nations, Lieutenant Colonel C. Knulst Hague Schiphol leaves Korea. commander goodbye parents. July 20, 1953. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Gerald J. St. Pe', Vice President, Litton Industries Inc., and President of the company's Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, speaks during the commissioning of the guided missile cruiser VALLEY FORGE (CG 50). Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

H.K.H. Prince Bernhard, Early Gastard, during the 40th anniversary of 322 Squadron. Here he handed the first copy of the anniversary book by the book's compiler, Captain kite F. Appeldorn.

Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. stands during the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of the White House Police Pistol Team, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy and members of the White House Police Pistol Team pose with pistol tournament trophies in the Rose Garden. Left to right: Private William E. Devens; Private Alexander V. Kissal; Corporal James E. Young; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. Smokey Stover; President Kennedy; pistol team captain, Sergeant William S. Crawford; Private John J. Buono; Private Charles W. Aubertin; Private Homer G. Mood. Three unidentified men stand at right in background. White House, Washington, D.C.

DN-SN-86-05232. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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