Secretary of Navy Charles Thomas at El Toro Marine Base, 1954

Secretary of Navy Charles Thomas at El Toro Marine Base, August 2 1954. Lieutenant Colonel G.D Gomez;Charles S Thomas (Secretary of Navy);C.F Schilt (Major General);Lemuel C Shepherd, Junior (General);John Hartt (Brigadier General).;Caption slip reads: 'Photographer: Snow. Date: 1954-08-02. Reporter: Massard. Assignment: Secretary of Navy Charles S Thomas at El Toro Marine Base. On reviewing ground at El Toro Base -- l. to r., front: Secretary Thomas;and Major General C.F Schilt. Back: Genral Lemuel C Shepherd Jr.;and Brigadier General John Hart, Schilt's deputy. The secretary is shown with Lieut. Col. G.D Gomez, who took him on first jet plane ride during Thomas's visit to base'.Irvine; Orange; California; USA. (Photo by Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images)