L-R: John D. Home, Department Commander of the American Legion; Howard Hughes, Managing Director of production for RKO Pictures; Edward Underwood, Commander of the Hollywood American Legion Motion Picture Post #43.
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). L-R: Standing are Fr. James Sheehy; Paul Palmer, Amer. Legion Post #51; Cannon; Robert Weeks, Commander, Amer Legion Post #51; (in back) Brother Matthew, F.S.R. 6th Grade Teacher; J. Earl Cunningham, 1st Vice Commander, Amer Legion Post #51; (in front) Olie (?) Cluff, holding flag; Sam Neimyer, ready to raise flag.
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Hughes thanks State Department for Co-operation. Washington, D. C. -- Howard Hughes (left), with Jesse Hones (right), Chairman of the RFC, leaving the State Department here, July 21, after Hughes personally thanked Secretary of State Cordell hull for the cooperation of the State Department in clearing Hughes departure in the round-the-world record flight. Credit Line (ACEM) 7/21/38."