Career
Pulley"s Navy career included serving under Rear Admiral Richard East. Byrd, during the United States. classified South Seas exploration aboard the United States Ship Concord from September 5, 1943 through November 24, 1943, serving in China aboard the United States Ship Princeton as part of the last official task force to close out the military activities in that area, various missions during World World War II , Korean War and Vietnam War, and serving as the Officer in Charge of the Fleet Air Photographic Laboratory in Jacksonville, Florida, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Pulley also served as the Military White House Photographer to President Harry South. Truman following the death of President Franklin Doctorate. Roosevelt. During the famous “Whistlestop” tour of 1948, Pulley followed the President's campaign, covering 32,000 miles in 33 days.
Following Truman’s reelection, Pulley left his position with the White House but returned in January 1952 to document the meeting between President Truman and Prime Minister Winston Churchill aboard the United States Ship Williamsburg.
His "Oral History Interview" can be viewed through the Harry South. Truman Library website. Pulley"s work is listed in Eyes of the Navy: A History of Naval Photography by George Carroll, Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy(Retired).