U.S. Navy

Navy Under Secretary Francis P. Whitehair (seated at desk) with unidentified military officers.

The official flag of the Allied Atlantic Command, North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

President Harry S. Truman, followed by unidentified officers, inspects a line of Marines after landing at the Boca Chica Airport, Florida. He is there for a tour of Key West and the Caribbean Islands. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, USN, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, NATO, at desk.

The official insignia of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, USN, formally establishes and assumes the duties and responsibilities of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, by authority of the 14 member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Navy Under Secretary Francis P. Whitehair (right)with unidentified sailor during his visit to the Naval Air Station, Olathe, Kansas.

Navy Under Secretary Francis P. Whitehair (left) with unidentified Naval officers, during his visit to the Naval Air Station, Olathe, Kansas.

Navy Under Secretary Francis P. Whitehair (at podium) during his visit to the Naval Air Station, Olathe, Kansas.

Navy Under Secretary Francis P. Whitehair (second from right), Naval officers, and unidentified women seated during the presentation of Naval Safety Awards at the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.