U.S. Navy

President Harry S. Truman (front line, second from left) answers mess call with the crew of the USS Augusta, as he travels to the Potsdam Conference. All other sailors are unidentified. From the album: President's trip to the Berlin conference

Secretary of State James Byrnes dines with petty officers on the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

President Harry S. Truman on the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. The President dines with the ship's chief petty officers. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

Commander Charles L. Freeman (right) guides President Harry S. Truman on an informal inspection of the U. S. S. Augusta, as they travel to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

President Harry S. Truman inspects the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. Left to right, front row: Commander Charles L. Freeman, General Harry Vaughan, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and President Truman. Sailors are in background. Prom the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

Commander Charles L. Freeman guides President Harry S. Truman on an informal inspection of the U. S. S. Augusta as they travel to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

Captain James Foskett (left) and President Harry S. Truman on the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. The President tries his luck at taking a bearing. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

Left to right: Captain James Foskett, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and President Harry S. Truman on the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. The President tries his luck at taking a bearing. From the album: President's trip to the Berlin Conference.

Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Captain James Foskett on the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. The President tries his luck at taking a bearing. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

Captain James Foskett scans the horizon on the U. S. S. Augusta, the ship that is taking President Truman to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.