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President Harry S. Truman Reading the Surrender Plaque on Navy Day

President Harry S. Truman (far left), Admiral Jonas H. Ingram (second from left), and Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy (third from left) read a plaque aboard the USS Missouri marking where the signing of the surrender of Japan took place. Truman was on board the USS Missouri during Navy Day celebrations in New York City, New York. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia Enter New York City Hall

President Harry S. Truman (front left) going into the New York City Hall with Mayor Fiorello La Guardia (right) during the celebration of Navy Day. George Drescher, Chief of the White House Secret Service, to the left. Major General Harry Vaughan is the third person behind La Guardia on the stairs. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and the Presidential Party Aboard the Destroyer Renshaw During Navy Day

President Harry S. Truman (third from the left) looks out over the New York Harbor from the destroyer Renshaw on Navy Day. In the background is the USS Missouri giving off a salute to the President. Also pictured is First Lady Bess Truman (to the right of her husband) and Admiral Jonas Ingram (left). Other people in the photograph are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, Charles Ross and Matthew Connelly at Key West

All hands turn out to welcome Press Secretary Charles Ross and Matthew Connelly to Key West, Florida. From left to right: Donald Dawson, Wallace Graham, Charles Ross (back to camera), Harry Vaughan (wearing long-sleeved shirt, obscured by Connelly), Matthew Connelly (facing right), unidentified man in striped shirt, Margaret Truman, unidentified man, John Steelman (mostly obscured by Truman), President Harry S. Truman, General Robert Landry, Governor Mon Wallgren, and Admiral Robert Dennison.