Award presentations

Actress Ingrid Bergman (second from right) pinning a corsage on First Lady Bess Truman (second from left), who received a Community Chest award at the White House. The delegation included Elizabeth (Mrs. Waldron) Faulkner, President of the Washington, D.C. Young Women's Christian Association, and Leigh Ore, representative of the American Cancer Association.

First Lady Bess Truman (third from right) at the White House, receiving a Community Chest award from a delegation including Elizabeth (Mrs. Waldron) Faulkner (far left), Mr. Joseph Steele, actress Ingrid Bergman (second from right), and Leigh Ore.

First Lady Bess Truman awarded a Community Chest award and corsage from actress Ingrid Bergman, who was accompanied to the White House by Mrs. Elizabeth (Mrs. Waldron) Faulkner (left) and Leigh Ore, representative of the American Cancer Association.

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from right) and Drucie Snyder, Queen of the President's Cup Regatta and daughter of the Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, present the President's Cup to the Regatta winner Dan Foster and his squad.

President Harry S. Truman (fifth from right) and Drucie Snyder, Queen of the President's Cup Regatta and daughter of the Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, posing with the Cup and Regatta winner Dan Foster and his squad.

President Harry S. Truman (fifth from right) and Drucie Snyder, Queen of the President's Cup Regatta and daughter of the Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, present the President's Cup to the Regatta winner Dan Foster and his squad.

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from right) and Drucie Snyder, Queen of the President's Cup Regatta and daughter of the Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, presenting the President's Cup to the Regatta winner Dan Foster and his group.

President Harry S. Truman (left) on the White House lawn shaking hands with Admiral Marc Mitscher (right), commander of the 8th Fleet and wartime commander of Task Force 58, during a ceremony in which the President awarded Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers honored were the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN.

President Harry S. Truman reading a citation during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in which he awarded Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers honored were the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN.

Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in which President Harry S. Truman awarded Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for their heroic service during World War II. The aircraft carriers honored were the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN.