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Welcoming Ceremonies in Honor of French President Auriol

Welcoming ceremonies in honor of French President Vincent Auriol. In the front row, from left to right: Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, French President Auriol, Washington, D.C. Commissioner John R. Young, and unidentified men. In the second row are Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (left of Acheson), French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (between Marshall and Truman), and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (between Truman and Auriol, partly obscured).

Truman Family Greeting President Auriol

President Harry S. Truman and his family greeting the President of France, Vincent Auriol and Madame Auriol during their visit to Washington, D.C. From left to right: Margaret Truman, General Robert Landry, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Admiral Robert Dennison, President Truman, President Auriol, Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol, General Harry Vaughan (background), French Ambassador Henri Bonnet (partly obscured), and unidentified man (holding hat).

Margaret Truman, Admiral Leahy, and Captain Dennison in the chow line aboard the U.S.S. Missouri

(Left to right) Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Margaret Truman, and Captain Robert L. Dennison carry their own trays through the serving line in the mess hall to designated places at where they will lunch with the crew aboard the U.S.S. Missouri on its way from Brazil to the United States. From: Truman Home.

President Truman Goes Though a "Shellback" Ceremony on U.S.S. Missouri

President Harry S. Truman appears before Master Sgt. A. Waclawski, Royal Prosecutor of the Royal High Court of the Raging Main, to participate in a ceremony for those who have not previously crossed the equator to become a "Shellback." Margaret Truman in sun glasses stands next to Bess Truman in the background on the left. The President is aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, returning from Brazil. (See also 66-1299.) From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Truman, and Margaret on the deck of the USS Missouri returning from Brazil

President Harry S. Truman (with binoculars), daughter Margaret, and Bess Truman stand on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri, witnessing the firing of five salvos from turret one of the ship's main battery during the return trip from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Norfolk, Virginia. (See also 69-325 and 92-2.) From: Truman Home.