Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes

Army and Navy Chiefs are attending memorial services for the late General S. Patton, Jr. Seated in the foreground are General Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie (Mrs. Dwight) Eisenhower. Seated in the row behind them is Admiral Chester Nimitz. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.

Prime Minister Clement Attlee places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Harry S. Truman (in the light coat and hat) and Prime Minister Mackenzie King (in the dark coat) stand on the far left. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (center of the window) stands in a window at City Hall in New York City, with Mayor Fiorello La Guardia (left of President Truman) while serenaded by a choir of Midshipmen. The plaque below him commemorates the fact that George Washington had stood near that spot while the Declaration of Independence was read to the Continental Army. President Truman is in New York to attend Navy Day. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Riverside Park is massed with spectators for the fleet review during Navy Day in New York City, as a formation of planes cuts the skies above the fighting ships, extending far north of the George Washington Bridge. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

This picture was taken from the USS Missouri on Navy Day in New York Harbor. Also pictured is the destroyer Renshaw (left of the USS Missouri) which is passing in front of the battleship USS New York, while in the background smoke clouds can be seen coming from the cruiser USS Helena. Ships in the reviewing column behind the Renshaw are the destroyers Welles and Hobby and the destroyer escort Finnegan. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (center) places a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery as part of Armistice Day ceremonies. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Ships take part in the celebrations held on Navy Day in New York Harbor. The destroyer USS Renshaw, carrying President Harry S. Truman, followed by the destroyers Welles and Hobby and the destroyer escort Finnegan, heads upstream in the fleet review. The aircraft carrier USS Midway is completing her 21-gun salute. Anchored ships are, from the foreground, the USS Augusta, the USS Midway, the USS Enterprise, the USS Missouri, the USS New York, the USS Helena, and the USS Macon. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

A general view of ceremonies on Armistice Day at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (farthest right) turns to wave to the cheering crowd from the deck of the destroyer USS Renshaw during Navy Day celebrations in New York City. Behind the President are, from left to right, Commodore James K. Vardaman and Admiral Jonas H. Ingram. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Crowds gather in the Sheep Meadow of Central Park in New York City, New York to hear President Harry S. Truman's principal address on Navy Day. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.