Naval officers

View of a formal military exchange ceremony in which time the United States Navy turned over two destroyers and six gunboats to the Italian Navy. The location of the event is the Italian port of Brindisi, just 70 miles from Soviet dominated Albania. James C. Dunn, United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952) is standing in the front row center and standing to the left of him is Randolfo Pacciardi, Italian Secretary of Defense. Other officials/dignitaries in view are not identified.

View of a formal military exchange ceremony in which time the United States Navy turned over two destroyers and six gunboats to the Italian Navy. The location of the event is the Italian port of Brindisi, just 70 miles from Soviet dominated Albania. James C. Dunn, United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952) is standing in front of the microphone and standing to the left of him is Randolfo Pacciardi, Italian Secretary of Defense. Standing behind the Ambassador in the white hat is believed to be Admiral Robert B. Carney, Commander-in-chief of NATO forces in Southern Europe.

View of a formal military exchange ceremony in which time the United States Navy turned over two destroyers and six gunboats to the Italian Navy. The location of the event is the Italian port of Brindisi, just 70 miles from Soviet dominated Albania. James C. Dunn, United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952) is standing in front of the microphone and standing to the left of him is Randolfo Pacciardi, Italian Secretary of Defense. Other officials/dignitaries in view are not identified.

Photograph identified as: "Departure of Secretary Acheson from Naples - December 4, 1951 - after NATO Conference." Those identified from left to right: James C. Dunn, United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952); United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Admiral Robert B. Carney, Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces in Southern Europe. The man on the right is not identified.

Vice President Harry S. Truman (glasses, right) raises his hand as he takes oath of office from his predecessor, Henry A. Wallace (left), on the South Portico of the White House. Others in photo are from left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy (mostly obscured by Wallace); unidentified Secret Service personnel; unidentified Navy Officer; Colonel James Roosevelt; and Major General Edwin M. Watson.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, waving hat) acknowledges greetings from the shore as the USS Augusta arrives in Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman and his party are en route to the Potsdam Conference. Seated on President Truman's left is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, are Captain James Vardaman, Secretary of State James Byrnes (partly obscured), and Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) and Press Secretary Charles Ross (seated, right) on a boat approaching Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman is en route to the Potsdam Conference. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, is Captain James Vardaman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Admiral William D. Leahy. Others are unidentified.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (near middle of ramp) and Admiral Harold Stark (behind Eisenhower) are the first to come aboard the USS Augusta to greet President Harry S. Truman upon his arrival in Antwerp, Belgium. The President is en route to the Potsdam Conference. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) takes a tour of the USS Augusta with unidentified crewmen. President Truman and members of his party were on board the USS Augusta, traveling to the Potsdam Conference.

From left to right, Press Secretary Charles Ross, Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain James Vardaman, unidentified military officer, and President Harry S. Truman are standing on board the deck of the USS Augusta. They and other members of President Harry S. Truman's party are traveling on the USS Augusta to the Potsdam Conference.