Naval officers

Actor Van Johnson with Admiral Chester Nimitz at a Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Ball function in Washington, D.C.

Admiral Chester Nimitz shaking hands with actress Margaret O'Brien at a Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Ball function in Washington, D.C.

Hollywood celebrities and dignitaries at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Ball in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Charles Coburn, unidentified woman, Presidential Press Secretary Charles Ross, unidentified man, Alexis Smith, and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Actress Margaret O'Brien and Admiral Chester Nimitz with an unidentified man at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Ball activities.

President Harry S. Truman (at podium) speaking to a crowd in the Pentagon Court at a ceremony in which he awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal of retiring Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall. Standing on the left, from left to right, are: Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (in second row), unidentified woman, and Katherine (Mrs. George C.) Marshall.

Admiral Edwin Halsey (left) and two unidentified military officers in the Pentagon Court at a ceremony where President Harry S. Truman presented retiring Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall with an Oak Leaf Cluster to his Distinguished Service Medal.

General George C. Marshall (at podium) speaking in the Pentagon Court during a ceremony at which he received an Oak Leaf Cluster for his Distinguished Service Medal from President Harry S. Truman. On the left is Katherine (Mrs. George C.) Marshall (second woman from left). Seated behind Marshall is Secretary of War Henry Stimson (left) and President Truman (right). Seated on the right are Major General Harry Vaughan, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Clark Clifford. Marshall was retiring as Army Chief of Staff.

President Harry S. Truman (at podium) speaking in the Pentagon Court during a ceremony at which he awarded the retiring Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall (right of Truman) an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal. On the left are Secretary of State James Byrnes (second from left); Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (third from left) and Katherine (Mrs. George C.) Marshall (fifth from left). On the right of Marshall, from left to right are Harry Vaughan, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Clark Clifford. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and others at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Front row, left to right: President Truman; British Prime Minister Clement Attlee; Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Second row, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan; Admiral William Leahy. Third row, left to right: Lieutenant Clark Clifford and Secretary of State James Byrnes (obscured by Vaughan). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and others at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Front row, left to right: President Truman; British Prime Minister Clement Attlee; Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Second row, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan; Admiral William Leahy. Third row, left to right: Lieutenant Clark Clifford and Secretary of State James Byrnes (obscured by Vaughan). Others are unidentified.