Naval officers

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, standing directly across from the Tomb) at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, after he has placed a wreath at the Tomb. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Under Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan; Major General Harry Vaughan; and Captain James H. Foskett. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Standing behind Truman are, from left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Under Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan; Major General Harry Vaughan; and Captain James Foskett, President Truman's Naval Aide. All others are unidentified.

Men at the State Department prior to discussing the preliminary points on petroleum questions between the United States and the United Kingdom. From left to right: Commodore A.F. Carter, U.S. Navy; Commodore A.W. Clarke, Chief of Staff to British Admiralty Delegation to Washington; and Brigadier General Howard Peckham, U.S. Army, Representing the War Department.

Members of a joint U.S.-British Conference on International Oil Resources that met for the initial exploratory session in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Sir William Brown, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.B.E., Secretary of the Civil Defense Department and head of the British Delegation; Charles Raynor, U.S. State Department Chairman; Ralph K. Davies, Deputy Petroleum Administrator for War (fifth); Commodore A.W. Clarke, Chief of Staff to British Admiralty Delegation to Washington (eleventh); Commodore A.F.

President Harry S. Truman in the oval office with four men who received the Medal of Merit. L to R: W. John Kenney, Undersecretary of the Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; President Truman; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy. Standing in the back on the left is Admiral William D. Leahy. Standing in the back on the right is Eben Ayers. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (middle, third from the right) presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. Standing with President Truman are (from left to right) W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy. Standing in the back row are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (fourth from left); Secretary of State George Marshall (fifth from left); and Admiral William D. Leahy (sixth from left). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman attends the Army Day parade in Washington, D.C. From left to right are: unidentified; Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of War Robert Patterson; President Truman; and A. J. Peary, head of the Military Order of the World Wars.

Saluting Naval officers shown on the speakers' platform at the dedication of the "Harry S. Truman Annex" at the Naval Station, Key West, Florida. From: White leather album given by unknown donor.

Overview of crowd and speakers' platform during the dedication of the "Harry S. Truman Annex" at the Naval Station, Key West, Florida. From: White leather album given by unknown donor.

Two naval officers shown at the podium at the dedication of the "Harry S. Truman Annex" at the Naval Station Key West. From: White leather album from unknown donor.