Naval officers

British Prime Minister Clement Attlee (walking toward Tomb) laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Behind him are: President Harry S. Truman and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King (front row, left to right); Major General Harry Vaughan and Admiral William Leahy (second row, left to right); Lieutenant Clark Clifford and Secretary of State James Byrnes (third row, left to right, Byrnes partly obscured); and British Ambassador Lord Halifax.

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 (partly obscured by King). Third row, left to right: Lieutenant Clark Clifford and Secretary of State James Byrnes (partly obscured by Attlee). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, right) and President Juan Antonio Rios of Chile (front row, left), stand at attention during welcoming ceremonies for Rios. President Truman's military aide, Harry Vaughan, is on the far left. Captain James Vardaman is in the second row behind Truman. Others are unidentified.

Admiral Chester Nimitz (right foreground) speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House with President Harry S. Truman (left foreground), during a presentation of a Gold Star (in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal) to Nimitz. Others looking on include the Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal (third from the left, second row); General George C. Marshall (fourth from left); Mrs. Catherine Nimitz (between Truman and Admiral Nimitz); Margaret Truman (fourth from right, in background); other members of the Nimitz family and other unidentified officials.

President Juan Antonio Rios (front row, left) of Chile, President Harry S. Truman (front row, right), and others standing at attention during the welcoming ceremonies for Rios at the White House. Truman's Naval Aide, Captain James Vardaman is behind Truman; Secretary of State James Byrnes can be seen in the background between President Rios and President Truman. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) shaking hands with Admiral Chester Nimitz (second from right) after presenting him with a Gold Star (in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal) in the Rose Garden of the White House, as Mrs. Catherine Nimitz (between Truman and Nimitz) and others look on.

Admiral Chester Nimitz (right foreground) speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House with President Harry S. Truman (left foreground), during a presentation of a Gold Star (in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal) to Nimitz. Others looking on include the Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal (third from the left, second row); General George C. Marshall (fourth from left); Mrs. Catherine Nimitz (between Truman and Admiral Nimitz); Margaret Truman (fourth from right, in background); other members of the Nimitz family and other unidentified officials.

President Harry S. Truman (left foreground) shaking hands with Admiral Chester Nimitz (right foreground) after decorating him with a Gold Star (in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal) in the Rose Garden of the White House. Looking on are Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (third from left, in second row), General George C. Marshall (fourth from left), Mrs. Catherine Nimitz (between Truman and Nimitz), Margaret Truman (third from right) and others.

President Harry S. Truman (left foreground) giving Admiral Chester Nimitz (right foreground) a Gold Star (in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal) in the Rose Garden of the White House. Mrs. Catherine Nimitz (between Truman and Nimitz), Margaret Truman (third from right, background), and several unidentified people look on.