Naval officers

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Front row: President Truman, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. Second row: unidentified, Naval Aide James Foskett; Third row: Military Aide Harry Vaughan. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries saluting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Front row, left to right: unidentified; President Truman; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. Second row, left to right: Military Aide Harry Vaughan; Naval Aide James Foskett. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) on the White House lawn shaking hands with Admiral Marc Mitscher (right), commander of the 8th Fleet and wartime commander of Task Force 58, during a ceremony in which the President awarded Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers honored were the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN.

President Harry S. Truman reading a citation during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in which he awarded Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers honored were the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN.

Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in which President Harry S. Truman awarded Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for their heroic service during World War II. The aircraft carriers honored were the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN.

President Harry S. Truman (center) posing on the White House lawn with eight U.S. Navy officers from eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers receiving Presidential Unit Citations for their heroic service during World War II. The aircraft carriers honored were the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN. Others in the photo are unidentified.

A military band playing and troops standing at attention on the South Lawn of the White House, with the Washington Monument in the background, during a ceremony at which President Truman awarded Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers honored were the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN.

Ceremony on the South Grounds of the White House in which President Harry S. Truman awarded the Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for their heroic service during World War II. The aircraft carriers were the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN

President Harry S. Truman (center) on the White House lawn with eight United States Navy officers from eight aircraft carriers that received Presidential Unit Citations for their heroic service during World War II - the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN. Officers are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) with eight U.S. Navy officers from eight aircraft carriers receiving Presidential Unit Citations for their heroic service during World War II (the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN). Officers are unidentified.