Naval officers

President Harry S. Truman (left) shaking hands with Admiral Marc Mitscher (right), commander of the 8th Fleet and wartime commander of Task Force 58, during a ceremony taking place at the White House in which President Truman awarded Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for their heroic service during World War II.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, left, in long overcoat) and other dignitaries standing in the rain, reviewing the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the Nisei (Japanese-American) regiment.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) receiving a set of stamps honoring the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt from Postmaster General Robert Hannegan (foreground, left), while an unidentified man looks on. Man in background between Truman and unidentified man is Truman's military aide Harry Vaughan. Man in background to the right of Mr. Hannegan is Naval aide James Vardaman.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) receiving a set of stamps honoring the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt from Postmaster General Robert Hannegan (third from right), while an unidentified man looks on. In the background is Captain James Vardaman (third from left). All others unidentified.

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

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.