Truman at mess aboard the U. S. S. Augusta
President Harry S. Truman at mess with enlisted personnel and officers aboard the U. S. S. Augusta on his voyage to attend the Potsdam Conference in Germany, July 1945.
Sailors
Unidentified sailor
Portrait of an unidentified sailor.
Sailors aboard the U.S.S. Washington
Sailors straddle a 16-inch gun on the forward turret of the U.S.S. Washington, which docked at Philadelphia to participate in the Navy Day celebration. The 25,000-ton battlewagon was built, launched and commissioned in the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1941.
President Truman Inspects the Personnel of the U.S.S. Missouri
President Harry S. Truman (center, in civilian clothes) inspects the personnel of the U.S.S. Missouri accompanied by Admiral James Foskett (behind Truman). All others are unidentified. From the album, President Truman's visit to Rio de Janeiro.
President Truman and sailors, Navy Day Celebrations, New York
President Truman on Navy Day in New York Harbor aboard the U.S.S Missouri.
President Truman in his bathrobe on Williamsburg
President Harry S. Truman returns from his first morning swim. He is on the U. S. S. Williamsburg en route to Bermuda. From the album: The President's Vacation Cruise.
Sailors watching the Presidential motorcade at Key West, Florida
The personnel of the Submarine Base, Key West "man the rail" for President Harry S. Truman's motorcade. From the album of the President's vacation trip to Key West, Florida.
Sailors Pose for a Group Photo at Shangri-La, Maryland
Sailors and officers assigned to Shangri-La pose for a group photo at the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland. Front row, left to right: J.A. Hare, J.H. Sherwood, A.G. Neal, J.E. Reeves, R.W. Lyle, unidentified man in black shirt, Michael Zook, C.H. Kilgore, D.J. Lewis, F.J. Chard, J.B. Miller, D.E. Wilson; back row, left to right: L.L. Prichard, G.L. Anspach, J.D. Tasker, J.D. Pate, T.B. Boies, H.H. Violette, J.H. Stafford, R.F. Hutt, P. Farrell, W.J. Dombrowski, and T.E. Wiles. The Camp is also used as a presidential retreat. It has been renamed Camp David.
President Harry S. Truman With Four Medal of Honor Recipients
President Harry S. Truman joins hands with two soldiers and two sailors who served during World War II and have just received the Congressional Medal of Honor. From left to right: Sergeant John R. McKinney, Woodcliff, Georgia; First Lieutenant Daniel W. Lee, Alma, Georgia; President Truman; Lieutenant Donald A. Gary, Oakland, California; and Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan, Navy Chaplain. The ceremony took place in the Oval Office at the White House.
President Harry S. Truman With Medal of Honor Recipients
In ceremonies on the White House lawn, President Harry S. Truman, center, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to two men standing with him who served in World War II. They include left to right: U.S. Army Master Sergeant Charles L. McGaha, Cosby, Tennessee and U.S. Navy Commander Richard H. O'Kane, Dover, New Hampshire, a submarine skipper. Three wounded soldiers as seen here in wheelchairs were invited guests to the ceremony. Two are identified. They are left to right: Private First Class Robert Gordon, Cincinnati, Ohio and Sergeant Joseph Segar, McLean, Virginia.