Sailors

Unidentified soldiers working on a ship as it approaches a beach during the Sicilian Campaign of World War II. All soldiers and sailors are unidentified.

Soldiers and sailors mill about with other people in the crowd at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation as a ship of Korean War combat veterans arrives. Army officers and others are on a reviewing stand near the center. All are unidentified.

Secretary Frank Pace (foreground, right) and his wife, Margaret (foreground, left), meet with an unidentified naval officer and his wife. Other armed forces officers, soldiers, and sailors in the background are unidentified.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's traveling party board the USS Missouri as they prepare to depart Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after an official visit. Standing on the stairs, from left to right: First Lady Bess Truman, Miss Margaret Truman, Admiral William Leahy, John R. Steelman, Major General Harry Vaughan, and Admiral James Foskett. Other sailors are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (in white cap bottom right) is saluted as he leaves the captured German submarine U-2513 at Key West, Florida. James H. Foskett (to right of Truman) and William D. Leahy (to right of Foskett) follow. John Steelman stands next to the woman standing near the line of sailors. All other sailors are unidentified.

Members of William Hassett's team display the fish they caught during their vacation trip to Key West, Florida with President Harry S. Truman (not pictured). From left to right: Commander Donald MacDonald, two unidentified men, Captain Pifer, William Hassett, two unidentified men, and Commander Horace Warden.

John R. Steelman (right) crowning the Queen of the President's Cup Regatta, Miss Jane Lingo, at the Watergate. Others in the photo are unidentified.

John R. Steelman (second from left) crowning the Queen of the President's Cup Regatta, Miss Jane Lingo, at the Watergate. Others in the photo are unidentified.

Princesses with their armed forces escorts at the Crowning of the Queen of the President's Cup Regatta. All are unidentified.

Partial, exterior view taken from on board a United States aircraft carrier in an unknown location, possibly the Gulf of Mexico. A group of unidentified crew members can be seen doing work. Also includes a view of the ocean beside the ship. Charles W. Thayer was invited to a civilian orientation cruise at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, held May 23-25, 1968. Part of the experience included one day at sea aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Lexington to observe flight operations. This photograph may have been taken during this visit.