U.S. Navy

Riverside Park is massed with spectators for the fleet review during Navy Day in New York City, as a formation of planes cuts the skies above the fighting ships, extending far north of the George Washington Bridge. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (center) is piped aboard the USS Missouri on Navy Day in New York Harbor. Behind him are, from left to right, Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary, New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, and Admiral William D. Leahy (partly obscured). The sailors in the foreground are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

This picture was taken from the USS Missouri on Navy Day in New York Harbor. Also pictured is the destroyer Renshaw (left of the USS Missouri) which is passing in front of the battleship USS New York, while in the background smoke clouds can be seen coming from the cruiser USS Helena. Ships in the reviewing column behind the Renshaw are the destroyers Welles and Hobby and the destroyer escort Finnegan. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (seated behind the desk) signs the visitor's log aboard the USS Missouri during the Navy Day celebration in New York City, New York. Standing behind the President are, from left to right, Admiral Jonas H. Ingram, Captain Stuart S. Murray, Mr. Grover Whalen, Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia (partially obscured), and Commodore James K. Vardaman, Jr. Others in the background are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (seen waving from the first car) waves to a crowd while he is driven down Broadway in New York City, New York on Navy Day. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Ships take part in the celebrations held on Navy Day in New York Harbor. The destroyer USS Renshaw, carrying President Harry S. Truman, followed by the destroyers Welles and Hobby and the destroyer escort Finnegan, heads upstream in the fleet review. The aircraft carrier USS Midway is completing her 21-gun salute. Anchored ships are, from the foreground, the USS Augusta, the USS Midway, the USS Enterprise, the USS Missouri, the USS New York, the USS Helena, and the USS Macon. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (farthest right) turns to wave to the cheering crowd from the deck of the destroyer USS Renshaw during Navy Day celebrations in New York City. Behind the President are, from left to right, Commodore James K. Vardaman and Admiral Jonas H. Ingram. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Crowds gather in the Sheep Meadow of Central Park in New York City, New York to hear President Harry S. Truman's principal address on Navy Day. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (third from the left) looks out over the New York Harbor from the destroyer Renshaw on Navy Day. In the background is the USS Missouri giving off a salute to the President. Also pictured is First Lady Bess Truman (to the right of her husband) and Admiral Jonas Ingram (left). Other people in the photograph are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (top of the stairs) and Commodore James K. Vardaman (left of President Harry S. Truman) follow Admiral Jonas H. Ingram (bottom of stairs) after a luncheon on the USS Missouri during Navy Day celebrations in New York City, New York. Other people shown in the picture are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.