U.S. Navy

President Harry S. Truman in the food line for lunch in the garden of the Little White House, while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Pictured with (from left to right) George M. Elsey, unidentified steward (on near side of table), Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Legislative Assistant to the President Joseph Feeney, Admiral William D. Leahy, and President Truman.

Raymond Foley, Administrator, Housing and Home Finance, stands on a front porch to a house of the Prefabricated Home Manufacturer's Institute at Indian Head, Maryland.

An unidentified Naval officer in full-dress uniform poses for a photo aboard the USS Williamsburg. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Navy Under Secretary Francis P. Whitehair (second from left) visits with Mr. and Mrs. Baldomero J. Lopez and son, Joseph (right), of Tampa, Florida, following the presentation of the Medal of Honor for their son, First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez, who was killed in Korea.

President Harry S. Truman presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to United States Navy Lieutenant Richard Miles McCool, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. McCool, Sr., Norman, Oklahoma, who were present at the ceremony as well as Lieutenant McCool's wife. His award was presented for service as commanding officer of the USS LCS (Landing Craft Support) 122 during operations against Japanese forces in the Ryukyu Chain, June 10 and 11, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman takes honors as he returned ashore after watching the Cornell-Navy crew races. Truman stands at attention with his hat over his heart as Navy officers salute. Also present are Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan (second row, second from left), General Robert Landry (second row, fourth from left, partly obscured by President Truman), and Admiral Robert Dennison (second row, fifth from left). All others are unidentified.

An unidentified ship cruises the water.

Photo of an unidentified Navy steward taken at the Little White House, Key West, Florida, probably during President Harry S. Truman's post election vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 transparency.

This is a swimming pool at an unknown location in Key West, Florida. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Informal portrait of Commander William M. Rigdon. From: The Naval Photographic Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives.