Naval officers

President Harry S. Truman (seated, waving hat) acknowledges greetings from the shore as the USS Augusta arrives in Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman and his party are en route to the Potsdam Conference. Seated on President Truman's left is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, are Captain James Vardaman, Secretary of State James Byrnes (partly obscured), and Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) and Press Secretary Charles Ross (seated, right) on a boat approaching Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman is en route to the Potsdam Conference. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, is Captain James Vardaman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Admiral William D. Leahy. Others are unidentified.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (near middle of ramp) and Admiral Harold Stark (behind Eisenhower) are the first to come aboard the USS Augusta to greet President Harry S. Truman upon his arrival in Antwerp, Belgium. The President is en route to the Potsdam Conference. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) takes a tour of the USS Augusta with unidentified crewmen. President Truman and members of his party were on board the USS Augusta, traveling to the Potsdam Conference.

From left to right, Press Secretary Charles Ross, Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain James Vardaman, unidentified military officer, and President Harry S. Truman are standing on board the deck of the USS Augusta. They and other members of President Harry S. Truman's party are traveling on the USS Augusta to the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (in civilian clothing at far table, seated in front of second doorway, wearing bow tie) is dining with unidentified members of the crew of the USS Augusta. President Truman and members of his party were on board the USS Augusta as they traveled to the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (in civilian clothing at far table, seated near first doorway, wearing bow tie) is dining with unidentified members of the crew of the USS Augusta. President Truman and members of his party were on board the USS Augusta as they traveled to the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) receives the latest weather report from an unidentified crew member of the USS Augusta as he discusses preparations for the Potsdam Conference with Secretary of State James Byrnes (second from left) and Admiral William Leahy (right).

President Harry S. Truman (left) speaking with an unidentified military officer as he takes a tour of the USS Augusta. President Truman and members of his party were on board the USS Augusta, traveling to the Potsdam Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right) takes a tour of the USS Augusta with unidentified crewmen. President Truman and members of his party were on board the USS Augusta, traveling to the Potsdam Conference.