Naval officers
Byrnes and Truman with Captain Foskett on the USS Augusta
Surrender of Japan Ceremonies Aboard the USS Missouri
President Truman Delivers the Closing Address at the U.N. Conference in San Francisco
Catholic dignitary John F. O'Hara's visit to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Admiral Chester Nimitz entering car
The Big Three with their advisors prior to opening of meetings of the Potsdam Conference
President Harry S. Truman Returns to the United States After the Potsdam Conference
President Harry S. Truman and members of his party aboard the USS Augusta as the ship entered Chesapeake Bay, returning President Truman from the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Fourth from left is ship's clerk Edwin L. Hoying; Captain James Vardaman is sixth from the left (in dark uniform); to his left is Press Secretary Charles Ross; to his left is Secretary of State James Byrnes; to his left is President Truman; and to his left is Admiral William Leahy. Lieutenant George Elsey is the tall person two rows behind President Truman.
Elsey, Vardaman, and Hoying on USS Augusta
From left to right: Lieutenant George Elsey, Captain James Vardaman, and ship's clerk Edwin L. Hoying stand on the deck of the USS Augusta, the ship that is carrying President Harry S. Truman back to the United States after attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Lieutenant Elsey and Mr. Hoying are members of the map room staff, and Captain Vardaman is Truman's Naval Aide. From the Album, Number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."