Naval officers
Harry Vaughan, Robert Landry, and Robert Dennison
President Harry S. Truman presenting Medal of Merit to top officials
President Harry S. Truman (middle, third from the right) presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. Standing with President Truman are (from left to right) W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy. Standing in the back row are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (third from the right); Secretary of State George Marshall (second from the right); and Admiral William D. Leahy (right).
Captain Dennison and Rear Admiral Foskett
President Truman presenting Medal of Merit to James Forrestal
Harry S. Truman giving a speech
President Harry S. Truman (right) giving a speech to the Conference of National Women's Organizations. On the left is Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. In the background on the right is Captain Robert Dennison.
Harry S. Truman at a military funeral
Distance view of President Harry S. Truman attending the burial of twenty soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. These twenty were the first war dead now returned to be buried in the United States. The three chaplains leading the funeral services are: Major Henry Tavel; Colonel Patrick J. Ryan; and Captain J.F. Hughes.