President Truman and sailors, Navy Day Celebrations, New York
President Truman on Navy Day in New York Harbor aboard the U.S.S Missouri.
Sailors
President Truman in his bathrobe on Williamsburg
President Harry S. Truman returns from his first morning swim. He is on the U. S. S. Williamsburg en route to Bermuda. From the album: The President's Vacation Cruise.
Sailors watching the Presidential motorcade at Key West, Florida
The personnel of the Submarine Base, Key West "man the rail" for President Harry S. Truman's motorcade. From the album of the President's vacation trip to Key West, Florida.
Sailors Pose for a Group Photo at Shangri-La, Maryland
Sailors and officers assigned to Shangri-La pose for a group photo at the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland. Front row, left to right: J.A. Hare, J.H. Sherwood, A.G. Neal, J.E. Reeves, R.W. Lyle, unidentified man in black shirt, Michael Zook, C.H. Kilgore, D.J. Lewis, F.J. Chard, J.B. Miller, D.E. Wilson; back row, left to right: L.L. Prichard, G.L. Anspach, J.D. Tasker, J.D. Pate, T.B. Boies, H.H. Violette, J.H. Stafford, R.F. Hutt, P. Farrell, W.J. Dombrowski, and T.E. Wiles. The Camp is also used as a presidential retreat. It has been renamed Camp David.
President Harry S. Truman With Four Medal of Honor Recipients
President Harry S. Truman joins hands with two soldiers and two sailors who served during World War II and have just received the Congressional Medal of Honor. From left to right: Sergeant John R. McKinney, Woodcliff, Georgia; First Lieutenant Daniel W. Lee, Alma, Georgia; President Truman; Lieutenant Donald A. Gary, Oakland, California; and Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan, Navy Chaplain. The ceremony took place in the Oval Office at the White House.
President Harry S. Truman With Medal of Honor Recipients
In ceremonies on the White House lawn, President Harry S. Truman, center, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to two men standing with him who served in World War II. They include left to right: U.S. Army Master Sergeant Charles L. McGaha, Cosby, Tennessee and U.S. Navy Commander Richard H. O'Kane, Dover, New Hampshire, a submarine skipper. Three wounded soldiers as seen here in wheelchairs were invited guests to the ceremony. Two are identified. They are left to right: Private First Class Robert Gordon, Cincinnati, Ohio and Sergeant Joseph Segar, McLean, Virginia.
President Harry S. Truman Presents Medal of Honor to Recipient
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 Congratulates Medal of Honor Recipient
Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan, right, of the United States Navy's Chaplain Corps is congratulated by President Harry S. Truman after the President awarded him the Congressional Medal of Honor. This sailor Catholic priest, the first chaplain ever to receive the award, was cited for his efforts after the aircraft carrier USS Franklin was bombed near Japan in March, 1945.
President Harry S. Truman Stands With Two Medal of Honor Recipients
In ceremonies held on the White House lawn, President Harry S. Truman, center, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to the two men standing on either side of him. They include U.S. Army Master Sergeant Charles L. McGaha, Cosby, Tennessee, on the left, and U.S. Navy submarine skipper Commander Richard H. O'Kane, Dover, New Hampshire, on the right. The two wounded soldiers in wheelchairs were invited guests to the ceremony. They include left to right: Private First Class Robert Gordon, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Sergeant Joseph Segar, McLean, Virginia.
President Harry S. Truman With Four Medal of Honor Recipients
President Harry S. Truman joins hands with two soldiers and two sailors who served during World War II and have just received the Congressional Medal of Honor. From left to right: Sergeant John R. McKinney, Woodcliff, Georgia; First Lieutenant Daniel W. Lee, Alma, Georgia; President Truman; Lieutenant Donald A. Gary, Oakland, California; and Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan. The ceremony took place in the Oval Office at the White House. The original photo has been retouched.