Margaret Truman (right), with Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly and Admiral Kennedy, preparing to break a champagne bottle on the bow of the USS Missouri to christen it.
Senator Harry S. Truman, daughter Margaret Truman, wife Bess Truman, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly at the christening and launching of the battleship USS Missouri.
Senator Harry S. Truman, daughter Margaret Truman, wife Bess Truman, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly at the christening and launching of the battleship USS Missouri.
From left to right, Margaret Truman, Senator Harry S. Truman, Jane Tunstall Lingo, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly standing near the bow of the USS Missouri as Margaret prepares to christen the ship with a bottle of champagne.
From left to right, Senator Harry S. Truman, daughter Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, and Bess W. Truman at the christening and launching of the battleship USS Missouri. Others in the photo are unidentified.
Margaret Truman (second from left), Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, and Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary during christening ceremonies for the USS Missouri. The woman to the left of Margaret Truman is Jane Tunstall Lingo. Others are unidentified.
Jane Tunstall Lingo (left) and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly (right) on the podium with Margaret Truman (center) while she breaks the champagne bottle against the bow of the USS Missouri during its christening ceremonies.
From left to right, Senator Harry S. Truman, daughter Margaret Truman, wife Bess Truman, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly at the christening and launching of the battleship USS Missouri.
Margaret Truman signing a document aboard the U.S.S. Missouri on Navy Day in New York. Also pictured is Admiral Jonas H. Ingram (far left), Drucie Snyder (second from the left), and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly (far right). Other people in the picture are unidentified.