Mitscher, Marc Andrew, 1887-1947

President Harry S. Truman (left) shaking hands with Admiral Marc Mitscher (right), commander of the 8th Fleet and wartime commander of Task Force 58, during a ceremony taking place at the White House in which President Truman awarded Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for their heroic service during World War II.

From left to right, Admiral Chester Nimitz, Admiral William D. Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, and Admiral Marc A. Mitscher on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. From: Harry H. Vaughan.