Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
USS Philippine Sea
- Date of Work
- August 18, 1946
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
USS Philippine Sea
On August 18, 1946, USS Weiss, the escort ship for the Williamsburg moored at the Naval Air Station at Quonset Point. The battleship USS Philippine Sea is seen in this photograph taken from the Williamsburg.
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