WWII - Colour, 1945, Conferences, Potsdam: Truman Homeward Bound, ca 07Aug45

WWII - Colour, 1945, Conferences, Potsdam: Truman Homeward Bound, ca 07Aug45 Homeward bound - scenes on board Augusta - return trip from Berlin. Two SOC observation seaplanes catapulted from deck. Seaplanes land in sea - taxis up on sled, hooks on & is hoisted aboard. 07:55:30 President Truman dressed in sailors dungarees & shirt & white cap strolls down deck, w/ secret service men. Men practice firing 5" guns. Fleet underway, good shots showing heavy wake from ship. Shipboard entertainment - man dressed up as girl dances with Black man; men boxing, spectators watch. Ship's band playing.) MS Pres. Truman, Sec. of State Byrnes & party aboard USS Augusta. 07:59:17 07 Aug45 Return to Hampton Roads - USS Augusta docking a Newport News MCU Ship's mascot dog. WW2;