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Photo # 80-G-K-13877:  Capt. Daniel J. Callaghan, at right, salutes as a wreath is placed at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 11 November 1940.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt is in the center of the photograph.

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Captain Daniel J. Callaghan, USN, (1890-1942)
-- Informal views as Naval Aide to President Roosevelt, 1938-1940 (Part II)


This page features additional informal views showing Captain Daniel J. Callaghan during 1938-1940, while he was serving as Naval Aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. All views on this page were taken during Armistice Day ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetary.

For more images concerning Daniel J. Callaghan, see:

  • Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan, USN, (1890-1942).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: NH 74175-KN (color)

    U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Attends Armistice Day ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, 11 November 1939.
    In the front row are, left to right:
    Captain Daniel J. Callaghan, Naval Aide to the President;
    President Roosevelt; and
    Colonel Edwin M. Watson, Military Aide to the President.
    Secret Service Agents Thomas J. Qualters and Guy H. Spaman are in the second row, immediately behind the President.
    In the third row are, left to right:
    Lieutenant Colonel Omar Bradley, U.S. Army;
    Secretary of War Henry Stimson;
    Admiral Harold Stark, Chief of Naval Operations; and
    General George C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff.

    Donation of Lieutenant Commander George A. Carroll, USN (Retired).

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 125KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-K-13877 (color)

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Places a Memorial Wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, during Armistice Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, 11 November 1940.
    At right, near the tomb, is the President's Maval Aide, Captain Daniel J. Callaghan.
    In the center are President Roosevelt and his Secretary, Major General Edwin M. Watson, U.S. Army.
    Immediately behind the President are Secret Service Agents Thomas J. Qualters and Guy M. Spaman.
    At left are (left to right):
    Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson;
    Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations; and
    General George C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 590 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     


    The following photographs, though dated 11 November 1937, were probably taken on 11 November 1938, as Daniel J. Callaghan only became Naval Aide to President Roosevelt in that year:

    Photo #: NH 46736

    U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt


    Attends Armistice Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, 11 November 1937. The President is supported on the right arm of Colonel Edwin M. Watson, his U.S. Army Aide, who is therefore saluting left-handed.
    Captain Daniel J. Callaghan, USN, the President's Naval Aide, is in the center foreground.
    Civilians in the group at left are, left to right, Secretary of War Harry Woodring, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison and Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 82KB; 740 x 590 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 46994

    U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt


    Attends Armistice Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, 11 November 1937.
    Among those present are, left to right in front row:
    Captain Daniel A. Callaghan, USN;
    President Roosevelt; and
    Colonel Edwin M. Watson, USA
    left to right in second row:
    Secretary of War Harry Woodring;
    Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison;
    Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson;
    Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall; and
    Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral William D. Leahy.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 75KB; 740 x 570 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 46995

    U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt


    Attends Armistice Day ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, 11 November 1937.
    Among those present are, left to right in front row:
    Captain Daniel A. Callaghan, USN;
    President Roosevelt; and
    Colonel Edwin M. Watson, USA
    left to right in second row:
    Secretary of War Harry Woodring;
    Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison;
    Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson;
    Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall; and
    Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral William D. Leahy.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 570 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 46996

    U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt


    Attends Armistice Day ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, 11 November 1937.
    Among those present are, left to right in front row:
    Captain Daniel A. Callaghan, USN;
    President Roosevelt; and
    Colonel Edwin M. Watson, USA
    left to right in second row:
    Secretary of War Harry Woodring;
    Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison;
    Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson;
    Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall; and
    Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral William D. Leahy.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 555 pixels

     


    For more images concerning Daniel J. Callaghan, see:

  • Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan, USN, (1890-1942).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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