1944 United States presidential election in Alabama candidates only managed to pick up 0.53 percent of the vote. 1944 United States presidential election in Alabama The 1944 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Alabama voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alabama was won in a landslide by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 81.28 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 18.20
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) USS "Franklin D. Roosevelt" (CVB/CVA/CV-42) was the second of three s. To her crew, she was known as ""Swanky Franky"," ""Foo-De-Roo"," or ""Rosie"," with the last nickname probably the most popular. "Roosevelt" spent most of her active deployed career operating in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the United States Sixth Fleet. The ship was decommissioned in 1977 and was scrapped shortly afterward. She was the first aircraft carrier of the United States Navy to be named in honor of a President of the United States. "Franklin D. Roosevelt" was laid down at New York