1944 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1944 United States presidential election in New Jersey The 1944 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 7, 1944. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1944 United States presidential election. New Jersey voters chose 16 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. New Jersey was won by the Democratic nominees, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York and his running mate Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri. Roosevelt and Truman defeated the Republican nominees, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York and his running mate Governor John W.
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