The USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed "Clementine", prepares to take off from the Manchester's deck. Crew members stand back as it prepares to lift off. All are unidentified.
The USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed "Clementine", prepares to take off from the Manchester's deck. Crew members stand back as it prepares to lift off. All are unidentified.
Under enemy fire, unidentified troops and crew members from the USS Manchester use their ship's helicopter to rescue crew from the HMTS Prasae, which ran aground off the coast of Korea during a blizzard. They landed the helicopter on a snow-covered beach.
Seventeen of the 111 evacuees from the Thailand corvette, HMTS Prasae, wear US Navy issued dungarees while aboard the USS Manchester. Their ship had run aground on the Korean coastline in enemy territory during a blizzard. All pictured are unidentified.
Captain Lewis S. Parks (second from left), aboard the USS Manchester, presents letters of commendation to three sailors while ported at Sasebo, Japan. All others are unidentified.
An unidentified crew member ducks below the blades of the USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed "Clementine", as it prepares to take off from the deck of the Manchester.