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United States Navy Helicopter Lifts Seaman Carlos Smith Aboard for Transport to the USS Manchester

Seaman Carlos H. Smith can be seen just as he is assisted into the helicopter by an unidentified person. The helicopter transported him to the USS Manchester to have his toothache treated. The photograph was part of an album entitled "Pictures by R. Admiral Lewis Parks. USS Manchester."

Seaman Carlos H. Smith is Released from Line That Lowered Him to the Deck of the USS Manchester

Seaman Carlos H. Smith (center) is assisted by two unidentified corpsmen as he reaches the deck of the USS Manchester. Smith was transported by helicopter to the Manchester for treatment of a toothache. Original caption: Safe on deck, Smith looks up at the Navy plane as the crewman begins to retrieve his harness apparatus. Waiting for escort Smith to the cruiser's completely equipped dental lab, Lieutenant Frank W. Cook, ship's dental officer, helps the patient unhook.