Marines

Mr. K.Y. Hsieh, Major of Keelung, Taiwan inspects sailors and Marines while on board the USS Manchester. All others are unidentified.

The mayor of Keelung, Taiwan, Mr. K.Y. Hsieh, inspects troops aboard the USS Manchester.

Major General Oliver P. Smith, United States Marine Corps, visits 1st Marine Division cemetery at Ham Hung, Korea. Photograph was taken while Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews was on an inspection tour of the Far East naval facilities, November 12-30, 1950.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews, far right, is shown conferring with General Oliver P. Smith, Commanding General 1st Marine Division, while on a visit to the Korean War front. General Smith is pointing out fighting areas on the field map. Secretary Matthews was on an inspection tour of the Far East, November 12-30, 1950.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews (right) is shown shaking hands with Brigadier General Edward Craig, Assistant Division Commander, 1st Marine Division, while he was visiting the Korean War front. Secretary Matthews was in Korea as part of his Far East inspection tour, November 12-30, 1950.

Officers and men are viewing a radar screen aboard the USS Manchester. From left to right: T. R. Wade; Sam Spahr, United States Marine Corps; M. E. Johnson; Lieutenant A. W. Slifer; and Lieutenant W. W. Johns. Others in the background are unidentified.

Corpsmen carry a wounded Thai soldier on a stretcher from a helicopter aboard the USS Manchester. All are unidentified.

Republic of Korea marines and United States Marines from the USS Manchester pose for a photograph on Sinde Island in Wonsan, North Korea. All are unidentified.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is shown on the right and Rear Admiral Leo Hewlett Thebaud, Commandant of the First Naval District, is at salute beside him. They are responding to military honors rendered by the Boston Naval Base Band. Secretary Matthews is on a visit to the Boston Naval Shipyard. Part of a Marine Corp. detachment are also in view.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is shown walking between the Naval Air Station Marine Detachment while on an inspection tour in New Orleans, Louisiana.