Marines

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks attends ceremony in Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia were he was Commander of the naval base in 1954. Parks stands at the table, center, eating a piece of cake. He is surrounded by sailors and a Marine drum line. All others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks attends ceremony in Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia were he was Commander of the naval base in 1954. Parks stands at the table, center, cutting a cake. He is surrounded by sailors and a Marine drum line. All others are unidentified.

Two unknown Marines pose next to a cake for a ceremony. One of the Marines is holding his saber as if he is about to cut the cake. Ceremony was held in Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks attends ceremony in Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia were he was Commander of the naval base in 1954. Parks stands at the doorway giving a salute. There is a Marine drum line in the room. A cake sits on the table. All others are unidentified.

Marines are undergoing inspection during a ceremony for changing of commanding officers aboard the USS Manchester. Captain Lewis Parks (middle row, third from left) hands over duty to Captain Laurence Frost (middle row, second from left). All others are unidentified.

Actress Monica Lewis stands at a microphone on stage during celebration of the USS Manchester's return to Long Beach, California after tour in the Korean War Zone for nearly a year. She is reaching for an autographed photo of herself. Hollywood actresses are seated her, including Carole Morton (second from left) and Dorothy Lamour (third from left, partly obscured). In the background, third from the right, is Captain Lewis S. Parks, Commanding Officer of the USS Manchester. All others are unidentified.

Captain Laurence Frost (second from left) takes over command of the USS Manchester from Captain Lewis S. Parks (third from left) in Long Beach, California. They are inspecting a group of Marines. All others are unidentified.

Part of the USS Manchester's officers, crew members, and their guests gather on the fantail of the ship to see the show put on by a Hollywood troupe, who met the Manchester on her return to her home port of Long Beach, California, after nearly a year of combat operation with United Nations Naval Forces in the Korean War. All are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (left) stands next to an unidentified Marine after being presented with an award aboard the USS Newport News.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (left, back to the camera) presents two unidentified Marines with awards aboard the USS Newport News.