Naval officers

Captain of the USS Manchester, Lewis S. Parks, (center with hands on hips) view three dead North Koreans whose bodies had been brought aboard. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. All others are unidentified. The photograph was in an album entitled "The story of the North Korean small boat flotilla who attempted to mine us in on [sic] a dark foggy night R. Adm. Lewis S. Parks. USS Manchester."

Admiral Lewis Parks poses for a photograph upon return to Pearl Harbor after his battleship, the USS Manchester, completed a tour in Korea.

Captain Charles Warren Wilkins (center, standing behind podium) bids farewell to the crew of the USS Manchester while Captain Lewis Parks (left), the new captain, and Commander Frank A. Dingfelder (left) look on. Others are unidentified.

Commander Frank A. Dingfelder (left), Captain Charles Warren Wilkins (second from right) and an unidentified officer (far right) watch as Captain Lewis Parks cuts and serves cake. The occasion was Parks' assuming command of the USS Manchester from Captain Wilkins.

Captain Lewis Parks (right) and seaman Wayne R. Byerly (left) admire the Battle Efficiency Pennant presented each year to the battleship or cruiser with the best record in the Pacific area. The USS Manchester received the 1949-1950 award for service prior to Captain Lewis assuming command.

Captain Lewis Parks (left) poses in front of the USS Manchester's plaque with an unidentified officer.

Captain Lewis Parks (left) and Captain Charles Warren Wilkins (second from left) pose with two unidentified members of the USS Manchester crew. They are standing behind a table with a cake on it. The occasion was a celebration of Captain Parks' assuming command of the Manchester.

Mary Anthony Ridgway ("Penny"), wife of General Matthew B. Ridgway, is escorted on a tour of the USS Manchester by Commander William C. Hughes, its Executive Officer. In the background is Mrs. Aso, daughter of Japan's Premier Yoshida. The Manchester was on a stopover at Yokosuka, Japan enroute to Korea.

Captain Lewis Parks (right) is pictured with his brother John Parks (left) on board the USS Manchester. The picture was taken upon the Manchester's return to Pearl Harbor after its tour in Korea.

Commander William Rigdon looks through a telescope on the patio at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The camp has subsequently been renamed Camp David. Rigdon is Commander of the Williamsburg. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.