U.S. Navy

The night before the raid on Makin Island, the submarine chefs wished the Marine Raiders "good luck" with a decorated cake. Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson, Raider chief, cuts the first piece as Lieutenant Commander C. L. Hogan (right) and Lieutenant Commander William Brockman (left) look on while unidentified others stand watching. The photograph is included in Lewis Parks's photo album entitled "Submarine Pictures W. War II."

An unidentified Navy cook smiles for the camera and displays the roasting fowls being prepared for dinner on board the submarine. The photograph is included in Lewis Parks's photo album entitled "Submarine Pictures W. War II."

Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson (left), Chief of the United States Marine Raiders and Lieutenant Commander William Brockman, United States Navy, look at a map of Makin Island and discuss the successful attack. Lieutenant Commander Brockman's submarine shelled Japanese installations on the island while Lieutenant Colonel Carlson's Raiders went ashore and destroyed an enemy seaplane base, killing eighty Japanese. The photograph is included in Lewis Parks's photo album entitled "Submarine Pictures W. War II."

A group of sailors receive instruction from an unidentified officer about a diesel engine in order to be able to make emergency repairs. The class is being conducted at New London, Connecticut, where Admiral Lewis Parks was stationed in 1946. The photograph is included in Lewis Parks' photo album entitled "Submarine Pictures W. War II."

Marines who took part in the Makin Island raid on August 17-18, 1942, line the deck of their submarine. They are receiving accolades from Admiral Chester Nimitz (left), the commander-in-chief of the Pacific. The photograph is included in Lewis Parks's photo album entitled "Submarine Pictures W. War II."

Bedroom at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp at the foot of the Catoctin Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The name was later changed to Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Bedroom, equipped with desk and fireplace, at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp at the foot of the Catoctin Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The name was later changed to Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Bathroom at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp at the foot of the Catoctin Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The name was later changed to Camp David. From: Navy Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Corridor at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp at the foot of the Catoctin Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The name was later changed to Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Lounge in the main cabin at Shangri-la, the Navy Rest Camp at the foot of the Catoctin Mountains, Maryland, frequently used as a presidential retreat. The name was later changed to Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative