U.S. Navy

This is a photograph of the view from USS Manchester of a shore bombardment at Chongjin, Korea during the Korean War.

Crew members help transfer wounded men from the USS Buck to the USS Manchester in Wonsan Harbor, Korea. Injured men were hoisted to the Manchester using a pulley system and stretcher basket. All are unidentified.

This is a side view of the USS Manchester (CL-83), a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy at sea during the Korean War.

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.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews (right) is shown with Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble on the left and Vice Admiral Charles Turner Joy in the center. They are studying the photo results of a U.S. Navy attack mission. Secretary Matthews was touring Naval installations and forces in the Far East, 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.

The USS Bass docked next to the USS Manchester in Wonsan Harbor in Korea to transfer wounded men from the Bass to the Manchester. Crew members used a pulley system to raise a man in a stretcher basket. All are unidentified.