Korean War, 1950-1953

Captain Lewis Parks, seen walking towards the USS Manchester while docked in Pearl Harbor. The ship had just arrived at port and was greeted by entertainers and crowds. Cars can be seen in the distance.

The USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed the "Clementine," is parked in a clearing at Atami, Japan. Curious Japanese onlookers gather around the helicopter.

The USS Manchester's guns point in the direction of Communist Korea.

The USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed the "Clementine," is parked in a field at Atami, Japan. Local Japanese onlookers gather around the helicopter.

The USS Manchester arrives at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after a ten month tour to Korea during the Korean War.

Captain Lewis S. Parks stands behind a microphone on a podium. He addressed his crew members of the USS Manchester informing the crew that they are "short-timers". All others are unidentified.

Captain Lewis Parks (right) shakes hands with this brother, Judge John Parks while in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Captain Parks and many other sailors are wearing leis. Crew members dressed in dress white uniforms gather behind Parks. Kate Parks is also pictured. Others are unidentified.

The USS Manchester's helicopter is parked in a field at Atami, Japan. Several Japanese onlookers, many of them children, gather around the helicopter.

John, Georgiana, and Kate Parks with Beth Gregory wait for Captain Lewis Parks to descend from USS Manchester in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. John Parks was the brother of Captain Lewis Parks.

The USS Manchester passes the USS Los Angeles, as seen from the Los Angeles. The USS Manchester crew wrote messages to the Los Angeles in white paint on the ships side. Crew members from both ships were alongside their decks to greet each other. The Los Angeles was the Manchester's relief in Korea.