Korean War, 1950-1953

Curious Japanese onlookers, mostly children, gather around the USS Manchester helicopter, nicknamed "Clementine". The helicopter was preparing to return to the USS Manchester after visiting Unzen, Japan.

Stretcher cases carrying injured men are unloaded on the deck of the USS Manchester. They were carried to the Manchester by its helicopter. All are unidentified.

Injured men are brought aboard the USS Manchester from a helicopter in stretcher cases. All are unidentified.

Captain Lewis Parks, seen inside the USS Manchester's helicopter, prepares to leave the USS Manchester for a few days at the hot sulfur baths at Unzen, Japan. Others are unidentified.

HMTS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground during a blizzard at Kisamun Dan, Korea. An evacuation effort to save 111 sailors was carried out by the crew of the USS Manchester. The Prasae was set further onto the beach and was destroyed by ship gunfire to prevent North Korean forces from taking control of it.

The USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed "Clementine", prepares to take off from the Manchester's deck. Crew members stand back as it prepares to lift off. All are unidentified.

The USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed "Clementine", prepares to take off from the Manchester's deck. Crew members stand back as it prepares to lift off. All are unidentified.

Under enemy fire, unidentified troops and crew members from the USS Manchester use their ship's helicopter to rescue crew from the HMTS Prasae, which ran aground off the coast of Korea during a blizzard. They landed the helicopter on a snow-covered beach.

Seventeen of the 111 evacuees from the Thailand corvette, HMTS Prasae, wear US Navy issued dungarees while aboard the USS Manchester. Their ship had run aground on the Korean coastline in enemy territory during a blizzard. All pictured are unidentified.

Captain Lewis S. Parks (second from left), aboard the USS Manchester, presents letters of commendation to three sailors while ported at Sasebo, Japan. All others are unidentified.