Korean War, 1950-1953

Taken from above, this photograph shows four North Koreans in their damaged sampan. Three of the North Koreans are dead but the one at the far left is alive but wounded. An unidentified corpsman stands in the far left of the photograph. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. 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."

Commander F. D. Virgilie leans over a wounded North Korean while another unidentified officer watches. The damaged boat they are in has been brought along side the USS Manchester. Others are unidentified. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. 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."

Two captured North Korean sampans are secured on the fantail of the USS Manchester. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. 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."

A group of unidentified naval corpsmen maneuver a "whale boat" containing several dead North Koreans alongside the USS Manchester. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. 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."

A damaged boat from the small boat flotilla that attempted to mine the USS Manchester, is maneuvered along side the Manchester by naval seamen in a United States "whale boat." The sailors 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."

A photograph of Fankochi Point, Korea under attack by the USS Manchester.

This is a photograph of the USS Salem (CA 139) on duty during the Korean War.

Quartermasters R. L. Stirzinger and G. L. Beck raise the United Nations flag they made over the USS Manchester. The Manchester joined the United Nations Task Force 77 at Inchon, Korea.

Seaman H. N. Dressler is shown dyeing a handmade United Nations flag. The USS Manchester joined the United Nations Task Force 77 in Inchon, Korea.

A view of Fankochi Point, Korea showing a mine factory under fire by TF77 planes and the USS Manchester on September 27, 1950. T