Naval officers

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, left, attends the Black Christ Ceremony in Porto Bello, Panama with General Ridgely Gaither (second from left), and others who are unidentified.

Admiral George Wales (left) and Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (right) attend a ceremony at Quarry Heights, Panama Canal. All others are unidentified.

General Ridgely Gaither (second from left) visits with Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (second from right) and Mr. Levy Salcedo (right) at a reception at Quarry Heights military base in Panama. Others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (right) attends a ceremony to take over command of the Fifteenth Naval District at Fort Amador, Canal Zone from Rear Admiral George Wales (left).

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, right, attends a ceremony to take over command of the Fifteenth Naval District at Fort Amador, Canal Zone from Rear Admiral George Wales. Others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, right, stands with his wife, Zelda Parks, an unknown Naval officer and sailor while in the Canal Zone.

Guests pose for a photograph at a reception at Quarry Heights, Panama, for President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes of Guatemala. From left to right: unidentified guest, Levy Salcedo, unidentified guest, Major General Truman Landon, President of Guatemala Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes, Lieutenant General Ridgely Gaither, Jose Bazan, Colonel Merida, Major General Charles Dasher, Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks. All others are unidentified.

Guests pose for a photograph at a reception at Quarry Heights, Panama, for President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes of Guatemala. From left to right: unidentified guest, Levy Salcedo, unidentified guest, Major General Truman Landon, President of Guatemala Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes, Lieutenant General Ridgely Gaither, Jose Bazan, Colonel Merida, Major General Charles Dasher, Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks. All others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (left) attends a ceremony to take over command of the Fifteenth Naval District at Fort Amador, Canal Zone from Rear Admiral George Wales who stands at podium. Others are unidentified.

General Ridgely Gaither, second from left visits with Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, second from right, and Mr. Levy Salcedo, right, at a reception at Quarry Heights military base in Panama. All others are unidentified.