Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, center, talks with guest aboard the USS Wisconsin during the Last Battleship Ceremony held for the Wisconsin in New York City. A band is playing behind him. All others are unidentified.
Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks is standing at the podium on the stage addressing the crowd during the USS Wisconsin's Last Battleship Ceremony in New York City. All others are unidentified.
Seven unknown Japanese women in traditional kimonos stand underneath the blistered guns aboard the USS Manchester with members of the Manchester crew in Yokosuka, Japan. All sailors are unidentified.
Captain Lewis S. Parks is presented a knot board from the USS Manchester boatswain gang while in harbor at Yokosuka, Japan. All others are unidentified.
An unknown officer and sailor paint "Thank God our prayers have finally been..." on the side of the large guns aboard the USS Manchester as they wait for the arrival of the USS Los Angeles to relieve them from their ten month tour in Korea.
Captain Lewis Parks, left, poses next to a cake to celebrate the crew of Turret 2 firing the 28,000 round aboard the USS Manchester. All others pictured are unknown.
The crew of the USS Manchester, dressed in white uniforms, docks at Pearl Harbor after ten month tour of eastern Korea. A crowd is ready on the ground to greet them. All are unidentified.