Ships

Seaman Carlos H. Smith is lowered from a helicopter to the deck of the USS Manchester where he was treated for a bad tooth. Original caption: In a short time, the "egg-beater" was lowering its patient-passenger to the decks of the cruiser Manchester where the mailman's stricken molar was treated by Dr. F. W. Cook in the ship's fully-equipped dental lab. By noon the next day, the air taxi returned to the Manchester and delivered a relieved mailman Smith back to his grateful shipmates on the Higbee.

Captain Lewis Parks (center) is on the bridge of the USS Manchester with two unidentified sailors. One of the men may be Captain R. Yoakley who was rescued after he parachuted from his damaged airplane just before it disintegrated. Captain Yoakley was rescued just as he hit the water and spent the next six days aboard the USS Manchester as it shelled Korean installations. The photograph is part of an album entitled "Pictures by R. Admiral Lewis Parks. USS Manchester."

Seaman Carlos H. Smith can be seen as he exits the helicopter and is lowered to the deck of the USS Manchester where he was treated for a toothache. The photograph is part of an album entitled "Pictures by R. Admiral Lewis Parks. USS Manchester."

Seaman Carlos H. Smith (center) is assisted by two unidentified corpsmen as he reaches the deck of the USS Manchester. Smith was transported by helicopter to the Manchester for treatment of a toothache. Original caption: Safe on deck, Smith looks up at the Navy plane as the crewman begins to retrieve his harness apparatus. Waiting for escort Smith to the cruiser's completely equipped dental lab, Lieutenant Frank W. Cook, ship's dental officer, helps the patient unhook.

A helicopter can be seen in the far right of the picture as it lifts off from the deck of the USS Manchester on it way to assist a downed pilot. Air Force pilot Captain William R. Yoakley had crashed on the east coast of Korea and required rescue. The photograph is part of an album entitled "Pictures by R. Admiral Lewis Parks. USS Manchester."

Unidentified members of the USS Manchester inspect the damage done to the North Korean sampans by the 5" battery. The sampans were brought aboard and placed on the fantail of the ship. 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."

Unidentified members of the USS Manchester crew inspect the damaged sampan stored on the fantail of the ship. 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."

Unidentified members of the USS Manchester crew examine the damaged North Korean sampan brought aboard the USS Manchester and placed on the fantail. 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."

Three unidentified crew members from the USS Manchester examine the "4 X 4" that was added to the North Korean sampan to facilitate laying mines in Wonson Harbor. 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."

Captain of the USS Manchester, Lewis S. Parks, (center with hands on hips) view three dead North Koreans whose bodies had been brought aboard. The North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to mine the USS Manchester in Wonson Harbor off the coast of Korea. All others 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."