USS Wyoming
The USS Wyoming, the third vessel to carry the name, was launche3d May 25, 1911, commissioned September 25, 1912 and decommissioned August 1, 1947. Lewis Parks served as a midshipman on the Wyoming in 1925.
Ships
USS Iowa
The USS Iowa, the fourth vessel to carry the name, was launched August 27, 1942, commissioned February 22, 1943 and decommissioned October 26, 1990.
Battleship Squadron Bombards Kamaishi, Japan
Task Force 34.8.1 battleship squadron 2 bombarding Kamaishi, 275 miles off Tokyo, Japan, as seen from the USS South Dakota (BB-57), July 14, 1945. Battleships from foreground to background are: USS Indiana (BB-58), USS Massachusetts (BB-59), USS Quincy (CA-71), and USS Chicago (CA -136).
USS Mississippi Bombards Makin Island
The USS Mississippi (BB-41) bombards Makin Island in the Gilbert Islands as seen from the USS Baltimore (CA-68).
USS Flusser
The USS Flusser was named after the Civil War hero Charles Williamson Flusser. The ship launched September 28, 1935, commissioned October 1, 1936 and decommissioned December 16, 1946. Lewis Parks served on the USS Flusser as a midshipman in 1926.
Shipbuilding in Japan
Unidentified ship launching in Japan.
Japanese Whaling Ship
A whaling ship with numerous dead whales at the stern.
USS Douglas Fox
The USS Douglas Fox at sea as it accompanied the USS Huntington on a goodwill cruise.
USS Huntington Flagship
USS Huntington Flagship of the Commander Cruiser Division.
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia at Hunters Point Navy Yard
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Saud Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia (center front of group) with unidentified members of his party standing in front of the USS Antietam aircraft carrier, in drydock at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, California.