Ships

Luigi Pianese, left, shakes hands with Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks on board the USS Newport News while in Genoa, Italy. All others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, left, stands with Captain Renken on board the USS Newport News.

Captain Renken, left, holds a rope with Captain Hill on board the USS Newport News.

Captain Renken, left, holds a rope with Captain Hill on board the USS Newport News.

Captain of the Port of Genoa, General Michele Carino, left, stands with Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks on board the USS Newport News while in Genoa, Italy.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks attends a dinner on board the USS Newport News with guests in Genoa, Italy. From left: unidentified man, Captain Hill, Mrs. Kennon, Mr. Broming, Margaret Fagan, Rear Admiral Parks, Mrs. Broming, and Mr. Kalloch.

Major Schwenk, Assistant American Legation Naval Attache, left, greets Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks on board the USS Newport News in Genoa, Italy.

From left to right, Captain Hill, Margaret Fagan of the American Consulate in Genoa Italy, and Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks stand on board the USS Newport News while in Genoa, Italy. Others in the background are unidentified.

Guests are attending dinner on board the USS Newport News while in Genoa, Italy. From left to right: three unidentified men, Mrs. Kalloch, Captain Renken, Mrs. Rose, and Mr. Kennon.

Guests on board the USS Newport News have dinner while in Genoa, Italy. From left: Mrs. Kalloch, Captain Renken, Mrs. Rose, Mr. Kennon, Mr. Sheldon.