Ships

Captain Renken, third from left, attends a dinner on board the USS Newport News while in Genoa, Italy. From left to right: unidentified man, Mrs. Kalloch, Captain Renken, Mrs. Rose, Mr. Kennon, Mr. Sheldon. Others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, head of the table, sits at a table on board the USS Newport News with US Naval officers and French dignitaries while at a dinner party in Villefranche, France.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, left, and Commander De La Salle stand on board the USS Newport News while in Villefranche, France.

United States Naval officers of the USS Newport News and French dignitaries attend a dinner party on board ship while in Villefranche, France. From left to right: Colonel Aguilon, Harold Moseley, Captain Hill, Lieutenant Potter, Captain Linehan, and Mr. Audibert.

Rear Admiral Lewis Parks (right) greets Harold Moseley on board USS Newport News in Villefranche, France. Others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, left, poses with Commander De La Salle aboard the USS Newport News while in Villefranche, France.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (right) greets Commander De La Salle on board the USS Newport News while in Villefranche, France. Others are unidentified.

The USS Newport News cruises past Villefranche, France.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, right, greets French Commander De La Salle on board the USS Newport News while in Villefranche, France. Others are unidentified.

Commander De La Salle, left, shakes hands with an unknown United States Naval commander while on board the USS Newport News in Villefranche, France. Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks is next to De La Salle.