Parks, Lewis S. (Lewis Smith), 1902-1982

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (right) shakes hands with Vice Admiral Henry Crommelin aboard the USS Wisconsin. Parks relived Crommelin on May 27, 1957 as commander of Battleship Two Division.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks sits at the head of the table surrounded by seven unknown men. They are on board a ship.

An unknown test pilot shakes hands with Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (right).

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks sits at the head of a table with eight unknown men around him. They are on board a ship.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (second from right) stands next to his wife, Zelda Parks, who is wearing a fur coat, as they talk to guests at a party. All others are unidentified.

An unknown test pilot (center) stands outside a building with Rear Admiral Lewis Parks (left) and three unknown military officers.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (foreground) holds a receiver in his hands in a control room. Parks was commander of Atlantic Cruiser Force. Others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (third from right) stands in a receiving line to greet guests. His wife, Zelda Parks, stands next to him in a fur coat. All others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks (second from right) greets guests at a party. His wife, Zelda Parks, stands next to him in a fur coat. All others are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks holds up his birthday cake next to his wife, Zelda Parks.