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

Captain Lewis Parks (left) is standing next to Commander W. C. Hughes, executive officer of the USS Manchester during the Korean War.

Captain Lewis Smith Parks, commanding officer of the USS Manchester, stands with binoculars looking out over the sea. Captain Parks autographed this photo.

Photograph of Rear Admiral Lewis Parks.

Photograph of Rear Admiral Lewis Parks in his cold weather gear at work on the USS Manchester.

Rear Admiral Lewis Parks (center) poses with Japanese women wearing kimonos who were part of the committee that welcomed the USS Manchester to Yokosuka, Japan. Left to right: unidentified, Setsuko Kamagai, Parks, Teruko Watanako, and Kimiko Ishimato.

Rear Admiral Lewis Parks poses with four Japanese women wearing kimonos who were part of the committee that welcomed the USS Manchester to Yokosuka, Japan. From left to right: Setsuko Kamagai, unidentified, Parks, Kimiko Ishimato, and Teruko Watanako.

Rear Admiral Lewis Parks (center) poses with Japanese women wearing kimonos who were part of the committee that welcomed the USS Manchester to Yokosuka, Japan. Left to right: unidentified, Setsuko Kamagai, Parks, Teruko Watanako, and Kimiko Ishimato.

Rear Admiral Lewis Parks (left) poses with two unidentified visitors to the USS Manchester.

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."

Captain Lewis Parks, center facing camera, looks on while an unidentified corpsmen works with the bodies of the dead North Koreans that were brought aboard the USS Manchester. 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."