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USS Manchester Bombards Wonson, Korea

2015-357 (untitled)
Accession Number
2015-357
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Korean War, 1950-1953
Ships
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Description
The blackened guns of the USS Manchester are in the foreground. In the distance, a fuel dump that was hit by the Manchester's bombardment burns. In the center is a small island of Hwangt'o Do. The photograph is part of an album entitled "Pictures by R. Admiral Lewis Parks. USS Manchester."
Date(s)
March 2, 1951