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| 64k | Floyd B. Parks was born in Salisbury, Missouri, on 16 January 1911. He became a Marine Corps officer after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1934 and later became a Naval aviator. He commanded Marine Fighting Squadron 221 during the Battle of Midway. On 4 June 1942, Major Parks was killed in action leading his squadron against overwhelming numbers of qualitatively superior enemy fighter planes during the Japanese Air Attack on Midway. Photo #: USMC 412883. Captain Floyd B. Parks, USMC at San Diego, California, 23 March 1942. He commanded Marine Fighting Squadron 221 (VMF-221) at Midway in May & June 1942, and was killed in action defending the base from Japanese air attack on 4 June 1942. U.S. Marine Corps Photograph. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 72k | Undated, location unknown. | Craig W. Deegan, BM3, USNR (Ret) | |
| 62k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 140k | USS Tolovana (AO-64) refueling Floyd B. Parks (DD-884) to starboard and John R. Craig (DD-885) to port, date and place unknown. | Erich Utecht, USS Tolovana 1968-70 | |
| 59k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 127k | Circa 1950, probably off San Diego, California. | Edward H. Cleary | |
| 111k | Rearming from the Titania, ALL HANDS magazine date December 1951. | Stanley Svec | |
| 64k | Fires a 5"/38 gun of mount 52, while bombarding Wonsan, North Korea, during the seige of Wonsan, 25 September 1951.Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. | Edward H. Cleary | |
| 146k | USS Titania (AKA-13) In Wonsan Harbor, North Korea, circa 10-13 September 1951, seen from USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884), which is coming alongside to take on fuel. Photographed by AFAN E.A. McDade. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 115k | Undocking from ARD-22 at Subic Bay, Philippines, circa late March or early April 1956, after being fitted with a temporary bow to allow her to steam to the United States for permanent repairs. She had been damaged in a collision with USS Columbus (CA 74) on 11 March 1956. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Joe Radigan | |
| 136k | At Subic Bay, Philippines, showing damage to her bow received in a collision with USS Columbus (CA 74) on 11 March 1956. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Joe Radigan | |
| 123k | Circa mid 1950's. | Marc Piché | |
| 110k | USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884) photographed from the USS Baussell (DD-845) at Midway Island January 1957. | Everett Ellestad | |
| 86k | Off Luzon March 1957. | Everett Ellestad | |
| 75k | Off Luzon March 1957. | Everett Ellestad | |
| 116k | San Francisco July 30 1957. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 53k | In Japanese waters, February 1964. | Marc Piché | |
| 73k | As above. | Marc Piché | |
| 98k | Floyd B. Parks coming into port in San Diego, taken in 1966 | Russell Crosby | |
| 32k | Circa 1960's. | Marc Piché | |
| 79k | Circa late 1960's. | Marc Piché | |
| 98k | Underway in the Pacific, 11 February 1971. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 59k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 26k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
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