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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. USMC photo 412883, Captain Floyd B. Parks, USMC at San Diego, California, 23 March 1942. | Bill Gonyo |
USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884)
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| 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 |
| 210k | Undated, location unknown. USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884) and USS Orleck (DD-886) refuel from the USS Kawishiwi (AO-146). USN photo 1039817. | David Buell |
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93k | Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Ronald Roy, SMC, USN (Ret.). | Scott Nelson |
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96k | Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Ronald Roy, SMC, USN (Ret.). | Scott Nelson |
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164k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
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129k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 127k | Circa 1950, probably off San Diego, California. | Edward H. Cleary |
| 111k | Rearming from the Titania (AKA-13), from All Hands magazine, 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 |
| 55k | USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884) underway circa 1957, location unknown. Photo U.S. Navy Official. | Robert Hurst |
| 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 |
| 120k | January 30 1961, location unknown. | Ed Zajkowski |
| 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 |
| 148k | View from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) off the coast of Vietnam March 1967. | Charles Dehnert |
| 79k | Circa late 1960's. | Marc Piché |
| 98k | Underway in the Pacific, 11 February 1971. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
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115k | Conducting UNREP with Mispillion (AO-105), circa February-March 1971. Photo by Bruce V. Hevner. | Bob Canchola |
| 44k | USS Towers (DDG-9) and USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884) at Midway circa 1972. | Richard Miller, BMCS, USN (Ret.) |
Memorabilia
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| 59k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
| 26k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
| 137k | Ship's patch. | Tommy Trampp |
| 48k | Ship's Zippo. | Tommy Trampp |