The following two pictures were donated by Kent Stufflebeam, RD3, King Division, USS Helena CA-75, May 1950 - July 1951.
The pictures are from the Los Angles Herald & Express News dtd Thursday November 9, 1950

Families of crewmen throng on dock at Long Beach, CAL., as heavy cruiser Helena ties up yesterday after returning from Korean war zone with other units of Pacific Fleet. The ships came home for routine conditioning.

WELCOME MAT OUT FOR SHIP BACK FROM KOREA Long Beach, Calif., Nov. 9.---Crew members of the heavy cruiser Helena are welcomed back to the U. S. from Korea, where the ship pounded coastal targets and participated in landing operations. Friends and relatives of the crew wait on the pier.---(AP Wirephoto).

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