Los Angeles Joins The Fray -- Just two weeks after she left her namesake city, the heavy cruiser Los Angeles reported to Korean Waters for action against the enemy. Her guns have already blasted the Kansong-Kosong area of the East Korean coast. USS Los Angeles will add her 8-inch guns to those of other UN naval units blasting the land based Chinese Oceanics along the vital supply and transportation routes. Los Angeles will be the flagship of rain. ***** USN, commander of Cruiser Division 8 and widely known naval officer of World War II *****. June 05, 1951. (Photo by Official U S Navy Photograph).