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Benedict A. Caccia's Photograph Collection SK2 1951-1953 | |||||
Shellback Ceremony (Crossing the Equator) - May 31
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| Checking all preparations |
King Neptune and the Royal Court |
The water tank | |
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| King Neptune presides | Into the Slop chute | The Greeting line | RD3 John R.
Ellmyer getting the "works" |
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| Hiawatha (BTC Frederick S. Bayersdorfer) supervises the dunking | QMC Paul W. Hill dishing it out | Hiawatha (BTC
Frederick S. Bayersdorfer) keeps
everything in order |
Pirates !!! |
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| YN3 Robert J. DeGree
after the "works" |
FT2 Donald G. Cassady finishes up | YN3 Joseph H.
Cloonan glad that's over |
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Many thanks to Benedict's son-in-law Bob Dial for forwarding these pieces of our history