[Servicemen jumping into water as part of line-crossing ceremony]

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Title

[Servicemen jumping into water as part of line-crossing ceremony]

Description

Photograph of American servicemen, likely members of the American Volunteer Group or U.S. Navy, jumping into water as part of a line-crossing ceremony onboard ship, circa 1941-1942.

Inscription on verso: "Part of the ceremony crossing the line. The lads in the water are waiting to push the fellow coming in under the water. You can see part of the royal family in the background."

Date

1941-1942 circa

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Bibliographic Citation

The Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2008-08-29_image_129_01
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