Crossing the Line ceremony aboard the USS Rutland in 1945

Royal barber in costume holding sissors during a Neptunus Rex, Crossing the Line ceremony aboard the USS Rutland; a pollywog slathered in grease or

Crossing the Line ceremony aboard the USS Rutland in 1945

Royal Judges during the Crossing the Line ceremony aboard the USS Rutland in 1945; All men wear robes and wigs, one holds a book entitled "Duf

Crossing the Line ceremony participants including the court with King Neptune and his Queen Amphitrite aboard the US Navy destroyer USS Maury on 5 May 1942

Crossing the Line ceremony participants including the court with King Neptune and his Queen Amphitrite aboard the US Navy destroyer USS Maury.

Crossing the Roer River

Crossroads of the Pacific sign at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii , 25 September 1944

Photograph. Crossroads of the Pacific directional sign at Kau-Kau Korner in Hawaii.

Crouched in a trench, troops await lifting of artillery and small arms fire to begin attack on enemy pill boxes during an assault problem at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 14 September 1944

2124. '14 Sept. 44 Barry.

Crow's nest of the USS Admiral W. L. Capps, Atlantic Ocean

Photograph. Crow's nest on the USS Admiral W. L. Capps (AP-121), as seen from the deck of the ship.

Crowd assembles for victory parade, France, May 1945

Photograph. View looking down at a crowd of people lining the street in preparation of the victory parade on V-E Day.

Crowd at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Photograph. American servicemen and French civilians at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe.

Crowd carrying a British corporal in Piccadilly Circus, England, 1945

Photograph. Crowd throwing up a British corporal up in the air during a VE-Day celebration in Piccadilly Circus. London, England. 8 May 1945

Crowd carrying a British corporal in Piccadilly Circus, England, 1945

Photograph. Crowd throwing up a British corporal up in the air during a VE-Day celebration in Piccadilly Circus. London, England. 8 May 1945

Crowd celebrating VE-Day at Piccadilly Circus, England, 1945

Photograph.