An African American sailor moving through a muddy canal as part of a Crossing the Line ceremony at sea aboard the U.S.S. Maury on 5 May 1942
Gift in Memory of Walter and James Williams
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An African American sailor moving through a muddy canal as part of a Crossing the Line ceremony at sea aboard the U.S.S. Maury on 5 May 1942.
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Walter Williams served in the United States Navy during WWII in the Pacific Theater of Operations. The collection consists of 22 photographs taken during and after WWII of Williams as well as other friends that served in the Army.
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Pacific Ocean
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-0.500
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-91.000
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Initiation rites--Pacific Ocean
Sailors--American--Pacific Ocean
Warships--American--Pacific Ocean