Here is batch number two of the photos we recently received from a battleship
Wisconsin veteran. The veteran served on the ship between 1953 and 1955. Once again, we are looking for assistance identifying certain pictures.
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"Crossing the Line" ceremony just underway, June 1953
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Crossing the Line ceremony, June 1953, with polywogs ( on the left) about to go through the line.
USS Samuel B. Roberts is in the background making her way through rough seas. |
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King Neptune and Court for the Crossing the Line ceremony, June 1953. |
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We think this is Wisconsin in New York City, 1955, for Armed Forces Day; however, we are not sure. |
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We know this is the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41) and the picture was
taken from Wisconsin. But where was the picture taken? One guess is Naval Station
Norfolk as the Navy homeported both ships there in the 1950s. |
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This one has us stumped. It looks a Marine landing exercise, maybe off Puerto Rico? |
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Another stumper- Guantanamo? Naval Station Roosevelt Roads? You tell us! |
The bottom photo shows Guantanamo Bay.
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