"Crossing the Line" certificate for W. M. Slough

Date: August 26, 1941
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  • "Crossing the Line" certificate for W. M. Slough
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  • 1941-08-26
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  • "Crossing the Line" certificate for W. M. Slough on the USS Houston initiating him into the "Solemn Mysteries of the Ancient Order of the Deep". The document is signed "Neptunus Rex." "Crossing the Line" serves as an initiation rite celebrating sailors' first crossing of the equator and typically features costumed revelry.
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  • 1981-001, Box 55, Folder 10
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  • Ellerbee, Phillip W.
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  • ark:/84475/do61096888x