1939 – French Indo China: Shellback initiation rites of U.S. Navy sailors being performed on USS Marblehead (CL-12).
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1939 – French Indo China: Shellback initiation rites of U.S. Navy sailors being performed on USS Marblehead (CL-12).
Historic archival footage from 1939 in French Indo China. Initiations rites commemorating sailors' first crossing of the equator( Shellback initiation) being held aboard the USS Marblehead CL-12 off the French Indo-China coast. U.S. Navy sailors dressed in aviator uniforms look through their binoculars standing at the bow of the cruiser. The ...
Jun 6, 2010
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