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Shillalah Alley Aboard the U.S.S. Missouri

2009-1690
Accession Number
2009-1690
3.5x4.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348546892
Related Collection
Papers of Harry S. Truman Pertaining to Family, Business, and Personal Affairs
Keywords
Battleships
Naval ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Presidential trips
Sailors
Ships
HST Keywords
Ships - U.S.S. Missouri - Brazil Trip - 1947; Truman - Trips - Brazil - 1947 - Ref. to
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U.S. Navy

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Description
A volunteer walks down "shillalah alley," a 60-foot double line of shellbacks armed with stuffed canvas billies, as they prepare to whack the pollywogs (those crossing the equator for the first time), a punishment meted out by the Royal Court during ceremonies held aboard the U.S.S. Missouri carrying President Harry S. Truman from Brazil to the U.S.A. (See also 66-1273.) From: Truman Home.
Date(s)
September 11, 1947