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NH 95726 "Royal order of purple porpoises"

"Royal order of purple porpoises"
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Title: "Royal order of purple porpoises"
Caption: Certificate signifying the membership of Captain Dixwell Ketcham, who was Commanding Officer of USS CHENANGO (CVE-28) on 21 March 1944 when she crossed the equator and the 180th meridian.
Description: Collection of Vice Admiral Dixwell Ketcham.
Catalog #: NH 95726
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Tue, Mar 21, 1944
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo, Document
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