File:Card for Imperial Domain of Golden Dragon issued to US sailor G. S. Fulghum 1944.jpg

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English: Card issued to United States Navy crewman Graham S. Fulghum (PhM2), who served aboard the oiler USS Manatee (AO-58), marking his first crossing of the International Date Line on June 11, 1944, at 16 degrees 30 minutes north of the Equator. Original on card stock inscribed with printed and typewritten text, measures 3.75" x 2.4" (9.4cm x 6.1cm), embossed on left half with circular seal that reads "Department of the Navy / U.S.S. Manatee"; no markings on card's reverse.
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Source Personal property of Wikipedia contributor, inherited from father who was crew member of the USS Manatee, 1944-1945.
Author United States Navy personnel, World War II

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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.

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