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Pollywogs kiss the greased up belly of a man dressed as a baby during a Line Crossing ceremony aboard USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95), Equatorial Pacific Ocean, 1944-1945 : Photograph 1944-1945.

America in World War Two: Oral Histories and Personal Accounts Available online

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Description: Uninitiated sailors kiss the belly of as sailor dressed as the Royal Baby during the Line Crossing Ceremony aboard the USS Bismarck Sea. Official stamped caption on the back: "Released / If published credit must be given as follows 'Official Photograph U. S. Navy.'" Personal caption on the back: "This is the Royal Bobby [sic] whose greasy belly we kissed." Equatorial Pacific Ocean.
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