Wallet certificate issued to AOM2c Neil Wirick of Torpedo Squadron VT-27 aboard the USS Princeton on the occasion of crossing the equator, which happened on 1 Sep 1944 as Princeton steamed from Eniwetok to Palau.

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Caption     Wallet certificate issued to AOM2c Neil Wirick of Torpedo Squadron VT-27 aboard the USS Princeton on the occasion of crossing the equator, which happened on 1 Sep 1944 as Princeton steamed from Eniwetok to Palau. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Pacific Ocean
Date 1 Sep 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseNeil Wirick Family Collection
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 2,066 x 1,411 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
13 Apr 2023 03:58:27 PM

Steaming from Eniwetok to Palau does not require crossing the equator, as both are in the northern hemisphere, but on 1 Sep 1944, Princeton’s task group withdrew for refueling and that rendezvous took them (barely) over the equator.

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