My father had a certificate for having crossed the Equator also. He was in the Navy during World War II. Judy in Kentucky Nancie Johnson wrote: > I do believe that the others are correct, regarding the paper. My > father had a similar one, and it was for crossing the International > DateLine (I believe). I think he also had something for crossing the > equator. > He too was with the US Navy, stationed in the Solomon Islands and > Bouganville. He was with the VF-17, Skull & Crossbones aviation group > -- who flew the Corsairs into battle. He was on an air craft carrier > (the name I can't recall right now), but when the Corsairs were found > to not land well on the carriers (until changes were made), they were > all sent to the Solomon Islands. > Dad passed away in 1972 so I can not ask him, but I do have his things > packed away. I will go through them again to see if his "blue paper" > is intact. > > > ==== TheShipsList Mailing List ==== > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > TO CONTACT > LISTOWNERS: Sue mailto:TheShipsList-admin@lists2.rootsweb.com > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > > >