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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Crowd with two sailors hugging each other. Sailor with his back to the camera is Seabee B. O. Pledger; other sailor is unknown. They are celebrating V-J Da...
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All-Star Baseball Game

Date: 07 12 1944
Description: Crowd of Navy men and women in the stands watching the Madison-area amateur baseball all-stars in a game against the Navy's Great Lakes Bluejackets at Bree...
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Sailors Marching in Parade

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Description: A group of sailors marching with rifles in a parade while onlookers are watching from the balconies of a large building in the background.
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Launching of Submarine USS "Peto"

Date: 05 10 1942
Description: USS "Peto" (SS-265), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the peto, a sharp-nosed tropical fish of the mackerel family. "...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Elevated view of Madison's Naval ROTC members rounding the corner at South Carroll and West Main Street during the Memorial Day parade on the Capitol Squar...
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"Welcome Arch" and American Troops

Date: 1918
Description: American troops with a band march underneath the "Welcome Arch," while flanked by other sailors and troops.

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