Bill Truslow
Dutton Memorabilia 1985-87

Change of Command

USNS Dutton Oceanographic Unit Two change of command ceremony held on April 19, 1985. These are images of the pages in a booklet commemorating the occasion. LCDR Daniel F. Duddy was relieved by LCDR Kristine C. Elias.

Think About It

This card was given to the Ocunit Two personnel in 1986 when Dutton docked in Rio.

Golden Dragon Card

Awarded to Bill upon crossing the 180th meridian aboard Dutton in 1987. Originally issed by MSTS (Military Sea Transportation Service), the card pictures one of their luxury liners (a P-2 troop ship) retired some 20 years earlier.


H. H. Hess Memorabilia 1982

Yokosuka Base Pass

Temporary ID issued to Bill Truslow in 1982.



Golden Dragon Card

Front and back of the card awarded upon crossing the 180th meridian in July 1982.

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