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DIRSUP aboard  USS William H. Bates  SSN-680  ..  1974
Image and Narrative from Johnny L. Whitmire


Blue Nose certificate received during my first SPECOP on the USS William H. Bates (SSN-680),
also known as "Billie Bates", for undergoing the time honored Blue Nose initiation when
crossing the Arctic Circle.




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