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Seaman 1st Class Vernon Bickford (above) was 18 when he crossed the Panama Canal in February of 1946 as the Gallatin sailed from San Francisco to Norfolk, Va.

Seaman 1st Class Vernon Bickford (above) was 18 when he crossed the Panama Canal in February of 1946 as the Gallatin sailed from San Francisco to Norfolk, Va.
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