NASA Photo ID: S66-42787           File Name: 10074461.jpg
Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 07/21/66
Title: Ceremonies for Gemini 10 crew on the U.S.S. Guadalcanal
Description:
Twelve-year-old Bill Doyle of Virginia Beach, VA., shakes hands with Gemini 
10 pilot Michael Collins aboard the recovery ship U.S.S. Guadalcanal. At 
right is John W. Young, Gemini 10 command pilot. Billy represented 41 
youngsters permitted aboard the Guadalcanal to witness the recovery with 
their Naval fathers or close relatives, marking the first time dependents 
have been permitted aboard a ship during a Gemini recovery operation. In 
front of them is a large cake baked by the ship's cooks for the occasion.               

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ASTRONAUTS                              
CEREMONIES                              
CHILDREN                                
CREWS                                   
GEMINI 10 FLIGHT                        
GEMINI PROJECT                          
NAVY                                    
PUBLIC RELATIONS                        
SHIPS                                   

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