Name/Title
Golden Dragon cardEntry/Object ID
2024.1018.3Description
Yellow card "Imperial Domain of Golden Dragon"
given for crossing the 180th Meridian on
"0800, 14 January 1945"
on USS TexasContext
Battleship Texas began preparations for Operation “Detachment,” the invasion of Iwo Jima, on January 23, 1945. She departed the Ulithi Islands on February 10, and supported the landings from February 16 to March 7, and returned to the Ulithi Islands on March 10, 1945.
Certificate marks a sailor crossing over the international date line for the first time. It is not an official award within the US Navy.Collection
Collection (Emory R. Lewis), Historical CollectionsMade/Created
Date made
circa Jan 14, 1945Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
PlacecardNomenclature Primary Object Term
Card, DocumentaryNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
