Domain of Neptunus Rex - Ruler of the Raging Main
To All Sailors wherever ye may be, and to all Mermaids, Sea Serpents, Whales, Sharks, Porpoises, Dolphins, Skates, Eels, Suckers, Lobsters, Crabs, Pollywogs, and other Living Things of the Sea.
Greetings: Know ye: That on this __ day of _________, Latitude 00000 Longitude _______ there appeared within the limits of Our Royal Domain, the
* United States Armed Merchant Vessel *
That the said Vessel and Officers and Crew thereof, have been inspected and passed on by Ourselves and Our Royal Staff.
And Be It Known: By all ye Sailors, Marines, Land Lubbers and others who may be honored by his presence, that
--- George Patrick Noble ---
having been found worthy to be numbered as One of Our Trusty Shellbacks, has been gathered to our fold and duly initiated into the
* Solemn Mysteries of the Ancient Order of the Deep *
Be It Further Understood: That by virtue of the power invested in me, I do hereby command all my subjects to show due honor and respect to him whenever he may enter Our Realm.
Disobey this Order under penalty of Our Royal Displeasure.
Davy Jones (hand signed by David F Wilson, Ray Frustick, and Abner G Walter)
His Majesty's Seal
Neptunus Rex (hand signed by Joseph Lettieri)
Ruler of the Raging Main
Here is a list of the signatures on the back of the certificate. (Some of the letters were illegible. I did my best and marked some with ? to denote a best guess on part of the name.)
Between the Edge and Column 1:
- James T Burns, Jr
- Frank C Reif
- Lester Dinger
- Charles J Scheid
- Leonard N Kelley
- John Joseph Morrell
- Howard L Windes
- Robert I Franklin
- Kylie M Crisp
- Paul Nobles
- Les Ladany
- Harold M Haugen (your singing partner)
- Kid Leonard Nussbaum
- Louis E Saddleback
- Martin O'Kohn
- John San Miguel, Jr
- Theodore R Glover
- Eli W Rafel (a little seasick)
- Louis D Reinhardt
- Jack W McKean
- Geo. M Johnson
- Lewis Vander Meer
- Ray Kupchinski
- Herbert Young
- Joseph M Daly
- Gilbert F Grezinsky
- Warren Harvey
- Ray W Brandt
- Walter Cornell
- John H Huisman
- Samuel I Sparacio
- Harwood Ayres
- Jack Abramson
- George E Davies (Indian)
- Harold E Eddings
- John W Michelman PVT
- Albion T Carter
- John Smerik
- Norman H Simpson
- Charles S Mauldin (SC) "Second Lieutenant to a Virginian Only"
- Charles Blessing
- Bill Sullivan
- Charles L Reiner
- Herbert J Stark ?
- Everette G Begg
- Joseph J Zakarewicz
- Frank J Berndt
- Frank Carie
- J P Murphy
- Floyd E Bowers
- James H Miller
- Leo E O'Donnell
- Leslie E Branch
- Gerald F Quinn
- Robert Diskin
- Saleem Carter
- John Demetriades
- Joe Kearns
- Earl T Hardin
- Melvin McTiernan
- Edward Wroblewski
- George W Crews
- Vern L Mollenkopf
- John Mierzwa
- X K R Kuchinski X
- Samuel P DiStasi
- Ted L Indevina
- Richard J Hare
- Frank A Malle
- Donald F DuPree
- Murray Peeler
- Patrick H Fawcett
- Walter A Kochanek
- Charles Livingston
- Troy W Smith
- Charles A Dyks
- James J Chicoine
- Charles H Ayalle, Jr
- James M McGuire
- Roy Cowen
- Henry H M E Duffie
- Delmar L Murphy
- Kimble D Nichols
- John J Hogan, M S
- Myron ??nez
- Theodore M Shaffer
- Lester O Leiter
- Eugene Englehardt
- Frank J Biondo
- Jimmy Tynan
- Joseph "Yankee" Cavanagh, NY
- John Hickman
- Henry J Eyres (Mass.)
- Herbert Wyatt
- Earl B Durham
- Lester A Files
- Louis W Wesendorf
- William Hilton
- George Ampach (AWOL)
- John E Heinonen
- Fred A Gnade
- Frye V M
- Roy C Fairs
- William R Duncan
- Melvin G Blogom ?
- Harry E Oster, Jr
- Richard G Reinhart
- John J Campinelli
- Man Mountain Habak
- Jimy Boatwright S 2/C
- Edward Saigalski
- Frank J Sweet
- Valda A Nesti
- Cpl Leon Genro
- John B Burns
- Hyman Friedman
- L J Smith
- Wm Cagney
- Joseph A Rumanik
- Joe Alfinito (Bronx)
- O'Neal LaFarlett
- Elmer A Russom
- Harry F Elias
- E O Reinhardt (Baltimore, MD)
- Pester Mullineaux (Baltimore, MD)
- Louis Garcia (S S Matsonia)
- James C Arthur
- Floyd C Morgan
- Ste M Jakurski
- Calvin B McNee ?
- John Kapronica
- Virgil C Julian
- Adolph Kubicki
- Jos Wyatt Jr.
- Erwin G Laffer
- Delbert J Hook ?
- John J McKrenan ?
- Nelroy C Stiner or Stoner ?
- Walter E Dupray ?
- David Jewelson ?
- Erwin G Willis
- Paul Colacic
- Alfred N Tasca
- William N Walsh
- Richard P Booker ?
- Edward A Weaver
- Pvt Franklin E Orangko
- Manuel Valde
- Walter F Kawalka
- Roy E Medford
- Charles Kovac
- Walter Schneiderman
- Anthony J Kozak
- Martin L Capp
- PFC Henry J Eyres
- Alvin Jaynes
- Henry C Kuns
- James H Males
- Jesse L Hayton
- Henry E Wix ?
- Phillip N Bonki
- Robert G Eiswerth
- Donald O Leitz
- Raymond G Eisterhold
- Arnold Warren Kentucky
- James S Curley
- W R Bondreaux S 2/C
- George Boati ?
- Harry J Bonino
- Luther D Coleman
- Odylon R Cortal
- John Dow Selby
- Thomas W Craig
- Stanley H Zubate ?
- Fred J Culberson
- Andrew W Sihuli
- Donald Kemphaus
- Jack M Demetris
- John W Wyatt
- W S Picasko ? S 2/C
- Walter A Karjalainen
- Paul A DeFrain
- John W Cook
- Walter Mack
- Ray Hilerman
- Victor Blanckfield
- Clayvern O Tennant
- Andrew J Woods
- Harold W Karisky
- Errol J Stolt
- Walter D Walker
- Jerry M Guidry, S M
- Thomas Devlin
- Edwin Dornseil
- Curtis A Taut
- Richard Fidler
- Sgt D Howe
- J M Barnett
- Mike Krdileski (YANK)
- Yank Jew Schaub
- Jack Guarcello
- Clayton D Whity
- Andrew J Wrobel
- S J Kuth
- Royal Mishall
- Russ Wilson
- Truman R Vene
- Cecil E Wilson
- Chester J Samanski
- Illegible
- John R Mulvaney
- Alfred A La Vainge ?
- John T Liston
- J H Trautman
- Marion D Long
- Wm Musselman
- Albert D Kibby
- J E Munn
- V E Tabor
- J Zasson ?
- H A Luler, Jr
- Hyman Jakowitz
- Joseph B Ziemski
- Marvin L Kackson
- Johnnie E Howard
