markmuller

Actually I think this is a ceremony when crossing the international date line from east to west. The day changes and the 'uninitiated' who have never crossed over are called "polywogs" and are subject to mocking and mock torture (water hose treatment and blindfolded and forced to place hands in spaghetti, etc.

American Earl Crotchett, a cameraman for Universal Newsreels, was one of many overseas war correspondents operating in Australia during WWII. Earl was wounded in New Guinea by a Japanese bomb that was dropped on '17 mile airstrip' (Durand Airfield 17 miles from Port Moresby) during the Buna Campaign in late 1942. In this photo you can see his friends signing names to his plaster cast, on the steps of the Queens Hotel in Townsville which was used as accommodation for officers in World War II. During WWII, 'foxhole journalism' developed, focusing on accounts close to the action, and this saw large numbers of journalists killed and wounded. To date the Honour Roll of Australian journalists, photographers, cameramen and crew killed in action holds 32 names. Sixteen of those died reporting in conflict zones during WWII. Source: www.facebook.com/anzacsquarebrisbane/photos/a.56086881474...

This is my Father with the teletype operator (Olga) as stated. He said she was a close friend and I think they dated before he met my Mother, Helen K. Muller (Hoffman).