Pig 311 and Goat "B. O. Plenty" are the official mascots of the animal laboratory ship of Operation Crossroads, the USS Burleson (APA 67). Shown as the ship arrived at Washington, D.C. to discharge its animal cargo are Dale Lipps, Seaman 2/c, o
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