The term “plank owner” is an unofficial honor given by crew members to peers. Plank owner usually signifies a person who was part of a ship’s commissioning crew. It can also refer to members of a recommissioning or decommissioning crew. This certificate commemorates the recommissioning of the aircraft carrier Intrepid on June 18, 1954.
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