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MASCOTS
I think it would be nice if someone would make a homepage dealing with all the mascots that were in the military, (in the adopted sense). Below are photos of mascots of the Mulberry.
BELOW, MASCOT 'BEANO' WHO WAS WITH THE MULBERRY DURING WW2, DURING DUTY IN ALEUTIANS. Beano was 'discharged' (in the sense that he went home with Don Close when he was discharged)
(Photo courtesy Donald D. Close - caretaker).

BELOW -Mascot Alice - date unknown - Courtesy, HEADLEE COLLECTION
BELOW IS 'RUSTY', (The one in the middle), BROUGHT ABOARD MULBERRY WHILE AT
MARE ISLAND NAVY SHIPYARD, CALIFORNIA, 1948.
TO RUSTY'S RIGHT IS HUBERT HUMBERT
TO RUSTY'S LEFT IS ED MOONEY.
Photo courtesy Ed Mooney.
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