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Ensign Jesse L. Brown and Ensign R.G. Rider playing backgammon



Ensign Jesse L. Brown and Ensign R.G. Rider playing backgammon

Ensign Jesse L. Brown (left, front) and Ensign R.G. Rider play a game of backgammon (or acey-ducey) in the Fighter Squadron 32 ready room, on board USS Leyte, on April 12, 1949. Other squadron pilots are relaxing in the background. File Photo by U.S. Navy/UPI