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Champagne Bottle

Note: This item is currently in storage.

This champagne bottle (in pieces inside the case) was used by Adelaide Rickenbacker, the wife of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, to launch USS Mazama (AE-9) on Aug. 15, 1943.

Donated by Ms. Adelaide F. Rickenbacker.

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