Troop 5 Scoutmaster U.S. Cleveland (facing camera, without torch,) administers the Boy Scout oath to tenderfoots Richard Salmon, Eddie Mann, Jimmy Nordlund and Freddie Rye in this photo taken during an investiture ceremony held during the troop's Silver Anniversary celebration in 1946. Others in the photo are unidentified. Troop 5 is the oldest scout troop in Florida, chartered on April 21, 1921. U.S. Cleveland joined Troop 5 in 1931 and became assistant scoutmaster in 1940. In 1946 he became scoutmaster and served in that capacity for 12 years.

Troop 5 Scoutmaster U.S. Cleveland pins a tenderfoot scout in this photo taken during an investiture ceremony held during the troop's Silver Anniversary celebration in 1946. The four new scouts are Richard Salmon, Eddie Mann, Jimmy Nordlund and Freddie Rye. Others in the photo are unidentified. Troop 5 is the oldest scout troop in Florida, chartered on April 21, 1921. U.S. Cleveland joined Troop 5 in 1931 and became assistant scoutmaster in 1940. In 1946 he became scoutmaster and served in that capacity for 12 years.