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USS Oklahoma Christmas Dinner Menu 1937
Holiday Menus from Ship to Shore

Cover - Children's Christmas Party On Board the United States Ship Oklahoma At Anchor in San Pedro Harbor, California, December 25, 1937.

 Cover - Children's Christmas Party On Board the United States Ship Oklahoma At Anchor in San Pedro Harbor, California, December 25, 1937.

  

Order of Events: 0945-1030 Crew's Reception Room, Brief Christmas Service, Celebration of Christ Mass, Baptisms; 1030-1100 Guests Welcomed and Seated on the Quarterdeck, Music by U.S.S. Oklahoma Band, (a) Christmas Selections, (b) Christmas Medley, *Christmas Story read by all, **Singing of Carols; 1100-1200 Marionette Show, The Famous Olvera Puppeteers; 1200-1300 In The Casemates: Christmas Dinner for All; 1300-1400 On the Quarterdeck: Arrival of Santa Claus, Distribution of Toys and Packages; 1400-1430 Motor Launches for San Pedro and Long Beach - Children's Christmas Party On Board the United States Ship Oklahoma At Anchor in San Pedro Harbor, California, December 25, 1937.

  Order of Events - Children's Christmas Party On Board the United States Ship Oklahoma At Anchor in San Pedro Harbor, California, December 25, 1937.

Source: Oklahoma, USS file, ZC files, Navy Department Library.

Related Source: USS Oklahoma BB-37 history, Dictionary of American Fighting Ships.