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NH 83439-KN USS Oklahoma (BB-37) Association

Photo #: NH 83439-KN USS Oklahoma (BB-37) Association
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Description: USS Oklahoma (BB-37) Association Patch commemorating the Association's 1973 twin reunions at Anaheim, California, and Newport, Rhode Island. s & symbolism: Background - Gray - for the smoke of the attack; Maryland (background ship) - Pearl Gray for Pearl Harbor; Border rings and upper inscriptions - Scarlet - USS Oklahoma's colors were scarlet & white; Blue - Waters of Pearl Harbor and lower inscription; Brown - bottom of the capsized Oklahoma; Oil on the water - Black - for the infamous deed; White caps on the water - White. 32 came back was the theme of the reunions, commemorating the trapped crewmen rescued from inside the capsized battleship. Donation of Gerald E. Foreman, 1975. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 83439-KN
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