Photo #: NH 83439-KN (Color)
USS Oklahoma (BB-37) Association
Patch commemorating the Association's 1973 twin reunions at Anaheim,
California, and Newport, Rhode Island.
Colors & 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 Historical Center Photograph.
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