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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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15 November 2000