[U.S.S. Oklahoma Liberty Card]

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Card issued from the United States Navy for Jack Russell Gordon giving him to leave the U.S.S. Oklahoma on liberty. On the back it is signed by Gordon has his date of birth, April 26, 1921, and his left and right forefinger prints.

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1 color card ; 8 cm x 6 cm.

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United States. Navy. January 1937.

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Card issued from the United States Navy for Jack Russell Gordon giving him to leave the U.S.S. Oklahoma on liberty. On the back it is signed by Gordon has his date of birth, April 26, 1921, and his left and right forefinger prints.

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1 color card ; 8 cm x 6 cm.

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The Pearl Harbor Collection contains personal narratives, photographs, diaries, correspondence, and governmental papers that relate to men, women, children and ships present at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: No. S-25
  • Accession or Local Control No: 2001_709_007
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1688988

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  • January 1937

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United States. Navy. [U.S.S. Oklahoma Liberty Card], text, January 1937; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1688988/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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