Name/Title
1943 Christmas card (Em)Entry/Object ID
2024.1018.1Scope and Content
Christmas card with an American flag, two fouled anchors, and a three ribbon bar medal (American Defense, American Campaign, and European Campaign)
Inside reads
"May your Christmas in 1943 be a Merry Christmas and 1944 bring Peace and Victory"Context
Battleship Texas largely escorted Allied ships across the Atlantic from January 1943 to April 22, 1944. She mainly sailed from New York to either the UK, Gibraltar, or Casablanca.
The crew of Battleship Texas made holiday cards and gifts for those back home, and occasionally held holiday events when in port.Collection
Historical Collections, Collection (Emory R. Lewis)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Card, HolidayNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Card, GreetingNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
Dec 25, 1943
