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U.S. Navy Thanksgiving Dinner Menu Card, World War II Era

U.S. Navy Thanksgiving Dinner Menu Card, World War II Era

A World War II-era U.S. Navy Thanksgiving Dinner menu card, listing an elaborate holiday meal served aboard ship or at a naval station under the command of Captain George Washington Steele, U.S. Navy (Ret.). Menus such as this were distributed to crew as festive keepsakes, reflecting the Navy's tradition of marking major holidays with special meals even amid wartime service far from home. Project: 218156