WWII Item - Thanksgiving Edition...

Happy Thanksgiving errbody.

I'd like to take a minute to say Please Remember our Troops that are Deployed this Thanksgiving day and they can't be with their families. If you are interested you can donate to the USO or Operation Homefront to help our service members today. These are the two that I donate to. Mods please remove if this is unacceptable.

These items are small and seem insignificant to some, but as time goes on I will get to the really cool stuff like guns, uniform, bombs etc.. lol

In collecting these things I have sub categories in my collection. Christmas, Food, Music and Oklahoma. ANd this falls in the food categories. Thanksgiving Day menus... There are not as many Thanksgiving Day Menus as there are Christmas menus .But since today is Thanksgiving I thought I would share the couple that I have.

The first one.. Fort Sill Oklahoma. 1942.






The second.. Bombardier Training School Deming NM










and Finally... This Thanksgiving Day Menu came from the USCGC Ingham... US Coast Guard ship.






and along with the menu came a Christmas menu and these photos... Of part of the Ships Crew.




and also a photo of the ship itself.




And here is a little WWII info on the Ship.

Ingham was built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The Treasury Department awarded her contract on 30 January 1934. Her keel was laid on 1 May 1935, and she was launched on 3 June 1936, along with her sisters William J. Duane, Roger B. Taney and the George W. Campbell". Ingham was christened by Ms. Katherine Ingham Brush on that date and the new cutter was formally commissioned on 12 September 1936.


Ingham served with distinction during World War II on convoy duty. Protecting ships ferrying vital supplies to Britain, Ingham battled stormy weather, German U-boats, and enemy aircraft. On 15 December 1942, during one crossing, Ingham engaged and sank the enemy submarine U-626.[3] After 1944, Ingham served as an amphibious flagship and she would later take part in three campaigns in the Pacific Theater. Ingham was the last active warship in the US fleet with a U-Boat kill.

Here are the Convoys that USCGC Ingham sailed with.

Convoys escorted
Convoy Escort Group Dates Notes
HX 164 10–19 Dec 1941[4] from Newfoundland to Iceland
ON 49 27 Dec 1941-5 Jan 1942[5] from Iceland to Newfoundland
HX 171 22–30 Jan 1942[4] from Newfoundland to Iceland
ON 63 7–13 Feb 1942[5] from Iceland to Newfoundland
HX 177 MOEF group A2 1–8 March 1942[4] from Newfoundland to Northern Ireland
ON 77 MOEF group A2 18–26 March 1942[5] from Northern Ireland to Newfoundland
HX 190 MOEF group A3 20–27 May 1942[4] from Newfoundland to Northern Ireland
ON 102 MOEF group A3 10–17 June 1942[5] from Northern Ireland to Iceland
ON 116 25–29 July 1942[5] Iceland shuttle
SC 93 29 July 1942[6] Iceland shuttle
ON 117 31 July-3 Aug 1942[5] Iceland shuttle
ON 124 24–27 Aug 1942[5] Iceland shuttle
SC 97 29 Aug-1 Sep 1942[6] Iceland shuttle
ON 132 21–24 Sep 1942[5] Iceland shuttle
SC 101 28–30 Sep 1942[6] Iceland shuttle
ON 136 5–9 Oct 1942[5] Iceland shuttle
SC 103 10 Oct 1942[6] Iceland shuttle
Convoy SC 107 5–7 Nov 1942[6] Iceland shuttle
ON 144 8–15 Nov 1942[5] Iceland shuttle
ON 152 11–15 Dec 1942[5] Iceland shuttle
SC 112 16–21 Dec 1942[6] Iceland shuttle
ON 160 14–21 Jan 1943[5] Iceland shuttle
HX 223 23–27 Jan 1943[4] Iceland shuttle
ON 175 4 Feb 1943[5] Iceland shuttle
Convoy SC 118 5–9 Feb 1943[6] Iceland shuttle
Convoy SC 121 9–11 March 1943[6] Iceland shuttle
Convoys HX 229/SC 122 19–21 March 1943[6] Iceland shuttle

Happy Thanksgiving .

and just for good measure I am going to throw in a US Army QuarterMaster Corp Bakers Certificate Fort Sill.



and this is the One of the Men that Signed it...