US Navy - Christmas Dinner Menu, 1947

 

Christmas Dinner Menu. This one is seventy five years old already. Potentially the ship crew were the only inhabitants at Johnston Island during this time. Vessel name is unknown, but crew is listed below.

Menu was as follows:

Cream of Tomato Soup

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Roast Young Tom Turkey, Giblet Gravy and Cranberry Sauce

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Candied Sweet Potatoes

French Peas

Buttered Asparagus

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Lettuce, Tomato Salad, Thousand Island Dressing

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Pumpkin Pie

Ice Cream

Nuts

Sweet Rolls

Fruit Cake

Bread

Butter

Lemonade

Candy

Cigarettes

I will list out the mentioned names here, when I take the item out of storage.

Talent Show Prints - USN, 1961

Seven photographs that were sold to me taken out of an eBay listing of a serviceman's photo album from his Pacific tours in the early 60's. They were sold to me as being from 1961, dated presumably from the rest of the material in the album. Would like to know which building on JI held the talent show. All prints measure 8 x 10" except for the one captioned 'Smiling Jim' which is smaller and mounted on card. See below for any notes on the prints.

For above. Captions read (front) 2nd Show 'Air Group Happy Hour', and 'Smiling Jim' and (rear) Johnson Atoll. Wonderfully misspelled by the captioneer, this was a common mistake made in the mid-century of not including the 'T' in 'Johnston' -- I have other examples in letters, QSL cards etc. this was likely misspelled here from referencing the below photograph with the suitcase. Hard to know anything for sure. Any context on these much appreciated. Who is Smiling Jim and what is his email address?

The great misspelled suitcase. I am curious if this was intentional or not. 

Maybe it was part of a skit for the show.

Judging by the haircut, this is not Smiling Jim...

All of the identities of the above are unknown. If you recognize anyone, please leave me a comment below!

Johnston Atoll 1960's USN Souvenir T-Shirt

 

This was the first item I bought, and so rightfully should be the first one to be posted on here. 

It was also how I discovered Johnston Atoll and started to uncover some of its history.  

I came across this for sale when researching into the US' nuclear weapon tests that were held in the pacific ocean, utilising atolls like Johnston Atoll due to their remoteness. The person listing the t-shirt was not selling it for a lot of money, and had nothing to say about it besides labelling it 'USN' and presuming the dating was from the sixties. 

Likely accurate, or potentially the early seventies, based on the Hanes label tag on the inner neck. 

Being such a good looking t-shirt, I became fascinated with what this 'Johnston Atoll' was and why their might be a t-shirt after it. Finding this has lead me to today and the running of this site.

I know that Matt @ Klaxon Howl also has / has had one of these too.