This displays honors the USS Maryland, a Colorado-Class Battleship, commissioned in 1921.  One of the survivors of the attack at Pearl Harbor, she went on to earn 7 battle stars during the war, participating in many of the major actions in the Pacific Theater including Midway, Tarawra, Saipan, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa.  A monument to the battleship, incorporating the ships bell, stands on the grounds of the Maryland State House.
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