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Imperial Rescript of the Declaration of War on the United States and Great Britain

Document announcing a declaration of war to the United States and Great Britain as ordered by the Emperor of Japan. The alliance between America and England and China is provided as a major factor in the escalation of conflict.

Date: December 8, 1941

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Directive on the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

Directive outlining the terms for Japanese surrender and all the steps to be taken for the transfer of power from the Imperial Japanese government to the Allied occupational government.

Date: September 3, 1945

Creator: Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Service Memoir of A. G. Alexander, December 22, 2006]

Memoir written by A. G. Alexander recounting his life leading up to his service in the United States Navy and his training and service in the Navy.

Date: December 22, 2006

Creator: Alexander, A. G.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Alvin A. Burger, May 4, 1966]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Alvin A. Burger explaining that his uncle, Lee Kempner, died over the weekend so he will not be able to attend the meeting in Austin.

Date: May 4, 1966

Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Military Service Members Playing Sports at Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation]

Photographic negative of service members at the Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation from the 1894 Aviation Engineer Battalion running in a field as they engage in sport and recreation.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Military Service Members Playing Football at Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation]

Photographic negative of military service members lined up in formation as two opposing teams while playing football at Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation. A football can be seen in motion on the right side of the photo. There is a view of a body of water in the background.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Cargo Boxes Piled on Yellow Beach, Okinawa]

Photograph of a section of Yellow Beach, Okinawa, Japan covered in wooden cargo crates and longshoremen sorting through cargo. A water tower is visible in the background.

Date: October 17, 1945

Creator: Ryan, Gerald

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Men Sitting on Badly Stacked Cargo at Yellow Beach, Okinawa]

Photograph of four longshoremen sitting on stacked cargo at Yellow Beach, Okinawa, Japan. Many of the cargo boxes in the foreground are overturned or broken.

Date: [1941..1945]

Creator: Gerald Ryan

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Longshoremen Are Transporting Cargo at Naha Port, Japan]

Photograph of 5 longshoremen aboard an unknown ship transferring cargo at Naha Port, Okinawa.

Date: October 16, 1945

Creator: Cunningham, Dale

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Two Engineers Operating Equipment in a Quarry]

Photograph of two engineers standing on the right and operating some equipment, in an unknown quarry. A large piece of equipment and a truck are pictured on the left side of the photograph.

Date: [1944..1945]

Creator: Maceiras, Richard P.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Post-War News, September 26, 1945]

News from around the world following the end of the war including the expansion of the United States occupation of Japan, Navy Day observances, the dismantling of German industrial plants, and Greek ratification of the United Nations Charter.

Date: September 26, 1945

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[USS Appalachian Plan of the Day, October 5, 1945]

Two copies of the USS Appalachian's (AGC-1) plan of the day listing all the activities including reveille, port routine, pay day, inspection, Jewish religious service, evening colors, and movies. There is also a message from AlNav and information regarding the current operation in Hokkaido, Japan.

Date: October 5, 1945

Creator: USS Appalachian (AGC-1)

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Annex 1 to the Directive of the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

Summary of Directive Number 2 giving the key points of the terms of actions needed to be taken immediately following Japanese surrender.

Date: September 3, 1945

Creator: Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Annex 2 to the Directive of the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

Annex 2 to Directive Number 2 to be presented to the Commanding General of the First Japanese General Army providing more detailed instructions for initiating the provisions required by the Directive regarding Armed Forces organization and transportation.

Date: September 3, 1945

Creator: Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Imperial Rescript of the Declaration of War on the United States and Great Britain

[Directive on the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

[Service Memoir of A. G. Alexander, December 22, 2006]

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Alvin A. Burger, May 4, 1966]

[Military Service Members Playing Sports at Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation]

[Military Service Members Playing Football at Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation]

[Cargo Boxes Piled on Yellow Beach, Okinawa]

[Men Sitting on Badly Stacked Cargo at Yellow Beach, Okinawa]

[Longshoremen Are Transporting Cargo at Naha Port, Japan]

[Two Engineers Operating Equipment in a Quarry]

[Post-War News, September 26, 1945]

[USS Appalachian Plan of the Day, October 5, 1945]

[Annex 1 to the Directive of the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

[Annex 2 to the Directive of the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]