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The Transports.

Description: Cinquain poem composed as lyrics to a song with the beginning stanza containing 8 lines, ending stanza containing 6 lines and the middle stanzas having 4 lines, each rhyming on the second, fourth and sixth line. The lyrics discuss conditions at war and the American's confidence in the fight against dictators.
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

SNAFU

Description: Six stanza poem in rhymed verse, with four lines per stanza and eight lines on the third stanza, composed as lyrics to a song on the subject of the military's response to Pearl Harbor and lackluster conditions.
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Nansei Shoto Ryuku Islands-Loochoo Islands: A Pocket Guide

Description: A pocket sized booklet containing information on the Nansei Islands in Japan intended for United States military personnel that went there. The booklet describes the people, geography, history, culture, and disease and dangerous wildlife and provides maps, illustrations, and English phrases translated into Japanese with phonetic pronunciations.
Date: [1941..1946]
Creator: Special Publications Branch
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[13th Bomb SQDN. Honor Roll]

Description: Photograph of a memorial for the 13th bomb SQDN. The memorial contains an inscription on the top saying "13th BOMB. SQDN., Honor Roll" and three list titled missing in action, missing, and deceased for members of the squadron. A gate can be seen circling the memorial.
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[857th Aviation Engineer Battalion Song]

Description: Wartime copy of the music sheet for the 857th Aviation Engineer Battalion song composed, in part, by Everette "Tex" Frazier. This copy was presented and dedicated to the commanding officer of the unit, Lt. Col. William E. Hotchkiss.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Finkelstein, L. B.; Frazier, Everette Edell; Francis, W.; Harris, C. & Shropshil, R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[V-Mail Letter from Cpl. James L. Christian to Mrs. L. H. McNeel]

Description: V-mail letter sent by Cpl. James Leander Christian (1918 - 2008) to his grandmother, Mrs. Leander H. McNeel, Sr., telling her that all is well and that he is "somewhere in Hawaii." Christian tells her there isn't much he can say about his activities at the moment and provides advice for Kemp.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Christian, James Leander
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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