[Post Card from Stefan Czarnecki to Stanley Locke, Jr., December 9, 1941]

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Post card from Stefan Fred Czarnecki to Stanley Locke, Jr. telling him that the ship he's on has been damaged but won't sink. He also promises to fully answer Mr. Locke's letter the next day. The image on the front is of the U.S.S. Maryland on the water showing the starboard side. Printed in the bottom left corner is "U.S.S. Maryland."

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1 postcard : ill.

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Czarnecki, Stefan Fred January 31, 1937.

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Established in 1967, the Museum honors the 8 million Americans who served in WWII in the Pacific Theater by sharing their stories with the world. Located in Fredericksburg in the restored Nimitz "Steamboat" Hotel, the Museum partners with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve the historical resources of the era.

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Post card from Stefan Fred Czarnecki to Stanley Locke, Jr. telling him that the ship he's on has been damaged but won't sink. He also promises to fully answer Mr. Locke's letter the next day. The image on the front is of the U.S.S. Maryland on the water showing the starboard side. Printed in the bottom left corner is "U.S.S. Maryland."

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1 postcard : ill.

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The Pearl Harbor Collection contains personal narratives, photographs, diaries, correspondence, and governmental papers that relate to men, women, children and ships present at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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  • January 31, 1937

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  • May 30, 2024, 6:41 a.m.

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Czarnecki, Stefan Fred. [Post Card from Stefan Czarnecki to Stanley Locke, Jr., December 9, 1941], postcard, January 31, 1937; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1689123/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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