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[251st Army Band on the U.S.S. Leonard Wood]

Description: Photograph of the 251st Army band sitting on board the U.S.S. Leonard Wood with their instruments. The men sit in rows behind music stands wearing their uniforms. The first visible row has three French horn players, behind them on the left are two tuba players and to the right are two trombone players. More men sit behind them without visible instruments.
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Army Ambulance]

Description: Photograph of an Army Ambulance. The vehicle is dark with an elongated back and a white square with a red cross on the window and "ambulance" written above the windshield. To the left of the ambulance is a building with a tarp pinned on the side.
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Baseball Group Photo, #1]

Description: Photograph of a group of men posing in two rows on a baseball field. The front row is kneeling with baseball mitts on, black caps and long-sleeves. The man in the center of the front row is the only one wearing short sleeves, a black puffy vest and no hat. There are seven men in the back row with the third from left being Paul O. Bocker. Bocker is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, a black cap and a baseball mitt. The two men to Bocker's left wear long-sleeves shorts and no hats. Bocker is leaning o… more
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Baseball Group Photo, #2]

Description: Photograph of a group of men posing in three rows on a baseball field. The front row is kneeling with baseball mitts on, black caps and long-sleeves. The man in the center of the front row is the only one wearing short sleeves, a black puffy vest and no hat. The row behind them consists of three men leaning down over them. The men wear long-sleeved shirts and the two on the right wear black caps. Four men stand in the back, three wearing black caps and one wearing a black V-neck shirt. Paul Boc… more
Date: 1941~
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[Clipping: Hero's Wife Returns]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing the return of a Joanne Jones to California after the funeral for her husband Ensign H. C. Jones. The article details that his funeral was held in the St. Augustine Chapel at Waikiki, the same chapel the couple were married in. When she returned, she was photographed holding her husband's cap and saber shown on the right.
Date: December 21, 1941
Creator: San Francisco Examiner
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping

[Clipping: Joanne Zinsmeister Sailed From San Francisco]

Description: News clipping with notice of upcoming wedding of Ms. Joanne Zinsmeister to Ensign Herbert C. Jones. The clipping details how she sailed from San Francisco to Honolulu to be married at the Our Lady of Peace Cathedral on June 11th. Above the small article is a portrait of Mrs. Zinsmeister in a black turtleneck and a chain necklace.
Date: June 6, 1941
Creator: Peninsula Times Tribune
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping

[Copy of Letter from Grover Barron Bishop to Grover Bishop, November 9, 1941]

Description: Copy of a letter sent by Grover Barron Bishop to his father and other family discussing life aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) stationed at Pearl Harbor. He discusses being sick and taking his duties easy for a while, putting Johnnie and Barrie's address in Ladonia, having to celebrate Christmas in Hawaii, shipping in the navy, and morale in the military.
Date: November 9, 1941
Creator: Bishop, Grover Barron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter

[Copy of Letter from Grover Barron Bishop to Jane Bishop, September 4, 1941]

Description: Copy of a letter from Grover Barron Bishop to his eldest sister, Jane Bishop, discussing life aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) stationed at Pearl Harbor. He discusses Jane's press job, his duties instructing other sailors and managing engines, studying for the Chiefs exam, going to aviation school, and the Japanese's current situation.
Date: September 4, 1941
Creator: Bishop, Grover Barron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter

[Diary Entry of Ruth Elizabeth Randall, December 1941]

Description: Diary entry of Ruth Elizabeth Randall giving her account of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and the aftermath in the days following. She describes running from bombs and machine gun fire on the day of the attack and being transported from place to place to stay in makeshift shelters and private homes after her home in Wheeler Field was destroyed.
Date: 1941-12-07/1941-12-11
Creator: Randall, Ruth Elizabeth
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 21.486667 -158.043889

[Excerpt of Letter from Grover Barron Bishop to Jane Bishop, November 1, 1941]

Description: Excerpt of a letter from Grover Barron Bishop to his eldest sister, Jane Bishop, discussing things happening within their family. He thanks her for the coat he gave his daughter and the shaving lotion she gave him for his birthday, discusses her boyfriend joining the army, her new car, and the situation with Billie and Mr. Hilliard.
Date: November 1, 1941
Creator: Bishop, Grover Barron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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