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[Transcription of Radio Message, December 7, 1941]

Description: Transcription of a radio message received from Pearl Harbor by Ples Harmon Finley, Jr., and an Ensign informing San Diego Naval Base of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The note was intended to be destroyed, but Finley put it in his pocket as a souvenir.
Date: December 7, 1941
Creator: Finley, Ples Harmon, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Clipping: Resident Records First Pearl Harbor Message]

Description: Xerox copy of a newspaper clipping from the Durant Daily Democrat regarding the radio message sent to San Diego Naval Base and transcribed by Ples Harmon Finley, Jr., informing the Continental United States of the attacks occurring on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: 196X
Creator: Durant Daily Democrat
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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

[Clipping: Work of Treachery]

Description: Newspaper clipping showing two photographs of sinking battleships during the December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor. The top image shows the U.S.S. Utah capsized in the harbor and the image below it shows the Destroyer Shaw exploding.
Date: 1942
Creator: The Fort Worth Press
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Vanita M. Bocker's Diary]

Description: Diary related to Vanita M. (Falkenstein) Bocker, wife to 2nd Lt. Paul O. Bocker. Lt. Bocker was stationed at Camp Malakole, Oahu with the 251st Coast Artillery at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The diary discusses the calendar for Vanita Bocker, books she has read, a diary entry about the attack on Pearl Harbor and its aftermath.
Date: 1941~
Creator: Bocker, Vanita M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 17, 1945?]

Description: Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, possibly to her mother, discussing receiving her driver's license with help from the recipient, driving across Oahu, work and related events, lack of free time, finding a particular book in the library, amenities at an officer's club, and taking a boat around Pearl Harbor. Written and typed on Red Cross stationary.
Date: 1945-06-17?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Oral History Interview with Bill Brown, June 26, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Brown. Brown was studying at the University of Texas at El Paso whe nhe joined the Army Air Force in 1942. Brown discusses his flight training, which occurred throughout Texas. With training cmplete, Brown was sent to Hawaii where he continued training with the 45th Fighter Squadron, 7th Air Force. Soon his unit was shipped to Iwo Jima where they flew bomber escort for bombing missions over the home islands of Japan. Br… more
Date: June 26, 2000
Creator: Brown, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 21.368803 -157.710651
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James T. Murphy, October 1, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James T. Murphy. Murphy grew up in Montana and joined the Army Air Corps in May 1941. Once he finished training, he was assigned to the 43rd Bomb Group, 63rd Bomb Squadron. He then went to reconnaissance for the Battle of Midway. He then rejoined the Pacific Theater and pacticipated in skip bombing and flying B17s. He tells the story of receiving his Silver Star from General Douglas MacArthur. He mentions returning to the Ai… more
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Murphy, James T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 33.544783 -112.358575
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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