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[Telegram from Chester W. Nimitz to Leslie Cunningham, December 16, 1941]

Description: Telegram from the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz to Leslie Cunningham informing him that his son, Richard Cunningham, was lost in action during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Admiral Nimitz asks that Mr. Cunningham does not divulge any information regarding his son's ship or station to prevent aiding their enemies.
Date: December 16, 1941
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Telegram from Randall Jacobs to Leslie Cunningham, December 19, 1941]

Description: Telegram from Chief of Bureau of Navigation Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs to Leslie Cunningham informing him that his son, Richard Cunningham, who was previously reported as lost in Pearl Harbor is now reported as a survivor and apologizing for the anxiety caused by their mistake.
Date: December 19, 1941
Creator: Jacobs, Randall
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Handwritten Pearl Harbor Notes]

Description: Handwritten notes taken on December 7, 1941 at 10:30 AM about emergency measures on Oahu at Pearl Harbor. Included are orders for doctors, a call for drivers, orders for military personnel and civilians.
Date: December 7, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Paul Bocker's Post Exchange Card, #1]

Description: Card issued from the United States Army Post Exchange for Paul Bocker allowing him to exchange the card for items not exceeding $100 dollars from businesses with credit contracts with the Post Exchange in Camp Malakole.
Date: 1941~
Creator: United States Army Post Exchange
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Paul Bocker's Post Exchange Card, #2]

Description: Card issued from the United States Army Post Exchange for Paul Bocker allowing him to exchange the card for items not exceeding $100 dollars from businesses with credit contracts with the Post Exchange in Fort Shafter.
Date: 1941~
Creator: United States Army Post Exchange
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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 Grover Barron Bishop to Jane Bishop, May 2, 1941]

Description: 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 sailors' feelings on going to war, the heat's and other stressors' effects on people, his mother coming to California, being overworked, and getting something for Lou.
Date: May 2, 1941
Creator: Bishop, Grover Barron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Grover Barron Bishop to Jane Bishop, June 3, 1941]

Description: Letter from Grover Barron Bishop to his eldest sister, Jane Bishop, discussing life aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) stationed in Pearl Harbor. He discusses the uncertainty of his and other sailors' fates, his thoughts on his sister getting married, ways to help his mother, and going into aviation.
Date: June 3, 1941
Creator: Bishop, Grover Barron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Transfer Orders for Herbert W. Cole, November 27, 1941]

Description: Transfer orders from Commanding Officer E. H. Geiselman to Machinist's Mate First Class Herbert W. Cole ordering him from the sunken USS Arizona (BB-39) to the USS Henderson (AP-1) and giving his next service instructions.
Date: November 27, 1941
Creator: Geiselman, Ellis Hugh & Henry, J. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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