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[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

[Marine Corps Air Station Ewa Report of Action, December 30, 1941]

Description: Report from Lieutenant Colonel Claude A. Larkin, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 21, to the Commander in Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, describing the attacks on the Marine Corps Air Station in Ewa, Hawaii, during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The report details the events of each of the three attacks made against Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, and provides narratives from officers who witnessed the attacks.
Date: December 30, 1941
Creator: Marine Aircraft Group 21
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Location: 21.322222 -158.049444
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Personal Account of the Attacks on Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, 2002]

Description: Personal account of Colonel William C. Dickman of the attacks on the Marine Corps Air Station in Ewa, Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He details the events leading up to the attacks, including the formation of Marine Aircraft Group 21, the events during the three attacks, and the aftermath of the attacks and the decorations he and his fellow servicemen have received as recognition.
Date: 2002
Creator: Dickman, William C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 21.322222 -158.049444
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Certificate of Honorable Discharge from the Civilian Conservation Corps, August 4, 1941]

Description: Certificate issued to A. G. Alexander discharging him from the Civilian Conservation Corps so he may enlist in the United States Navy. The certificate contains his dates of service, his performance and conduct, and his dates of inoculations in the Corps.
Date: August 4, 1941
Creator: Williams, Delmar F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot Zimmerman, October 23, 1937]

Description: Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot Zimmerman detailing his life at the Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois. He discusses his hair being cut short, his teeth being fixed, and his tonsils being removed, his company being moved to another part of the camp, and sleeping in hammocks, and asks how things are in town.
Date: October 23, 1937
Creator: Bealer, Jesse L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot Zimmerman, November 5, 1937]

Description: Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot Zimmerman detailing his life at the Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois. He discusses the uniforms, gear, and toiletries he was given, the drills they have been practicing, potential leave for Christmas, and performing parades for visitors.
Date: November 5, 1937
Creator: Bealer, Jesse L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot and Walter Zimmerman, October 28, 1937]

Description: Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot and Walter Zimmerman discussing life at the Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois. He discusses standing watch during a blizzard, what he wants for Christmas, his chances at getting into a trade school, and having his pictures taken.
Date: October 28, 1937
Creator: Bealer, Jesse L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot and Walter Zimmerman, December 11, 1937]

Description: Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot and Walt Zimmerman discussing a visit to the Naval Training Station hospital. He relates that he went to the sick bay for a headache and cold and was soon transferred to the hospital, but that he does not mind it and that he feels well now. He mentions that he will bring a picture frame home, but that he cannot mail it as he is not allowed to mail glass, and that he saw "The Good Earth".
Date: December 11, 1937
Creator: Bealer, Jesse L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot and Walter Zimmerman, December 25, 1937]

Description: Letter sent by Jesse L. Bealer to Dot and Walt Zimmerman discussing his holiday activities at the Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois. He thanks them for the watch they gave him for Christmas, discusses a show the midshipmen at Annapolis put on, and relates his night of drinking on Christmas Eve with others from the training camp while on leave.
Date: December 25, 1937
Creator: Bealer, Jesse L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot and Walter Zimmerman, December 27, 1937]

Description: Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot and Walt Zimmerman discussing his Christmas and his upcoming New Year's activities at the Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois. He mentions getting his own bartender at the 33 Club in Waukegan, Illinois, his plans to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin over his New Years leaves, being moved to Company 31, drills and exams, and letters he received from people back home. In the postscript he invites Dot and Walt to visit for the graduation exercises and take him ho… more
Date: December 27, 1937
Creator: Bealer, Jesse L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot and Walter Zimmerman, January 16, 1938]

Description: Letter from Jesse L. Bealer to Dot and Walt Zimmerman discussing everything he has learned at the Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois. He learned proper washing and folding of clothing, military drills, swimming and boat rowing, flag signaling and morse code, knots, firearm usage and maintenance, types of ships and boats and all their parts and accessories, and life as a sailor. He notes that he still has several more hours of training left.
Date: January 16, 1938
Creator: Bealer, Jesse L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Erminio J. Brignole to Don, September 1941]

Description: Letter sent by Erminio J. Brignole to his friend Don discussing his journey to Pearl Harbor and his first few weeks there. He discusses being assigned mess duty and being sea sick on the way to Pearl Harbor, being transferred to the USS Arizona (BB-39) upon his arrival at Pearl Harbor, being on anchor watch, and cleaning and painting the Arizona while it is in dry dock.
Date: 1941-09-12/1941-09-21
Creator: Brignole, Erminio J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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