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[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

[Personal Account of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, 1987]

Description: Xeroxed personal account of the attack on Pearl Harbor written by Theodore "Ted" Blahnik. He briefly discusses his life and service before the attack and then details the day of the attack from his perspective aboard the USS Helena (CL-50). The Helena was struck by a Japanese bomb and later torpedoed. She ultimately capsized but did not sink. Blahnik was one of 165 survivors aboard the USS Helena that abandoned ship.
Date: 1987?
Creator: Blahnik, Theodore (Ted)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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

[William Eugene Baker Log Book Entries, Apr-May 1944]

Description: Log book entries written by William Eugene Baker discussing day to day activities during his service in World War II including work tasks, movies that he saw, and visiting Australia. These pages were found loose within Baker's diary.
Date: 1944-04-25/1944-05-30
Creator: Baker, William Eugene
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Diary of William Eugene Baker, 1941-1942]

Description: Diary of William Eugene Baker detailing life during his service in World War II beginning from the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and extending until a final entry on June 28, 1942.
Date: 1941-12-07/1942-06-28
Creator: Baker, William Eugene
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Night Orders Log Book, 1941-1942]

Description: Night orders log book from the USS Phelps (DD-360) covering the time from August 27, 1941 to March 8, 1942, including the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Each entry contains the ship's route and speed at different times and other happenings throughout the night
Date: 1941-08-27/1942-03-08
Creator: Beck, Edward L. & Nyquist, Walfrid
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
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

[Letter from Grover Barron Bishop to Grover Bishop, January 19, 1936]

Description: Letter sent by Grover Barron Bishop to his father discussing life at the Naval Training Station in San Diego, California. He discusses his daily schedule, meals, sleeping in hammocks, differences between Southerners and Northerners, the station's cleanliness, and the Navy's strict ways of doing things.
Date: January 19, 1936
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, January 28, 1936]

Description: Letter sent by Grover Barron Bishop to his father discussing life at the Naval Training Station in San Diego, California. He discusses being sent to the Naval Hospital for pneumonia and his experience there, church in the Navy, the lack of theft in the Navy, and the punishment for not hanging your clothes correctly.
Date: January 28, 1936
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, February 6, 1936]

Description: Letter from Grover Barron Bishop to his father discussing life at the Naval Training Station in San Diego, California. He discusses the progression of his pneumonia and his experience staying at the hospital, Navy breakfasts, and insurance and savings policies the Navy offers. He closes telling his father he thinks he is the best dad in the world and that he loves him.
Date: February 6, 1936
Creator: Bishop, Grover Barron
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

[Letter from Erminio J. Brignole to Don, October 9, 1941]

Description: Letter sent by Erminio J. Brignole to his friend Don updating him on life aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39). He tells him that he has become a helmsman for his division, discusses rumors that the Arizona will return to the mainland, recounts being confused by the mess hall menu, and discusses his position in the ship turrets and a draft for China.
Date: October 9, 1941
Creator: Brignole, Erminio J.
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, March 1, 1936]

Description: Letter sent by Grover Barron Bishop to his father discussing life at the Naval Training Station in San Diego, California. He discusses getting used to the climate in California, his chances at getting into a military academy, a letter he received from a girl in Sherman, one of his peer's letters, and being made Recruit Chief Petty Officer.
Date: March 1, 1936
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, April 1936]

Description: Letter sent by Grover Barron Bishop to his father discussing life at the Naval Training Station in San Diego, California. He discusses an academy appointment from Representative Sam Rayburn, standing night watch and getting sick from it, the Texas Centennial, a card to his grandmother that got lost, a German cruiser that came to port, his friend J. P. Fits, rating second class in May, and asks Miss Buster to write to him.
Date: 1936-04?
Creator: Bishop, Grover Barron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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