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[Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head, January 15, 1971]

Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head giving her holiday greetings, informing them of the weather in Fairbanks, and sharing about her experiences from her 1970 travels.

Date: January 15, 1971

Creator: Hunter, Celia

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Al Stremel. Stremel joined the Navy in October of 1940. Beginning in December, he served in the fire room aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6). In April of 1942, they escorted USS Hornet (CV-8) on the Doolittle Raid. From June through November, they participated in the battles at Midway, the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal. In January of 1944, Stremel was sent to Oil Burning School in Philadelphia. He was transferred to USS … more

Date: July 30, 2011

Creator: Stremel, Al

Item Type: Text

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

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 15, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing taking a train with other Red Cross workers from Chicago to Seattle, the Seattle area, traveling by ship to Oahu, and impressions of the island. Written on Burlington Hotel (Washington DC) stationary.

Date: May 15, 1945

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes