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Oral History Interview with Charles Walter Bernhardt, July 24, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Walter Bernhardt discussing where he grew up and stories from his childhood. He shares some of his experiences being stationed in Hawaii and fighting in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two, as well as some of the experiences of his friends and people he's met.
Date: July 24, 2004
Creator: Bernhardt, Charles Walter; Tombaug, John & Meter, Peg Van
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Owen Fluckey, August 21, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Owen Fluckey. He discusses his childhood and family and what led him to join the US navy. He describes his experiences in bootcamp at the Great Lakes Training Station in Indiana and his time in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: April 21, 2004
Creator: Fluckey, Owen; Tombaugh, John B. & Meter, Peggy Van
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Eugene Riester, November 20, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene Riester where he discusses his childhood and education and what led him to joining the Navy. He describes his experiences in the attack on Peral harbor and his service in the Pacific Theatre that followed.
Date: November 20, 2004
Creator: Riester, Eugene; Tombaugh, John & Meter, Peg Van
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Automobile Road-Light.

Description: Patent for an automobile road-light improvement that causes the lights of a moving vehicle to move in conformity of the vehicle itself. The device is readily attachable to automobiles of standard type.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Tausch, Joseph H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Service Memoir of Richard Cunningham]

Description: Personal account of Richard Cunningham detailing his experiences before, during, and after his naval service, including surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor while stationed aboard the USS West Virginia (BB-48) on December 7, 1941. He also discusses his involvement in the Solomon Islands campaign and the aftermath of Pearl Harbor.
Date: [1991..1993]
Creator: Cunningham, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
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
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