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[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, June 10, 1902]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, aboard the USS Indiana (BB-1), describes sleeping in a hammock and the crowded conditions aboard ship. He mentions there is a band aboard ship that plays concerts every morning and evening. Nimitz expresses relief to have his plebe year completed. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date: June 10, 1902
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

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, June 10, 1902]

Description: Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, aboard the USS Indiana (BB-1), describes sleeping in a hammock and the crowded conditions aboard ship. He mentions there is a band aboard ship that plays concerts every morning and evening. Nimitz expresses relief to have his plebe year completed.
Date: June 10, 1902
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

[Charles Stasny Photo Sheet-3]

Description: Page from scrapbook showing the travels of Charles Stasny during the war. The photo on the front is a man lying in a hammock. Another man leans against the hammock stand behind the man lying down. The back top photo is three shirtless men posing in front of a tent. The back bottom left photo is a path to a small house. The back bottom right is a man leaning against a frame covered in vines and bushes. The photographs are mounted on a piece of black scrapbook paper.
Date: 1943~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
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