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[Chester W. Nimitz and Guests at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station]

Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz sitting at a dinner table with unidentified guests at an event held at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. Four guests are shown to be sitting to Nimitz left, a man in a white Naval Uniform, a woman in a dark dress with a pearl necklace, a man in a pale suit and patterned tie and finally a woman in a light-colored dress. Mr. Nimitz himself is wearing his white Naval Uniform with shoulder decals, golden buttons going down his front and ribbon bars above his pock… more

Date: June 18, 1946

Item Type: Photograph

[Chester W. Nimitz in Texas Regalia]

Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz standing behind a table and microphone dressed in Texas regalia. He has on a white long-sleeved shirt, a bandana tied around his neck, a cowboy hat and a holster on his hip. Behind Nimitz is an American flag. Handwritten by Nimitz on front: "Mary 14 Feb 1946 To my Valentine, Your Dad".

Date: February 14, 1946

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter from Lawrence Martel to Lt. Comdr. Robert W. Copeland - March 6, 1946]

Handwritten letter from Lawrence Martel to LCDR Robert W. Copeland, dated March 6, 1946. Martel, who served under Copeland on the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts during the Battle off Samar, writes to inform Copeland that he was rated the Presidential Unit Citation, inquiries about getting the authorization letters sent to him, and mentions he is supposed to be discharged in 60 days. He also asks about the ribbons he is rated for and obtaining a shellback certificate.

Date: March 6, 1946

Creator: Martel, Lawrence

Item Type: Letter

[Returning Soldiers on the Deck of U.S.S. General William Weigel]

Photograph of a large group of soldiers returning to the United States in late 1946 from the China-Burma-India Theater. They are leaning over the side of troopship U.S.S. General William Weigel (AP-119).

Date: [1946-06..1946-12]

Item Type: Photograph

[Returning U.S. Soldiers on the U.S.S. General William Wiegel]

Photograph of soldiers returning to the U.S. in late 1946 from the China-Burma-India Theater aboard the U.S.S. General William Wiegel (AP-119). The soldiers are standing crowded together behind the railing of the second story of the ship with two men standing on the top step of the stairs down.

Date: [1946-06..1946-12]

Item Type: Photograph

[Soldiers at Railing of U.S.S. General William Weigel]

Photograph of soldiers returning to the U.S. in late 1946 from the China-Burma-India Theater aboard the U.S.S. General William Wiegel (AP-119). The soldiers are crowded together looking over the side of the ship.

Date: [1946-06..1946-12]

Item Type: Photograph

[Transcript of Letter from Lawrence Martel to Lt. Comdr. Robert W. Copeland - March 6, 1946]

Date: March 6, 1946

Creator: Martel, Lawrence

Item Type: Letter

[U.S.S. Brant in Panama Canal]

Photograph of U.S.S. Brant in Panama Canal. The number '24' can be seen on the ships bow. The shoreline on the right is rugged and covered in plant life.

Date: 1946?

Item Type: Photograph

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[Chester W. Nimitz and Guests at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station]

[Chester W. Nimitz in Texas Regalia]

[Letter from Lawrence Martel to Lt. Comdr. Robert W. Copeland - March 6, 1946]

[Returning Soldiers on the Deck of U.S.S. General William Weigel]

[Returning U.S. Soldiers on the U.S.S. General William Wiegel]

[Soldiers at Railing of U.S.S. General William Weigel]

[Transcript of Letter from Lawrence Martel to Lt. Comdr. Robert W. Copeland - March 6, 1946]

[U.S.S. Brant in Panama Canal]