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[Boy Stands With Horse and Calf]

Description: Photograph of a young man in a white collared shirt and shorts holding the lead of a dark horse. Next to the horse is a small calf. Both the horse and calf are extremely skinny with every rib showing. Behind the horse are a few barrels, trees and a building with a straw roof.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Members of the 746 AAA Gun Battalion]

Description: Photograph of four soldiers standing side by side outside the 746 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion Headquarters. The men wear long-sleeved collared shirts, belts and pants. From left to right the first man is not wearing a hat, the man next to him wears a garrison cap, next to him a man wears a brimmed hat, and the last man wears a garrison cap. Teh man on the right end is partially out of the frame. The men stand in front of a post with a sign that reads "HEADQUARTES 746 AAA GUN BN.".
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the… more
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the… more
Date: April 19, 2012
Duration: 41 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Fouts. Fouts joined the Navy in 1939 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion of basic training, Fouts joined the USS Argonne (AG-31). Later, he was stationed at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor when the war started. He recalls witnessing the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. He managed to get guns operational on the USS Widgeon (AM-22) before it got underway during the attack. Between the attacks, Fouts went alongside the US… more
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Fouts, Alan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Dimminger. Dimminger worked for Hammond Aircraft and Consolidated in 1939, building aircraft. He joined the Navy in March of 1942. Beginning in mid-June Dimminger served as Aviation Metalsmith Third Class aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8). From August through October they operated around the Solomon Islands. On 26 October, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the ship was struck and sank by a dive bomber and torpedo pla… more
Date: July 5, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Dimminger, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Dimminger. Dimminger worked for Hammond Aircraft and Consolidated in 1939, building aircraft. He joined the Navy in March of 1942. Beginning in mid-June Dimminger served as Aviation Metalsmith Third Class aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8). From August through October they operated around the Solomon Islands. On 26 October, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the ship was struck and sank by a dive bomber and torpedo pla… more
Date: July 5, 2006
Creator: Dimminger, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Portrait of Paul Bocker in Uniform]

Description: Portrait of Paul O. Bocker sitting with his hands in his lap in uniform. His uniform consists of a garrison cap, glasses, a long-sleeved button up shirt with pins on either side of the collar, a tie, a belt and pants.
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldier Stands in a Flooded Camp]

Description: Photograph of a soldier standing up to his ankles in water in a flooded camp. He is wearing a wide brimmed hat, a collared trench coat, a button up, dark belts and pants rolled up at the ankles. Behind him are bulletin boards and a sign reading "batter 'G' -derly Room" and a tent.
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Save Bed Roll from Flood]

Description: Photograph of two soldiers holding a bed frame with a bed roll and leather trunk above the ankle-deep water flooding their camp. The man on the left wears a wide-brimmed hat, a collared jacket and pants rolled over his knees. The man on the right wears a wide brimmed hat and a long sleeve collared jumpsuit rolled up to the knee. Behind them to the left is an open tent that has "US" printed on it and a vehicle on the right.
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Sit in Flooded Camp]

Description: Photograph of two soldiers sitting on a crate while up to their ankles in water. They are wearing wide brimmed hats, long sleeved collared jackets, button ups, and long socks. The man on the left is wearing shirts and the man on the right wears long pants rolled up at the ankles. On the left another soldier is walking into the frame with a tobacco pipe in his mouth. Behind them are several light-colored tents.
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Solider on Back of Horse]

Description: Photograph of solider riding down a dirt path on a dark mare named Smokey. The soldier is wearing a long-sleeved collared uniform, a belt, a cap and sunglasses. The path he is on is lined with trees and the straw roof of a building can be seen on the right.
Date: 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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