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[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

[Telegram from Chester W. Nimitz to Leslie Cunningham, December 16, 1941]

Description: Telegram from the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz to Leslie Cunningham informing him that his son, Richard Cunningham, was lost in action during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Admiral Nimitz asks that Mr. Cunningham does not divulge any information regarding his son's ship or station to prevent aiding their enemies.
Date: December 16, 1941
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

[Telegram from Randall Jacobs to Leslie Cunningham, December 19, 1941]

Description: Telegram from Chief of Bureau of Navigation Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs to Leslie Cunningham informing him that his son, Richard Cunningham, who was previously reported as lost in Pearl Harbor is now reported as a survivor and apologizing for the anxiety caused by their mistake.
Date: December 19, 1941
Creator: Jacobs, Randall
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Military Base at Pearl Harbor Under Attack]

Description: Aerial photograph of the Naval base at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack. The base is surrounded by U.S. battle ships in the water, on the far side water shoots up into the air where bombs have been dropped near the battleships.
Date: December 7, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Signed Portrait of Jack Russell Gordon]

Description: Portrait of Jack Russel Gordon in a sailor's uniform taken from the chest up. He is smiling wide into the camera while wearing a white sailor's cap, a collared shirt with an eagle and crossed keys embroidered on the arm and a black sailor's tie. Handwritten on the bottom right is "Love from your grandson Jack".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Portrait of Gordon Cusack]

Description: Portrait of Gordon Cusack in uniform from the chest up. He is turned at a forty-five-degree angle to the left. His uniform consists of a garrison cap decorated with a small chain and a pin, a light-colored collared shirt, a tie and a jacket with pins on the lapels.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Jill Cusack]

Description: Photograph of a toddler Jill Cusack, daughter of Gordon Cusack and Jeanne Maverick Cusack. She is standing outside by a Coca-Cola bottle carton and in front of dirt piles and a truck with a covered back. Jill is wearing a shirt with short bubble sleeves and a Peter Pan collar underneath a white apron with frilled arm holes.
Date: 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[U.S.S. Shawmut]

Description: Photograph of the U.S.S. Shawmut (U.S.S. Oglala) on the water showing the starboard side. Printed on the bottom in the center is "U.S.S. Shawmut."
Date: unknown
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

[Baseball Group Photo, #1]

Description: Photograph of a group of men posing in two rows on a baseball field. The front row is kneeling with baseball mitts on, black caps and long-sleeves. The man in the center of the front row is the only one wearing short sleeves, a black puffy vest and no hat. There are seven men in the back row with the third from left being Paul O. Bocker. Bocker is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, a black cap and a baseball mitt. The two men to Bocker's left wear long-sleeves shorts and no hats. Bocker is leaning o… more
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Batter Up]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man standing on a baseball field holding a bat up like he's about to swing. He is wearing a black cap, a short-sleeved shirt over a long-sleeved one, tightly belted pants, long socks and shoes.
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Batter and Catcher]

Description: Photograph of a catcher crouching down by home plate with a batter to his right readying to swing. The catcher wears a white t-shirt with a puffy black vest over it, pants with long socks over them and shoes. He is holding a baseball in one hand and has a mitt on the other. The batter wears a black cap, a black long-sleeved shirt with a white short-sleeved shirt over it, jeans and shoes. On the field behind them an open bag sits by a few spare bats and baseballs. In the background are a few tre… more
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Baseball Group Photo, #2]

Description: Photograph of a group of men posing in three rows on a baseball field. The front row is kneeling with baseball mitts on, black caps and long-sleeves. The man in the center of the front row is the only one wearing short sleeves, a black puffy vest and no hat. The row behind them consists of three men leaning down over them. The men wear long-sleeved shirts and the two on the right wear black caps. Four men stand in the back, three wearing black caps and one wearing a black V-neck shirt. Paul Boc… more
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Baseball Duo]

Description: Photograph of two men on a baseball field. The man on the left is wearing a black cap, a short-sleeved shirt over a long-sleeved one, tightly belted pants, long socks and shoes. He has a baseball mitt in hand and an arm thrown around the man to his right. On the right the second man wears a long-sleeved shirt rolled up to his elbows, a black belt, white pants, long socks and shoes. His hand rest on top of a baseball bat. At their feet are several spare bats in a pile.
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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