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Oral History Interview with Vernon Oates, October 21, 1942

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Vernon Oates. He discusses his childhood, education and growing up during the great depression. He talks about joining the US Army Air Corps, now called the Air Force, and the experiences he had at various different training camps around the country.
Date: October 21, 1942
Creator: Oates, Vernon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Tonight At Iwo Jima

Description: Typed document recording the account of Edward H. De Wolf, who served on LST (H) 931 at Iwo Jima, describing the scene in a front line hospital ship following the initial invasion of Iwo Jima. The document graphically describes the assault on that island and the activity on LST (H) 931 during it.
Date: February 19, 1945
Creator: de Wolf, Edward H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Surrender Ceremony - 2 September 1945

Description: Hal Lamar's copy of a document entitled "Surrender Ceremony, 2 September 1945." The document lists a Schedule of Arrivals, Procedure for Assembling, and lists the names of Officers, Allied Representatives, and Japanese Representatives expected to attend. Several diagrams lay out the personnel arrangements on the USS Missouri.
Date: September 2, 1945
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Surrender Ceremony - Sequence of Events

Description: Document describing the surrender ceremony sequence of events on Truk Islands aboard the USS Portland. Document gives instructions on meeting and interacting with the Japanese delegation during the surrender. The appendices illustrate arrangement of personnel.
Date: September 2, 1945
Creator: Maquin, O. F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

T-N-T

Description: Typed account "T-N-T" of bombing of USS Marathon at Okinawa on July 22, 1945, written by Kenneth E. Haden of the ship's crew. Included with the document is an envelope addressed to Mrs. Silas Haden with handwritten notes including "Kenneth account of Bombing."
Date: October 11, 1945
Creator: Haden, Kenneth E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Doolittle Raid Operation Log, April 18, 1942]

Description: Operation Log from the Doolittle Raid taken from the USS Hornet by then SN Leo R. Cantrell. Written in pencil, the document gives minute by minute detail of the launch, with exact times, and includes launch times for each take-off by plane number
Date: April 18, 1942
Creator: Cantrell, Leo R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Operations Plans, Iwo Jima, 4th Marine Division]

Description: Document describing the debarkation and approach schedule, air and naval gunfire support, and other plans for the proposed invasion of Iwo Jima, 4th Marine Division.
Date: January 14, 1945
Creator: Eberhardt, F. C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Radio Interview with Vice Adm. R. K. Turner and Gen. H. M. Smith, Transcript]

Description: Typed transcript of interview conducted by radio interviewer Richard S. 'Cactus' Pryor with Vice Adm. R. K. Turner and Gen. H. M. Smith the day after the Iwo Jima flag raising and consists of commentary about that event and other combat operations taking place on the island at that time.
Date: February 24, 1945
Creator: Pryor, Cactus
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Maintenance Management Certificate]

Description: A certificate award to 1st Lt. Clifford R. Baird for completion of a Maintenance Management course at Special Staff School at the AAF center in Orlando, Florida.
Date: February 21, 1946
Creator: Army Air Forces Special Staff School
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Captain Promotion Certificate]

Description: A certificate promoting Clifford R. Baird to a Captain in the U.S. Army, Air Corps.
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: United States. Army. Air Corps.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Air Corps Technical School Diploma]

Description: Diploma for Airplane Mechanics presented to Sergeant Clifford R. Baird by the Spartan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Date: February 21, 1941
Creator: Spartan School of Aeronautics
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Staff Memorandum on New Frequency Set Up, October 10, 1943]

Description: Staff memorandum to several navy radiomen informing them of the new frequency set up as of October 10, 1943. The memorandum lists the frequencies for different places and scenarios and the roles of the radiomen.
Date: October 10, 1943
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Staff Sergeant Promotion Certificate]

Description: A certificate promoting Clifford R. Baird to Staff Sergeant.
Date: January 22, 1941
Creator: United States. Army.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Master Sergeant Promotion Certificate]

Description: A certificate promoting Clifford R. Baird to Master Sergeant (temporary).
Date: February 21, 1949
Creator: United States. Army.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Army Specialized Training Program Certificate]

Description: A certificate of completion for the Army Specialized Training Program European Area & Language Curriculum No. 71 for Elmer A. Curry at Pomona College.
Date: March 4, 1944
Creator: United States. Army.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Naval Training Station Special Pass, May 4, 1944]

Description: Special pass issued by Lieutenant R. J. Jennings to Edgar Jones for the United States Naval Training Station in Newport, Rhode Island. The word "Visitor's" is crossed out in the card's title.
Date: May 4, 1944
Creator: United States Navy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Seattle Officers' Club Membership Card, July 1945]

Description: Weekly membership card issued from Seattle Officers' Club, Inc., to Lieutenant junior grade Edgar Jones.
Date: 1945-07~
Creator: Seattle Officers' Club, Inc.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Recipes]

Description: Pamphlet from the Nutrition Committee of Onondaga County and Syracuse with recipes for meatloaf with oatmeal, liver loaf with crumbs, liver in casserole, breaded kidneys, and scalloped corn.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Nutrition Committee of Onondaga County and Syracuse
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Recipes]

Description: Pamphlet with recipes for peanut butter soup, spinach soup, raw vegetable salad, sour cream dressing, and baked hamburger with vegetables.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Nutrition Committee of Onondaga County and Syracuse
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[University of California Football Ticket]

Description: Football game ticket for the University of California for the season of 1942. Ticket states that football games were 50 cents for servicemen in uniform.
Date: 1942
Creator: University of California
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Tobacco Ration Card]

Description: Tobacco ration card issued to "Holler, Carl A. F."
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: War Department
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Shoe Purchase Coupon]

Description: Shoe purchase coupon for Carl A. F. Holler and administered by the Office of Price Administration.
Date: August 18, 1945
Creator: Office of Price Administration
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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