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[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 1905]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions finally leaving California for Hawaii on 1 April 1905 and comments on the desertion rate among the sailors. He also mentions the seas his ship is facing. He indicates the ship's position and mentions the cooks and stewards. Nimitz also mentions the weather. He shares anecdotes from aboard ship about his experiences. He also mentions going ashore at Honolulu.
Date: 1905-04-05/1905-04-08
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 1905]

Description: Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions finally leaving California for Hawaii on 1 April 1905 and comments on the desertion rate among the sailors. He also mentions the seas his ship is facing. He indicates the ship's position and mentions the cooks and stewards. Nimitz also mentions the weather. He shares anecdotes from aboard ship about his experiences. He also mentions going ashore at Honolulu.
Date: 1905-04-05/1905-04-08
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Excerpt of Letter from Grover Barron Bishop to Jane Bishop, November 1, 1941]

Description: Excerpt of a letter from Grover Barron Bishop to his eldest sister, Jane Bishop, discussing things happening within their family. He thanks her for the coat he gave his daughter and the shaving lotion she gave him for his birthday, discusses her boyfriend joining the army, her new car, and the situation with Billie and Mr. Hilliard.
Date: November 1, 1941
Creator: Bishop, Grover Barron
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Copy of Letter from Grover Barron Bishop to Grover Bishop, November 9, 1941]

Description: Copy of a letter sent by Grover Barron Bishop to his father and other family discussing life aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) stationed at Pearl Harbor. He discusses being sick and taking his duties easy for a while, putting Johnnie and Barrie's address in Ladonia, having to celebrate Christmas in Hawaii, shipping in the navy, and morale in the military.
Date: November 9, 1941
Creator: Bishop, Grover Barron
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Grover Barron Bishop to Grover Bishop, November 9, 1941]

Description: Letter sent by Grover Barron Bishop to his father and other family discussing life aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) stationed at Pearl Harbor. He discusses being sick and taking his duties easy for a while, putting Johnnie and Barrie's address in Ladonia, having to celebrate Christmas in Hawaii, shipping in the navy, and morale in the military.
Date: November 9, 1941
Creator: Bishop, Grover Barron
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Edward E. Randall, September 5, 2006]

Description: Letter from Edward E. Randall providing his personal account of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 after reading his mother's, Ruth Elizabeth Randal, and sister's, Patricia Randall Watts, accounts. He builds on his mother's and sister's accounts, describing the events of the attack and its aftermath, and also tells new accounts of the Randall family's life during and after the war.
Date: September 5, 2006
Creator: Randall, Edward E.
Location: 21.486667 -158.043889
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from William Eugene Baker to His Parents, December 9, 1941]

Description: Letter from William Eugene Baker to his parents discussing his experience during the attack on Pearl Harbor and the damages and rescue efforts in the days following the attack.
Date: December 9, 1941, 1:00 p.m.
Creator: Baker, William Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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