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[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, May 16, 1944]

Description: Handwritten letter from Charles Stasny to his parents discussing life during the war. He mentions leaving the island and returning to living on aboard a ship. He also mentions returning some money his parents had lent him and the possibility that he and three other crewmates may go home. He asks his parents to have the Eagle change his address and discusses the protestant chaplain on board making him unsure when he'll be able to attend catholic mass.
Date: May 16, 1944
Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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

[Diary Entry: "Guadalcanal" and Other Entries, April 16, 1945]

Description: Diary entry by Edgar Jones about his experience onboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5). He discusses his feelings of visiting historic sites, Guadalcanal and Savo Island, the beautiful view in the Iron Bottom Bay Officers' Club restroom, having marines onboard, sailing through a typhoon, and what servicemen do before big battles.
Date: April 16, 1945
Creator: Jones, Edgar, 1915-2009
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: -9.228638 159.955034
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Blimp Over Convoy]

Description: Photograph of a United Nations' convoy ships with a U.S. Navy blimp, hovering watchfully overhead on the lookout for any sign of enemy submarines.
Date: June 16, 1943
Creator: Smith, Loran F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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