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Oral History Interview with Joseph D. Keenan, Jr., May 11, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview of Joseph D. Keenan, Jr. Raised in Chicago, he spent two years at Notre Dame University and when the war started, volunteered for Naval Aviation duty. Following Pre-flight School at Iowa University, he attended flight training at Naval Air Station, Chicago, where he was later diagnosed with chronic air sickness. He was disenrolled and entered the V-12 program at the University of Wisconsin. Upon graduation in September 1944, he was commissioned and ordered to For… more
Date: May 11, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Keenan, Joseph D., Jr.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joseph D. Keenan, Jr., May 11, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview of Joseph D. Keenan, Jr. Raised in Chicago, he spent two years at Notre Dame University and when the war started, volunteered for Naval Aviation duty. Following Pre-flight School at Iowa University, he attended flight training at Naval Air Station, Chicago, where he was later diagnosed with chronic air sickness. He was disenrolled and entered the V-12 program at the University of Wisconsin. Upon graduation in September 1944, he was commissioned and ordered to For… more
Date: May 11, 2001
Creator: Keenan, Joseph D., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[View of War Vessels At Sea]

Description: Video of vessels at sea during World War II. The video contains clips of various vessels and close-up shots of the vessel that the videographer stands upon.
Date: 1944~
Duration: 1 minute 26 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Harris Leon Kempner's Application for Commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve]

Description: Harris Leon Kempner's application for commission as a lieutenant commander or commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve. The application form includes his address, place and date of birth, educational and military history, associations, seagoing experience, employment, language skills, and references. A typed statement on Kempner's business and professional experience and photographs of him in a suit are included with the form.
Date: April 2, 1942
Creator: Kempner, Harris L. (Harris Leon), 1903-1987
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Qualification Report for Harris L. Kempner, October 8, 1945]

Description: Officer's qualification report and annual qualifications questionnaire for Harris L. Kempner. The report and questionnaire include biographical information such as history of military service, education and skills, and role in the H. Kempner company. Also included are instructions on completing the questionnaire.
Date: October 8, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Harris L. (Harris Leon), 1903-1987
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Clipping: Hero's Wife Returns]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing the return of a Joanne Jones to California after the funeral for her husband Ensign H. C. Jones. The article details that his funeral was held in the St. Augustine Chapel at Waikiki, the same chapel the couple were married in. When she returned, she was photographed holding her husband's cap and saber shown on the right.
Date: December 21, 1941
Creator: San Francisco Examiner
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Clipping: Ensign's Pearl Harbor Heroism Rewarded Threefold Since Death]

Description: Newspaper article describing the posthumous Medal of Honor awarded to Ensign Herbert C. Jones's widow, Joanne Herlick, as well as two more awards years later. The article details Mrs. Herlick (formerly Mrs. Jones) perspective of the December 7th Pearl Harbor attack. There is a portrait of Herbert C. Jones in his white Navy dress uniform in the top right corner.
Date: December 8, 1991
Creator: Parker, J. Michael
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Membership Card for the Enlisted Men's Liquor Club]

Description: Card discussing Oscar Brown, Jr.'s membership for the U. S. Navy Enlisted Men's Liquor Club at King's Cross. It is signed by Brown and a manager, and expires 19 days after its issuance. A grid is printed on the back with different alcohols and weeks 1 through 4.
Date: June 8, 1944
Creator: United States. Navy.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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