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Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 21, 1942

Description: Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make electrical appliances last longer to aid the war effort. Appliances discussed include toasters, coffee makers, mixers, waffle irons, and flat irons. The newsletter advises against unsafe wiring and electricity usage and encourages proper cleaning and maintenance of appliances.
Date: 1942
Creator: Better Business Bureau Educational Division
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Chester W. Nimitz on Board the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria]

Description: Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz and Mr. Gesenfeld on board the ship Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. Chester Nimitz stands on the right in a buttoned-up coat, a white collared shirt and a flat cap. A woman is in the center with her back turned looking over the side of the ship, she wears a large hat, a coat and a long skirt. Sitting on the right is Mr. Gesenfeld in a blazer, a tie, and a flat cap.
Date: April 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Man Stands With Horse on a Lead]

Description: Photograph of a man in a long-sleeved shirt, long pants and a brimmed hat holding a lead attached to a dark horse. The man and the horse are standing on a flat patch of grass, a wooden fence can be seen in the distance.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Portrait of Catherine Vance Freeman]

Description: Portrait of Catherine Vance Freeman, probably around age 16-19. The photo is taken from the torso up but is blurred to about her shoulders wear a lace collar can be seen. Catherine wears her hair up and has a flat expression on her face.
Date: 1900/1910~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Chester W. Nimitz and Doyle]

Description: Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz with Doyle and two unidentified people. Chester W. Nimitz stands on the left with his hands behind his back in his Naval uniform with binoculars around his neck, Doyle stands on the right partially out of frame also in a Naval uniform. Behind them stands a woman in a fur coat and oval glasses and an older man in a flat cap, blazer and round glasses leaning on a railing.
Date: 1933~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nimitz]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Charles Nimitz and Mr. Charles Nimitz standing in their garden at the Nimitz Hotel in Fredericksburg, Texas. Mrs. Nimitz stands on the left in a collared blouse tucked into long skirts and holding something in her hands. Beside her on the right stands Mr. Nimitz in a white collared shirt, dark trousers connected to suspenders, dress shoes, and a flat cap. Behind Mrs. Nimitz a door can be seen and behind Mr. Nimitz is a full trash can in front of a stone wall.
Date: 1916/1917~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Chester W. Nimitz and Children, #2]

Description: Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz with Chester (Chet) W. Nimitz, Catherine (Kate) Nimitz, and Anna (Nancy) Nimitz at overlook. Chester Nimitz, Sr. stands on the left wearing a collared jacket, pants scrunched up to his knees, and a flat cap. The three children stand on the right in a line leaning on a stone wall. In the back stands Chester Nimitz, Jr. in a long-sleeved sweater and long shorts. Beside him stands Kate Nimitz in a sweater and knee length skirt, her face is partly obscured by Nancy. … more
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William Turley, January 15, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Turley. Turley joined the Army Air Forces in May 1943 and received basic training at Sheppard Field. He received gunnery training in Las Vegas. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bombardment Group, where he served as a ball turret gunner of a B-17. During his first mission, in Brest, the plane nearest him went down in flames while another went into a flat spin. When he returned to base… more
Date: January 15, 2009
Creator: Turley, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Turley, January 15, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Turley. Turley joined the Army Air Forces in May 1943 and received basic training at Sheppard Field. He received gunnery training in Las Vegas. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bombardment Group, where he served as a ball turret gunner of a B-17. During his first mission, in Brest, the plane nearest him went down in flames while another went into a flat spin. When he returned to base… more
Date: January 15, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Turley, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Thomas Moore, May 8, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Moore. Moore joined the Army through the Selective Service and was assigned to Camp Shelby in January 1941. In 1944 he transferred to the Army Air Forces and learned to fly B-17s at Ardmore Army Air Field. He flew 14 missions in Germany as a pilot with the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in a 12-plane formation. During a bomb run over Hamburg on 20 March 1945, Moore was flying in the lead position and had been … more
Date: May 8, 2003
Creator: Moore, Thomas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Moore, May 8, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Moore. Moore joined the Army through the Selective Service and was assigned to Camp Shelby in January 1941. In 1944 he transferred to the Army Air Forces and learned to fly B-17s at Ardmore Army Air Field. He flew 14 missions in Germany as a pilot with the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in a 12-plane formation. During a bomb run over Hamburg on 20 March 1945, Moore was flying in the lead position and had been … more
Date: May 8, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Moore, Thomas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Albert, September 21, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Albert. Albert joined the Navy in 1941. Growing up in poverty with 12 siblings, enlisting was a way to ensure three square meals a day and to finally have his own bed. Albert was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6) as a shipfitter, involved in routine maintenance and damage control. As such, he was appreciated by many people and often repaid with alcohol, which he would share with others before stowing the remainder … more
Date: September 21, 2007
Duration: 46 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Albert,Frank
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Frank Albert, September 21, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Albert. Albert joined the Navy in 1941. Growing up in poverty with 12 siblings, enlisting was a way to ensure three square meals a day and to finally have his own bed. Albert was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6) as a shipfitter, involved in routine maintenance and damage control. As such, he was appreciated by many people and often repaid with alcohol, which he would share with others before stowing the remainder … more
Date: September 21, 2007
Creator: Albert,Frank
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Burnes R. "B. R." Whitehead, July 26, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Burnes R. Whitehead. Mr Whitehead went into the Marine Corps on 10 Jul 1941 and went to boot camp in San Diego. Joined the 2nd Marine Division when it formed up at Camp Elliot and shipped out for Guadalcanal on the USS Alhena (Merchant Marine ship). His battle station for the Guadalcanal invasion was on top of a stack of the USS Alhena with twin Lewis guns. His outfit (2nd Regiment, 2nd Headquarters) went ashore at Tulagi Island but he didn't go ashore. His … more
Date: July 26, 2011
Creator: Whitehead, Burnes R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Burnes R. "B. R." Whitehead, July 26, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Burnes R. Whitehead. Mr Whitehead went into the Marine Corps on 10 Jul 1941 and went to boot camp in San Diego. Joined the 2nd Marine Division when it formed up at Camp Elliot and shipped out for Guadalcanal on the USS Alhena (Merchant Marine ship). His battle station for the Guadalcanal invasion was on top of a stack of the USS Alhena with twin Lewis guns. His outfit (2nd Regiment, 2nd Headquarters) went ashore at Tulagi Island but he didn't go ashore. His … more
Date: July 26, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Whitehead, Burnes R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Rogers Aston, May 4, 1993

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an interview with Rogers Aston. Aston joined the Navy in July 1942 and was assigned to USS LST-446 as a gunnery officer. They delivered trucks to Guadalcanal on his first cruise. He recalls a time USS LST-446 came alongside the USS Kanawah (AO-01) to help fight its fires after it was hit. Aston relates several anecdotes about operating an LST in the Solomon Islands. He recalls meeting Admiral Nimitz one day at Pearl Harbor. He also remembers hauli… more
Date: May 4, 1993
Creator: Aston, Rogers
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Frank Inami, September 28, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Inami. Inami was born in April of 1921 in Madera, California. After graduating from Madera High School, Frank attended the University of California, Berkeley. While working on his degree in electrical engineering, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Inami and his family, all Japanese-Americans, were removed from the west coast and incarcerated in Jerome War Relocation Center in Arkansas. In 1944, while still in Jerome, Inami volun… more
Date: September 28, 2002
Creator: Inami, Frank
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Ellinger, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Ellinger. Ellinger joined the Navy in August of 1943. He served aboard the USS California (BB-44) beginning in December of that same year. They provided shore bombardment during the Battles of Saipan, Guam and Tinian. In late 1944, they participated in the Leyte operation during the invasion of the Philippines. They were struck by a kamikaze in January of 1945 while providing shore bombardment at Lingayen Gulf. They contin… more
Date: December 8, 2001
Creator: Ellinger, Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Bland, December 5, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Bland. Bland joined the Navy in April of 1944. He served as Signalman Third-Class aboard the SS Francis Preston Blair (1943). They traveled to Australia, New Zealand, India and Manila picking up and delivering cargo. Bland served aboard the ship until it got stranded on Saumarez Reef in the Coral Sea during a cyclone in 1945. Bland continued his service after the war ended, receiving his discharge in May of 1946.
Date: December 5, 2009
Creator: Bland, Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Richard Dzwigalski, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Dzwigalski. Dzwigalski was born in River Rouge, Michigan on 25 February 1925. He was drafted into the US Army Air Forces in 1943. He graduated from Armament School at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado, Gunnery School in Harlingen, Texas, and was assigned to a B-24 crew. The crew was assigned to the 512th Bomb Squadron, 376th Heavy Bombardment Group in Bari, Italy during late summer 1944. He served as a ball turret gunner un… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Creator: Dzwigalski, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Wesley Visel, November 3, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Wesley Visel. Visel joined the Army shortly after war's outbreak and was sent to Texas for training. He ended up as an LVT (Landing Vehicle, Tracked) driver and describes the operation of the amphibious vehicle. Visel describes loading up onto LSTs (Landing Ship. Tank) and invading Luzon, Philippines. He describes dropping infantrymen off, then returning to the side of a liberty ship where cargo was craned over the side into his LVT. Visel then headed back t… more
Date: November 3, 2005
Creator: Visel, Wesley Dale
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with G. Earl Paulk, November 8, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with G. Earl Paulk. In 1933 Paulk completed 15 months with the Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona, building roads and serving as a telephone linesman. He was drafted into the Navy in September of 1943. He completed diesel engine school in Chicago. He completed advanced mechanic school in Boston. Beginning in December of 1943 Paulk served as a Motor Machinists Mate aboard USS LST-1017. He also served as a 20mm antiaircraft gunner. … more
Date: November 8, 2007
Creator: Paulk, G. Earl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joe Gage, February 1, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joe Gage. Gage joined the Navy during the war and was trained as a pharmacist’s mate. He was stationed in North Carolina and was then assigned to LCI-1074. Gage describes the journey from Michigan, down the Mississippi River, and on to New Guinea. He took part in landings at Leyte with Filipino guerillas. Gage also discusses landing Australian troops in Borneo. He describes how an LCI would beach and then extract itself. Gag… more
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Gage, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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