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[Clipping: Catherine and Freckles Nimitz]

Clipping of a story featuring Catherine Nimitz and the Nimitz family dog, Freckles. Included is a picture of Catherine Nimitz reading a tag attached to Freckles while sitting on a couch with a framed photograph of Chester W. Nimitz on the wall behind them. The story describes Freckles came returning home with a shipping tag explaining that he had visited other house's victory celebrations.

Date: 1945-09-02~

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Clippings: Death of Oscar Fitch and Life of Marry Ann Rowe Henry]

Sheet with clippings of the deaths of Mary Ann Rowe Henry (1819–1922, left) and Oscar Fitch (1890–1946, bottom-right) with a sheet of paper listing the ages and lifespans of Mary Ann Henry and her spouse, Wiley Henry (1812–1890). Henry died aged 103 in her family home, and Fitch died from injuries sustained in a car accident.

Date: 1922/1946

Partner: Private Collection of the Whaley Family

[Clipping: U.S Army Insignia]

Partial newspaper clipping depicting U.S. Army insignia for commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers.

Date: unknown

Partner: Private Collection of the Whaley Family

[Clipping: Pat Cole Assigned to Aircraft Carrier Duty in Atlantic]

Newspaper clipping describing Pat K. Cole being assigned to the USS Coral Sea, currently performing tasks in the Atlantic, after his transfer from Jacksonville following assignment on the USS Midway, then a second transfer to Norfolk. Cole's address is listed.

Date: unknown

Partner: Private Collection of the Whaley Family

[Clipping: Double Irish Chain Quilt Pattern]

Newspaper clipping for a "double Irish chain" quilt pattern, displaying a two-by-two arrangement of checkerboard panels.

Date: unknown

Creator: Van Winkle, Mrs. N.

Partner: Private Collection of the Whaley Family

[Clipping: Chili Sauce]

Newspaper clipping of a recipe for a chili sauce, with a list of ingredients and a brief set of instructions.

Date: unknown

Partner: Private Collection of the Whaley Family

[Clipping: Naval Officer, Former Resident, Visiting Here]

Newspaper clipping of an article that welcomes Lieutenant Commander Edward M. Doran back to Torrington for Thanksgiving before briefly covering his recent military service. The article provides Doran's thoughts on the impact of atomic weapons on the Navy and the shortage of sailors after V-J day.

Date: 19XX

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Clipping: Plane Rides Out Waves]

Newspaper clipping written by the Associated Press on the forced sea landing of a Navy air transport plane that rode the rough waters for 42 hours. Piloted by Captain John H. Hamilton. Handwritten text in blue ink is written at the bottom, “LT (jg) E. M. Doran on board”.

Date: July 30, 1943

Creator: Associated Press

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Clipping: A poignant memory of World War II 'first']

Clipping of an article discussing Duke Johnston’s capturing of Kazuo Sakamaki after his Japanese midget submarine ran aground on a reef. The article notes that after the war, Johnston returned Sakamaki's confiscated knife, who in return sent Johnston his samurai sword.

Date: 1999-12-23~

Creator: Severance, Dave E., 1919-2021

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Clipping on the USS Ward Attacking Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki's Submarine]

Clipping taken from a larger article discussing the Japanese midget submarine piloted by Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki that ran aground in Hawaii during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. The describes the attack on the submarine by the USS Ward (DD-139) and the submarine subsequently striking a coral reef, making it inoperable. A hand written note on the clipping describes Edward M. Doran's salvage work in January, 1942.

Date: 19XX

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Clipping: CMDR. Edward M. Doran]

Newspaper clipping featuring a photograph of Commander Edward M. Doran in his uniform and an announcement of his retirement to San Diego, California.

Date: 195X

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Clipping: Going ashore, in a quiet city of ruin]

Newspaper clipping of the San Diego Union-Tribune containing an article detailing Edward M. Doran's experience on an expedition to Nagasaki, Japan, soon after the atomic bombing on August 9th, 1945. Doran describes the eerie atmosphere and silence of the ruined city, finding an identification badge at the Mitsubishi Shipyard, and his thoughts on the dropping of the bomb.

Date: August 9, 1995

Creator: Brooks, Jeanne F. & Doran, Edward M.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Magazine Article & Technical Airplane Drawing]

Document from The Wesley Pettinger Engine Model Collection. Clippings of pages seventeen and eighteen of a magazine about airplanes. Page seventeen includes a portion of an article by Robert Morrison. Page eighteen consists of a technical drawing of "The Powerhouse", a model airplane designed by Sal Taibi and drawn by Gordon Murray.

Date: [1954,1957,1960]

Creator: Morrison, Robert