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[Letter from On Board the U. S. S. Anzio, September 15, 1945]

Letter to the press about the USS Anzio (CVE-57) and the experiences of her crew in the Pacific Theater from her commission in August, 1943 to the end of the war in September, 1945.

Date: September 15, 1945

Item Type: Letter

Location: 19.491411 132.550960

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

[Dress Uniform]

Photograph of Charles Stasny in his uniform. The uniform consists of a white long sleeved top and white pants, a black tie, and a sailor's hat.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, January 3, 1944]

Letter from Charles Stasny to his parents discussing life during the war. He mentions receiving a package from Dottie, his parents going into the cutlery business, the success of the garden, and requests they have some photo prints made for him.

Date: January 3, 1944

Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014

Item Type: Letter

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

[Dress Uniform]

Photograph of Charles Stasny in his uniform. The uniform consists of a white long sleeved top and white pants, a black tie, and a sailor's hat.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

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

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

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: Letter

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

[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, December 13, 1943]

Letter from Charles Stasny to his parents discussing life during the war. He mentions his garden is doing well, tells his parents the best way to send him mail, asks about his Christmas gifts, and discusses his difficulty getting along with his tentmate.

Date: December 13, 1943

Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014

Item Type: Letter

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

[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, October 4, 1944]

Letter from Charles Stasny to his parents discussing life during the war. He mentions receiving letters from his parents and Dottie, the possibility of being home for Christmas, locating someone from back home, losing his watch, the ship's heat and reading his magazines.

Date: October 4, 1943

Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014

Item Type: Letter

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

[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, November 30, 1944]

Letter from Charles Stasny to his parents discussing life during the war. He discusses mail coming through, people back home, the new liberties he has in Nouméa, New Caledonia, his plans to listen to the Texas A&M game broadcast, his parents cutlery business, and his Christmas gift for Dottie.

Date: November 30, 1944

Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014

Item Type: Letter

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

[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, August 1, 1944]

Letter from Charles Stasny to his parents discussing his participation in the bombardment and landings on Guam. He also discusses several people from back home, the possibility of calling his parents, and the possibility of getting leave, and sends his parents some money orders. This letter is written on United States Navy stationery.

Date: August 1, 1944

Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014

Item Type: Letter

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

[Letter from Betrice Kirkland to Charles Stasny, September 6, 1944]

Handwritten letter from Betrice Kirkland to Charles Stasny thanking him for the letter he sent her following Theodore Kirkland's, her brother, death in the war and reminisces on memories she had with him. She encloses a copy of the chaplain's letter and mentions that her brother, Theus Kirkland, will be returning to service soon either to the Islands or pilots' training in California.

Date: September 6, 1944

Creator: Kirkland, Betrice

Item Type: Letter

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

[Souvenir Card from Charles Stasny to his Parents, September 24, 1944]

Souvenir card from Charles Stasny to his parents with a handwritten message discussing Amphibious Group Three's occupation of Northern Japan. The card has a map of Amphibious Group 3's path through Northern Japan beginning in Aomori and travelling to Otaru. Envelope from Charles Stasny to his parents with text celebrating Amphibious Group Three and the USS Appalachian's (AGC-1) occupation of Northern Japan.

Date: 1944-09-24/1944-09-25

Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014

Item Type: Letter

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

[Letter from A. V. Arnold to the 7th Division Landing Force, 1944]

Letter from Major General A. V. Arnold, second in command of the Seventh Infantry Division, to the men of the Seventh Division Landing Force giving them words of encouragement in preparation for the United States Philippines campaign, beginning with the Battle of Leyte on October 20th, 1944.

Date: 1944~

Creator: United States Army Seventh Infantry Division

Item Type: Letter

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

[Letters from William Halsey, Jr., and Frank Knox, December 1943]

Letter from Admiral William Halsey, Jr., to all ships and bases of the South Pacific Area wishing them a Merry Christmas and thanking them for their good work. Letter from Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox, to ALNAV wishing them a Merry Christmas and encouraging them to keep fighting so that their efforts may sooner lead to peace on Earth.

Date: 1943-12~

Creator: Halsey, William, Jr. & Knox, Frank

Item Type: Letter

Location: None

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

[Group Photo of U.S. Soldiers]

Group photograph of five U.S. soldiers posing with their arms wrapped over each other's shoulders. They are in collared undershirts, ties, caps, jackets with two pockets on the front and U.S. army patches on the arm, and sunglasses. The soldier in front on the left is the only one wearing gloves, and the soldier furthest to the right is the only one missing a cap. The soldier furthest to the right also has a cigarette pinched between their thumb and forefinger.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Group Photo of U.S. Soldiers in Front of Building]

Group photograph of U.S. soldiers in front of building. The men wear light-colored collared uniforms and jackets with some wearing caps or sunglasses. On the far left one of the soldiers is crouching down. On either side of the soldiers the ground is littered with crates and small boxes or bricks.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Deyo Poses in Uniform]

Photograph of Deyo McCullough in his Army uniform posing in front of several trees. He stands with his hands behind his back and legs apart. McCullough's uniform consists of a dark four pocketed jacket with four buttons, pressed dress pants, dark shoes and a side cap. On the far right is a small dog laying down.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Man in Uniform Writes at Table]

Photograph of a dark-haired man sitting profile and writing a letter at a table. He is wearing a collared shirt with a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant patch on the sleeve. The table is covered with a patterned tablecloth and a lunch tray hangs on the wall behind the solider on the left.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Pianist Vence L.]

Photograph of Vence L., a pianist in the Army band, sitting cross armed at a table. He is wearing a collared shirt with two pockets on the front. A jar sits on the table in front of him, a piece of paper sits on a bed behind him, and a jacket and lunch tray hang on the wall behind him.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Larry Glaser Laying on Cot]

Photograph of Larry Glaser laying sideways on a cot with his head propped up on his hand. He is wearing a dark long-sleeved uniform with two pockets on the front and glasses. There are several photographs pinned to the wall on the left and a framed photograph resting on a self to the right. Below Glaser's cot from left to right is a trunk, three pairs of shoes and two flashlights or lamps.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Band Member Larry Glaser]

Photograph of band member Larry Glaser sitting with his hands in his lap. He is wearing a dark long-sleeved uniform with two pockets on the front and glasses. His hands are resting on top of a newspaper.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Deyo Posing in the Street]

Photograph of Deyo McCullough standing in the middle of a street with his hands in his pockets. He is wearing a double pocketed collared shirt with a patch on the sleeve, a light-colored tie, dark pants and dress shoes. Buildings and trees line the street on the right and behind McCullough.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Soldier Posing in Front of Train Tracks]

Photograph of a solider in a dark collared sweater, pants, side cap, crossbody bag and lace up boots posing in front of train tracks. Behind him are train cars on the tracks and a sign that reads "YAMAGATA" in English and in Japanese characters.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[U.S. Army Men on Train Caboose]

Group photograph of U.S. Army men on the back of train caboose. The men wear dark uniform jackets and pants, collared undershirts with ties and a cap. On the far left a man stands profile beside the train tracks instead of on the caboose looking down at something held in his hands. On the left side of the caboose group one of the men is tipping his hat, and on the far right one of the men is hanging off the side of the compartment. On the right is a covered train platform.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Deyo McCullough & Others in Group Photo]

Group photograph of U.S. Army men posing in front of train tracks. In front three men are crouching down, Deyo McCullough is in the center. In the row behind them is four other soldiers. The three men in front wear light-colored collared shirts, pants, a cap and dark shoes. The men in the backrow wear the same but with dark belts visible and all but one missing the cap. The background consists of the shingled roof of a building on the left, and a wooden fence and train tracks to the right.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

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