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[131 AGF Band in Sendai]

Description: Group photograph of the 131 Band on Christmas day in Sendai, Japan. The men are in two rows behind wooden music stands that read "131 AGF". The men wear long sleeved collared uniform shirts and pants. Handwritten in black ink below, above or beside each man is his name. In the from row from left to right is Joe {illegible}, George Kaplan, Arthur {illegible}, Alan Bogues, Clinton Phillipe and Jesse {illegible}. The back row is Larry Glaser, Tom Powers, Bob Brinker, Bob Bust, Bill Murphy, {illegi… more
Date: December 25, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[131 Dance Band in Sendai]

Description: Group photograph of the 131 Dance Band on stage in Sendai, Japan. The men are in three rows except for a trumpet player standing on the left and the pianist sitting at the piano on the right. The back row consists of six men, from left to right there are four trumpet players, a drummer and cellist. In the second row there are three trombone players. In the front row there are seven men, five saxophonists, and a guitar player all sitting behind wooden music stands. The seventh man in the front r… more
Date: December 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[368th Infantry Regiment Band Playing During a Reception for Admiral Halsey]

Description: Photograph of the 368th Infantry Regiment band playing during a reception for Admiral Halsey outside in the Philippines. A group of soliders holding a variety of instruments stand in formantion in front of a forest of palm trees. A soldier stands in the foreground commanding their attention.
Date: [1941..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Account of Nagasaki]

Description: Typewritten correspondence from an unknown sailor describing events in Nagasaki Harbor and city on September 11, 16, and 20th 1945. The document provides a first-hand account of damage from the atomic bomb from the sailor's viewpoint in Nagasaki harbor as well as naval operations during the period described and the affect on civilians in the area.
Date: 1945-09-11/1945-09-20
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Anderson Scrapbook 1]

Description: Scrapbook featuring images from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish during World War II, along with military correspondence and clippings. Included is a booklet entitled "Navy Day 1945: U.S.S. Skirmish" featuring photographs and a written history of the U.S.S. Skirmish's activities during WWII and a listing of personnel.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Anderson, Richard Alan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Anderson Scrapbook 2]

Description: Scrapbook of collected items including photographs, clippings, letters, and other documents from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Anderson, Richard Alan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Annex 2 to the Directive of the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

Description: Annex 2 to Directive Number 2 to be presented to the Commanding General of the First Japanese General Army providing more detailed instructions for initiating the provisions required by the Directive regarding Armed Forces organization and transportation.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Army Band on Stage]

Description: Photograph of the U.S. Army band on stage in Tokyo, Japan. The men are in two rows with the front row sitting behind wooden music stands. All but one of the men wear dark collared uniform shirts and pants. On the far left a man with a guitar stands in a cowboy hat, button down shirt, large belt and cowboy boots. From left to right in the front row is Don Brown, Bill Gravett, Bob Brinker, unidentified, George Kaplan, Gayle Rasmussen, Joe Kost and unidentified. The back row is an unidentified man… more
Date: December 27, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Bilibid Prison]

Description: Photograph of a road outside of Bilibid Prison in Manila. Several tents can be seen inside the prison across a dirt road behind power lines and wire fencing with wooden posts. The photo appears to have been taken from a vehicle.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Cathedral Ruins]

Description: Photograph of cathedral ruins. In the background the main entrance to the Intramuros can be seen. There are walls on either side with rubble lining them and a puddle of water on the left side.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Cecelia McKie Scrapbook]

Description: Scrapbook compiled by Cecelia McKie during World War II. The scrapbook contains letters to 62 families of civilian internees and P.O.W.s, many of whom sent thank you letters in response to messages McKie transcribed from Radio Tokyo broadcasts made by prisoners of war primarily held at Santo Tomas Internment Camp, Manila, Philippines.
Date: 1943~
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Chester W. Nimitz Signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender]

Description: Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signing the Japanese instrument of surrender. Admiral Nimitz sits at a long dark table with the large document in front of him, only his side profile can be seen. He is wearing a light-colored, uniform and hat with the Navy's emblem on it. Three men stand behind Admiral Nimitz watching as he signs the surrender document. There are also twenty men watching on from the background. Photograph is autographed by Nimitz: "C. W. Nimitz U.S. Representative… more
Date: September 2, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Chinese Ship with Torn Sails]

Description: Photograph of a Chinese Ship on the Yangtze River with two badly torn sails and a man standing on the deck. There is an anchor visible by the bow, and a smaller boat being pulled from the stern. In the background a strip of land is visible.
Date: 1933/1934
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Clipping with War Cartoon]

Description: A cartoon illustration regarding security regulations being lifted. The cartoon depicts a security officer sitting a desk smoking a cigarette with his legs on the desk. A line of various military personnel, some wearing military caps and holding paper and pencils, extends from the desk to a doorway at the back of the room. To the left of a cartoon a line graph shows a large increase extending off the graph. On the right side of the room is a desk. At the bottom of the cartoon is the caption: "S… more
Date: 194X
Creator: Nelson
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Crowd in Sendai]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people amongst buildings on the streets of Sendai, Japan. The ground is littered with puddle of water.
Date: [1941..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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