[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 1906]

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Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions some trouble between the Moros and some Americans in the southern Philippines. He also outlines the summer plan of the USS Ohio (BB-12) to cruise to Japan. Nimitz describes a fire aboard ship in a storeroom next to a powder magazine. He mentions being glad to be away from the Academy and expresses a desire to have shore duty in Honolulu when his time comes. He also mentions going into drydock at Kowloon and seeing all the barnacles on the hull of the Ohio.

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[2] p. ; 28 cm.

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Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966 1906-03~.

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Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions some trouble between the Moros and some Americans in the southern Philippines. He also outlines the summer plan of the USS Ohio (BB-12) to cruise to Japan. Nimitz describes a fire aboard ship in a storeroom next to a powder magazine. He mentions being glad to be away from the Academy and expresses a desire to have shore duty in Honolulu when his time comes. He also mentions going into drydock at Kowloon and seeing all the barnacles on the hull of the Ohio.

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[2] p. ; 28 cm.

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[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 1906]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions some trouble between the Moros and some Americans in the southern Philippines. He also outlines the summer plan of the USS Ohio (BB-12) to cruise to Japan. Nimitz describes a fire aboard ship in a storeroom next to a powder magazine. He mentions being glad to be away from the Academy and expresses a desire to have shore duty in Honolulu when his time comes. He also mentions going into drydock at Kowloon and seeing all the barnacles on the hull of the Ohio.

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  • 1906-03~

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  • March 9, 2024, 8:25 a.m.

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  • April 11, 2024, 10:07 a.m.

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Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966. [Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 1906], letter, 1906-03~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1657785/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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