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	Search results for New    Refine your search Subject United States Navy Pac... (6) Indianapolis (Cruiser) (5) Naval Warfare (5) Ships (5) United States Navy -- ... (5) Show more... Date 1943 (3) 1945 (2) 1932-12-03 (1) 1941-03-12 (1) 1941-11-01 (1) Show more... Creator E Mcknight Kauffer (1) Harold, Willard E (1) Howard R, (Bob) Meeker... (1) Norman Vandivier (1) Pyle, Ernie (1) Show more... results 1-20 of 31 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. AAF Cloth Map. Southwest Pacific Area Maps, Military; Military topography--Oceania--Maps; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean On one side the map shows New Guinea, the south Pacific Ocean and the Coral Sea. The reverse side shows New Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover, part of New Guinea and the Admiralty Islands. Two insets show... 2. "The Hoosier" Indianapolis (Cruiser); Naval warfare; Ships; United States. Navy Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945; Newspapers; Cruisers (Warships)--United States “The Hoosier” was the ship's semi-monthly newspaper. This issue includes a greeting from the Cooperative Club in Indianapolis for Navy Day, saluting the ship named for the city. Articles greet a new... 3. Letter from Willard E. Harold, May 9, 1942 Harold, Willard E. (Willard Ellis), 1902-1988; Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945; Blackouts in war Harold shares family news and his thoughts on Japan taking over Corriegador. He mentions Chicago's blackout policies and that he anticipates being drafted into military service. 4. Page 2 5. Page 2 6. Letter from Norman Vandivier to His Parents, February 12, 1941 World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Personal narratives; Correspondence; Aircraft carriers; Aircraft accidents; United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy.--Airmen Vandivier describes recent activities aboard the ship including three nights of rough seas and a recent airplane crash. 7. Letter from Norman Vandivier to His Family, September 5, 1940 World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Personal narratives; United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy.--Airmen; Correspondence Vandivier describes his qualifying to land an airplane on an aircraft carrier. He asks about things back home. 8. Rescue! Indianapolis (Cruiser); Naval warfare; Shipwrecks--Pacific Ocean; Ships; United States. Navy Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945; Cruisers (Warships)--United States; Rescue work; Rescues Lt. Wilbur Gwinn flying a routine patrol mission saw a black oil streak in the water. Flying lower he saw to his horror men “bobbing in the water like corks.” He radioed for help and Lt. Robert Marks... 9. Letter from Navy Air Cadet Norman Vandivier to His Parents, July 18, 1939 World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Personal narratives; World War, 1939-1945, --United States, Navy; United States. Navy. Bombing Squadron 6; United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy.--Airmen; Vandivier (Destroyer: DR 540); Enterprise (Aircraft Carrier: CV-6) Cadet Vandivier described flight training. His instructor put him through some "stunts" and he was learning to send and receive Morse Code. He listed clothing he had been issued and that he would be going... 10. Letter from Frank W. Summers, June 1, 1943 World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Personal narratives; United States. Army. Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945--Africa, North.; Correspondence Summers was part of the 4th Troop Carrier Squadron of the 12th Air Force and served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy during the war. In this letter he describes daily activities, places he's assigned... 11. Letter from Howard R. Meeker to His Parents, October 6, 1944 World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Personal narratives; Soldiers--Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Front; Meeker, Howard R., Jr., (Bob Meeker), 1924- Meeker had just arrived on land in New Guinea and mentions receiving a lot of mail from home. He gives some description of his current situation. 12. Letter from Norman Vandivier to His Parents, March 12, 1941 World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Personal narratives; World War, 1939-1945, --United States, Navy; United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy.--Airmen; Aircraft accidents; Aircraft carriers; Airplane equipment; Correspondence; Enterprise (Aircraft Carrier: CV-6) Vandivier had recently celebrated his 25th birthday when he wrote this letter. He had been training on another type of airplane, and engines from nine new airplanes had been returned to the factory due... 13. Letter from Norman Vandivier to his Family, October 14 World War, 1939-1945; United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy.--Airmen; Enterprise (Aircraft Carrier: CV-6); Correspondence Vandivier has been practicing night flying. His ship is heading to San Diego for De-Gaussing gear. 14. Letter from Norman Vandivier to His Family, May 22, 1941 World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --United States, Navy; United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy.--Airmen; Enterprise (Aircraft Carrier: CV-6); Aircraft carriers; Correspondence In the letter he describes how he recently crashed his airplane. He says pilots are placed in two categories, those who have crashed their planes and those who are going to. 15. Letter from Norman Vandivier to His Parents, June 2, 1941 World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Personal narratives; World War, 1939-1945, --United States, Navy; Correspondence; United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy.--Airmen; Enterprise (Aircraft Carrier: CV-6) In the letter he describes a recent trip to the South Seas and a crash landing in the ocean. 16. In the Water Four Days Indianapolis (Cruiser); Naval warfare; Shipwrecks--Pacific Ocean; Ships; United States. Navy Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945; Cruisers (Warships)--United States; Rescue work; Rescues The men were in the ocean for 4 days, many of them injured. They had almost no fresh water or food and endured hot days, cold nights, and ever present sharks. Some began hallucinating that they saw islands... 17. Remarks by Captain On the Occasion of the Presentation of the Silver Service to the U.S.S. Indianapolis Indianapolis (Cruiser); Naval warfare; Ships; United States. Navy Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945; Cruisers (Warships)--United States At the ship’s launching party Lucy Taggart, daughter of the former mayor of Indianapolis, broke over the bow of the ship a bottle containing waters from the White River and Fall Creek, both of which... 18. U.S.S. Indianapolis Refueling at Sea Indianapolis (Cruiser); Naval warfare; Ships; United States. Navy Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Naval Operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean Foreground: USS Essex (CV-9); Left to right: USS Indianapolis (CA-35), USS Atascosa (AO-66), USS Hank (DD-702). Background: Left to right: USS New Jersey (BB-62) and an unidentified Destroyer. 19. Walter Palmer with his P 51 Mustang "Duchess" United States. Army. Air Corps; Military air pilots; Military life; Military personnel; Military uniforms; Air pilots; Airplanes; Soldiers; World War, 1939-1945 --African Americans Walter Palmer grew up in the Bronx, in New York. He enlisted in the Army where he became a pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group, better known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Palmer flew 158 missions with the 332nd... 20. Diary Entries of Willard E. Harold, Dec. 7, 1941- Dec. 18, 1941 Harold, Willard E. (Willard Ellis), 1902-1988; World War, 1939-1945; Diaries; Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 Harold describes the country's reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. War is declared and a draft is established. His business calls during this time period are described as "not normal." select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 31 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
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