[Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Salutes on Board HMS Duke of York]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz saluting on board the HMS Duke of York. He is wearing an all-white Navy uniform with a dark sash and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on it.
Date: September 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chester W. Nimitz, Forrest P. Sherman, and Charles H. Mcmorris Stand Near Binoculars]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Forrest P. Sherman, and Charles H. McMorris stand behind binoculars mounted on a tripod. The three men are wearing light-colored uniforms with two pockets on the front of the shirts, a belt, and dark dress shoes. Nimitz and the man beside him stand on the right in shorts while the man on the left wear's full-length trousers. Behind the men are some trees and a building can be seen in the distance to the right.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chester W. Nimitz and Sergio Osmena]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with President of the Philippines Sergio Osmena, in Guam. Admiral Nimitz stands on the left with his hands clasped in front of him and wearing a light-colored uniform with two pockets on the front, stars pinned to each side of his collar, a simple belt and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on the front. President Osmena stands on the right with his body turned to the left and wearing a very similar uniform to Admiral Nimitz but with long sleeves and missing the stars pinned to his collar and the U.S. Navy hat. In place of the Navy hat, president Osmena is wearing a light-colored helmet with a single stripe on the front.
Date: 1945
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Sits at Desk in Headquarters]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sitting at his desk holding a large document open in his hands. His desk is covered with papers, folders, books and a pair of glasses. Flt. Adm. Nimitz is wearing a light-colored uniform with short sleeves, two pockets on the front and five stars pinned to either die of his collar. Behind him is a phone sitting on a small table in front of a window.
Date: April 16, 1945
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jane Kendeigh with Injured Soldier on Flight]

Photograph of Jane Kendeigh sitting with an injured soldier on flight from Iwo Jima. The soldier is lying on the bottom of a bunk with their head wrapped in bandages. Another person is lying on the top bunk. Jane is kneeling by the bottom bunck and wearing a military uniform.
Date: March 6, 1945
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser Awards Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz the Grand Cross of the Bath]

Photograph of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Royal Navy, awarding Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz the Grand Cross of the Bath aboard the HMS Duke of York, Guam. Chester W. Nimitz stands on the right in a white Naval uniform with embroidered epaulettes, a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem and holds up a sash to his torso. Sir Bruce Fraser is on the right leaning towards Flt. Adm. Nimitz to pin the sash on him. He is dressed in a white uniform and a brimmed hat with a Royal Navy emblem on it. another man stands behind them in a white uniform and holding up a dark pillow. In front of the men is a microphone and a tripod.
Date: August 10, 1945
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scenes of Guam]

Photograph of an unidentified building in Guam. Pallets of wood sit in front of the entrance of the building and a dirt road runs in front of the structure.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from On Board the U. S. S. Anzio, September  15, 1945] (open access)

[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
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History