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[Letter from Bill Mertz to the Hatchette Household - September 14, 1945]
Letter from Bill Mertz to the Hatchette family describing life in Tokyo and Yokohama following Japanese surrender in World War II. An addendum to the letter updates the Hatchettes on Johnnie Hines' promotion to Captain and Comdr. Kirkpatrick's leave from the service and wishes Mrs. Hatchette and the family well.
Date:
September 14, 1945
Creator:
Mertz, Bill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surrender Ceremony - 2 September 1945
Hal Lamar's copy of a document entitled "Surrender Ceremony, 2 September 1945." The document lists a Schedule of Arrivals, Procedure for Assembling, and lists the names of Officers, Allied Representatives, and Japanese Representatives expected to attend. Several diagrams lay out the personnel arrangements on the USS Missouri.
Date:
September 2, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surrender Ceremony - Sequence of Events
Document describing the surrender ceremony sequence of events on Truk Islands aboard the USS Portland. Document gives instructions on meeting and interacting with the Japanese delegation during the surrender. The appendices illustrate arrangement of personnel.
Date:
September 2, 1945
Creator:
Maquin, O. F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Account of Nagasaki]
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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History