Photograph of five unidentified men holding four deer tied upside down to a pole. The men all wear lose clothing and hats, they are standing on a wooden dock with the U.S.S. Decatur looming in the background.

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz describes some trouble with native Moro tribesmen in the southern Philippines. He also mentions that he has been able to visit several islands in the Philippines and encountered an Army officer who knew the Nimitz family in Fredericksburg and Kerrville.

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions he has been on Asiatic Station for 35 months and expects to be home in September. He also addresses a rumor that the admiral will keep them on station for five years. He mentions a recent camping trip he enjoyed in the Philippines mountains. Nimitz also comments on a shortage of sailors on Asiatic Station.

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions taking the USS Decatur (DD-5) to Saigon soon and then Hong Kong. He anticipates getting to go home in August.

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz describes his trip to Saigon in some detail. Nimitz mentions riding in an automobile with the US consul. They traveled to several places over one hundred miles in about 4 hours. He also describes getting caught in a typhoon on the way back to Manila.

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions he has been on Asiatic Station for 35 months and expects to be home in September. He also addresses a rumor that the admiral will keep them on station for five years. He mentions a recent camping trip he enjoyed in the Philippines mountains. Nimitz also comments on a shortage of sailors on Asiatic Station.

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz describes his trip to Saigon in some detail. Nimitz mentions riding in an automobile with the US consul. They traveled to several places over one hundred miles in about 4 hours. He also describes getting caught in a typhoon on the way back to Manila.

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz describes some trouble with native Moro tribesmen in the southern Philippines. He also mentions that he has been able to visit several islands in the Philippines and encountered an Army officer who knew the Nimitz family in Fredericksburg and Kerrville.

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions taking the USS Decatur (DD-5) to Saigon soon and then Hong Kong. He anticipates getting to go home in August.