[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Sits at His Desk]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sitting at his desk that is covered with various papers, books and an inkwell with a pen sticking of it. He is wearing a dark Naval uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket and four stripes with a band and a star on his sleeves. Flt. Adm. Nimitz has his arms resting on the desk in front of him holding papers in his hands.
Date: April 26, 1950
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Receives a Statuette]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz receiving a statuette for 'An Inspiring Example of Leadership to Youth' from Eagle Scout Robert Black aboard the U.S.S. Kearsarge, San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California. Fleet Admiral Nimitz wears a dark Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, six buttons on the front, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket, a medal around his neck, stripes and a star on his sleeves and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on the front. In his hands is a small statuette of a man being passed from Robert Black on the right. Robert Blacks is wearing a dark short sleeved shirt with "San Francisco 166" on the shoulder, a white neckerchief, a white belt and a tilted white hat.
Date: February 13, 1954
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Captain Robert T. S. Keith Aboard the U.S.S. Missouri]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing with Captain Robert T. S. Keith aboard the U.S.S. Missouri. On the left Flt. Adm. Nimitz is wearing a dark Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem, and four stripes with a band and single star on the sleeves. He is holding a pair of gloves in front of him. Capt. Keith stands on the right in a dark Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, six buttons on the front, ribbon bars above his pocket, a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem, three stripes and a star on his sleeves. Both of his arms are hanging by his side, and he grips a dark pair of gloves in one hand. In front of them are some chain dividers, and behind them two cranes can be seen in the port.
Date: September 17, 1954
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chester W. Nimitz Giving a Speech]

Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz standing at a wooden podium with a standing microphone beside it, giving speech at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. He is wearing a dark Naval Uniform with stripes on the sleeves, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket and a dark die. There is some type of palm or fern plant behind Chester Nimitz.
Date: May 31, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Bumgarner, March 18, 1995 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Bumgarner, March 18, 1995

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Bumgarner. He discusses his childhood and education and what led him to join the US Army. He describes his experiences as a doctor during World War Two and how he was captured and lived in a Japanese POW camp.
Date: March 18, 1955
Creator: Bumgarner, John & Marcello, Ronald E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chester W. Nimitz, a Chief Petty Officer, Catherine Nimitz, and James T. Lay on the U.S.S. Helena]

Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz, unidentified Naval Chief Petty Officer, Catherine Nimitz, and Captain James T. Lay on board the U.S.S. Helena. Mr. Nimitz is wearing dress shoes, a dark suit, a tie and matching fedora. The unidentified Officer stands to Mr. Nimitz right in a dark Naval uniform including six buttons on the front and a brimmed hat with the Navy's Chief Petty officer emblem on it. Next to the Officer stands Catherine Nimitz holding white gloves and a purse in her hands while wearing a matching wool skirt and jacket with dark dress shoes. Captain James Lay stands on the right in his dark Navy uniform with 6 buttons on the front, stripes on his sleeves, many ribbon bars displayed above his pocket and a brimmed hat with the U.S. Navy emblem on it.
Date: 1957?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Battha Sisters]

Photograph of Magda Battha, Marta Battha, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Margit Battha, and Maria Battha on occasion of the Battha sisters becoming U.S. citizens. Magda is wearing a grey quarter sleeved coat and white fabric tie around her neck, a white hat with a net fascinator, a dark skirt and a white clutch in her hands. Marta wears a dark gingham dress with black hemmed sleeves and collar, a black hat and a lei around her neck. Chester W, Nimitz stands in the center wearing his dark Naval uniform with six buttons on the front, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket and a tie. Margit wears a corduroy coat, a white hat and purse and holds in her hands a pair of white gloves. Maria stands in a matching black coat, skirt and hat with a white lei around her neck.
Date: June 15, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Honorable Certificate of Service for Mary L. Laager] (open access)

[Honorable Certificate of Service for Mary L. Laager]

Certificate of service for honorable service presented to Mary L Laager, First Lieutenant, Regular Army, listing the dates of service.
Date: May 4, 1955
Creator: United States. Army. & Klein, John A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bronze Star Medal Certificate] (open access)

[Bronze Star Medal Certificate]

The certificate for a Bronze Star Medal awarded to Captain Clifford R. Baird.
Date: April 21, 1950
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History