[Account of Nagasaki] (open access)

[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
[Bougainville Evacuee Letter] (open access)

[Bougainville Evacuee Letter]

Letter written by Nuns aboard USS Nautilus. The officers and crew of the USS Nautilus rescued the nuns from Bougainville on 1 January 1943.
Date: January 3, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary Entries, Eugene Houston] (open access)

[Diary Entries, Eugene Houston]

Handwritten diary pages from Eugene J. "Gene" Houston, who served on the U.S.S. Gillespie during World War Two. Ranging from a few words to a few sentences, the entries are dated and mention naval activities in the Pacific Theater.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Houston, Eugene J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Discharge Ceremony Pamphlet] (open access)

[Discharge Ceremony Pamphlet]

Pamphlet with program for a USS Texas (BB-35) discharge ceremony at Camp Wallace listing the order of ceremony events and providing information about the U.S.S.Houston Memorial Chapel.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Navy.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Doolittle Raid Operation Log, April 18, 1942] (open access)

[Doolittle Raid Operation Log, April 18, 1942]

Operation Log from the Doolittle Raid taken from the USS Hornet by then SN Leo R. Cantrell. Written in pencil, the document gives minute by minute detail of the launch, with exact times, and includes launch times for each take-off by plane number
Date: April 18, 1942
Creator: Cantrell, Leo R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill Mertz to the Hatchette Household - September 14, 1945] (open access)

[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
T-N-T (open access)

T-N-T

Typed account "T-N-T" of bombing of USS Marathon at Okinawa on July 22, 1945, written by Kenneth E. Haden of the ship's crew. Included with the document is an envelope addressed to Mrs. Silas Haden with handwritten notes including "Kenneth account of Bombing."
Date: October 11, 1945
Creator: Haden, Kenneth E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Operations Plans, Iwo Jima, 4th Marine Division] (open access)

[Operations Plans, Iwo Jima, 4th Marine Division]

Document describing the debarkation and approach schedule, air and naval gunfire support, and other plans for the proposed invasion of Iwo Jima, 4th Marine Division.
Date: January 14, 1945
Creator: Eberhardt, F. C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Radio Interview with Vice Adm. R. K. Turner and Gen. H. M. Smith, Transcript] (open access)

[Radio Interview with Vice Adm. R. K. Turner and Gen. H. M. Smith, Transcript]

Typed transcript of interview conducted by radio interviewer Richard S. 'Cactus' Pryor with Vice Adm. R. K. Turner and Gen. H. M. Smith the day after the Iwo Jima flag raising and consists of commentary about that event and other combat operations taking place on the island at that time.
Date: February 24, 1945
Creator: Pryor, Cactus
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surrender Ceremony - 2 September 1945 (open access)

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 (open access)

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
Tonight At Iwo Jima (open access)

Tonight At Iwo Jima

Typed document recording the account of Edward H. De Wolf, who served on LST (H) 931 at Iwo Jima, describing the scene in a front line hospital ship following the initial invasion of Iwo Jima. The document graphically describes the assault on that island and the activity on LST (H) 931 during it.
Date: February 19, 1945
Creator: de Wolf, Edward H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. Naval Communications from the U.S.S. Gillespie] (open access)

[U.S. Naval Communications from the U.S.S. Gillespie]

Cable message from the U.S.S. Gillespie giving instructions for cruisers to sink any ships present, destroyers to reserve fire, to avoid attacking submarines, and to follow up with land bombardment.
Date: 1943/1944
Creator: U.S.S. Gillespie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History