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“We Inspire Our Youth By Honoring Our Heroes”

Newsletter of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation and National Museum of the Pacific WarA Property of the Texas Historical Commission Fourth Quarter 2016

he Museum will mark its 50th yearof operations in 2017, unveiling acomprehensive exhibit spanning the

five decades of the National Museum of thePacific War's evolution and growth. Entitled"Five Stars, Five Decades," the exhibit willtell of the early local efforts to save the oldNimitz Hotel and create a museum honoringFleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. AdmiralNimitz gave his blessing to the project withthe caveat that the museum be dedicated to the men andwomen who served with him in the Pacific during WorldWar II. From this beginning in 1967, the National Mu-seum of the Pacific War has grown from the originalNimitz Museum to comprise the George H.W. BushGallery and Pacific Combat Zone, along with the Memo-rial Courtyard, Presidential Plaza and Japanese Garden ofPeace. The Museum is now part of the Texas HistoricalCommission and has risen to national stature with theNimitz Education and Research Center becoming one ofthe largest depositories of World War II Pacific artifactsand archival material.

The exhibit will be displayed free to the publicbeginning at 9am, 25 February, in the NimitzMuseum Ballroom. This temporary exhibit willbe available throughout the year in various loca-tions, including a stay in the Rotunda of the TexasState Capitol in Austin. Please check the Mu-seum's website for the dates and locations whereit may be viewed.

Saturday, 25 February and Sunday, 26February, all Gillespie County residents will be

admitted free to the Museum as a small thank you toour local community for its foresight and 50 yearsof support.

T“Five Stars, Five Decades”

The Beginnings in 1967

50 Years Later

National Museum of the PacificWar Celebrates 50 Years!

he Museum’s recent Symposium, held Saturday, 17 September, was entitled “We Served Too: Women in NationalSecurity.” It was focused on the role of women in World War II and beyond, an often neglected topic. Historians

and women who have served as high ranking officers in the U.S. military discussed the contributions of and problems facedby women. Summaries of the presentations follow. To listen to the entirety of the Symposium, please contact:Rollin’Recording on (830) 537-5494.


“We Served Too: Women in National Security”Brief Summaries of 2016 Symposium Presentations

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RICHARD FRANK

Leading FemaleCrytographers in WWII

Agnes Meyer Driscoll overlapped with Elizebeth Fried-man in several respects, including a stintat Riverbank Laboratories. In 1918, sheenlisted in the U.S. Navy where sheworked in the Code and Signal Sectionin Washington, D.C. One of her dutieswas to test cipher machines that inven-tors hoped to sell to the Navy, and shedemonstrated that none of them were se-cure. She helped to develop the Navy’sfirst cipher machine and was awarded $6,000 by the U.S.Congress.

Driscoll became the trainer for many of the men whowent on to become famous for their code breaking skills,including Capt. Joseph Rochefort. She also broke numer-ous Japanese codes and made critical inroads into JN-25, theJapanese fleet’s operational code. Driscoll was recognizedas the single individual codebreaker who was capable ofattacking any problem.

SARAH BYRD RICKMANHistory of the WASPS

and Their Contributions

heWomenAir Force Service Pilots (WASPS) were agroup of young women pilots who were trained to fly

U.S. military aircraft in non-combat roles to free male pilotsfor combat. They ferried aircraft from factories to militarybases, as well as towing drones and aerial targets.

Two women were key to the formation of the WASPS:Nancy Harkness Love, an accomplished test pilot, andJacqueline Cochran, a pioneer in American aviation and a“gifted racing pilot.” Both independently had the idea ofusing women pilots to assist in WWII. Love approachedGeneral William Tunner, head of the Ferrying Division ofthe Transport Command, and Cochran went to GeneralHenry "Hap" Arnold, Commanding General of the U.S.ArmyAir Forces. Both women were initially turned down.However, Tunner became desperate for ferry pilots and ap-proved Love’s proposal, and about the same time, Arnoldgave the go-ahead to Cochran. continues on next page

here were two female cryp-tographers who made signif-

icant contributions toward winningWorld War II -- yet they are largely

unknown today. They were Elizebeth Smith Friedman andAgnes Meyer Driscoll. Both were born in the late 1800s andwere from the Middle West. Friedman worked for the New-berry Library in Chicago, which possessed a Folio of Shake-speare’s plays -- thus awakening her interest in the Bard.This became significant when she went to work for the pri-vate Riverbank Laboratories. Its owner, Col. George Fabyan,was convinced the real author of Shakespeare’s plays wasSir Francis Bacon whom he believed had inserted ciphersinto the dramas. Thus, Friedman was put to work trying tofind ciphers, and that is how she became involved in cryp-tography.While at Riverbank, she

met a geneticist namedWilliam Freeman, whobecame interested in her -and her cipher quest.They married in 1917 andmoved to Washington,D.C. where Elizebeth washired by the Treasurywhere she worked run-ning down rum runnerswho used codes. She wastasked with breakingthese codes and was verygifted at it.WhenWWII broke out,

she was put to work in the cipher and code breaking sphere,and while little is known about the specific projects Fried-man worked on, she ultimately became one of the foremostcodebreakers of the 20th century. The introduction of herhusband to the field where he also made numerous signifi-cant contributions was also one of the most important eventsin the history of U.S. cryptography.

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The predecessors to the WASPS were the Women’s Aux-iliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), headed by Love, and theWomen’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD), com-manded by Cochran. In 1943, the two groups merged intothe WASPS with Cochran in command. Love became theexecutive in charge of WASP ferrying operations.

The female pilots‘ assignments were not confined to asingle type of aircraft. The goal for the women was to checkout on many different types of aircraft so as to make them asversatile as possible. For example, many were tasked withtowing gliders, anti-aircraft targets and others became testpilots. Eventually, the ferrying of high performance pursuitaircraft became the priority. Much of the initial trainingtook place in Houston, TX, but it was eventually moved toSweetwater, TX.

While the female pilots performed extraordinarily well,problems arose, including 38 deaths. There were concernsabout the quality of the education, including from the womenwho were being trained. At one point, Cochran received atelegram from some of the women saying they were beingbadly treated and had been washing out of school because ofimproper training. Eventually, only a few of the graduateswent to the Ferry Command, but Cochran continued to findwork for others at 120 bases.

By September 1944, the WASPS were delivering 3/5 ofthe pursuit planes being manufactured. However, the groupwas deactivated in December 1944. The record shows that1,102 WASPS served (this number includes 28 originalWAFS and 1,074 flight school graduates); 303 were as-signed to the Ferrying Division; 134 qualified as pursuit pi-lots.

In 1977, theWASPS received their militarization author-ity for their service, and in March 2010, the WASPS wereawarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their service.

MAJ. GEN. (R)JIMMIE KEENANNursing from WWIIto the Present

he Army Nurse Corps wasestablished in 1901; the Navy

Nurse Corps followed in 1908.When WWII broke out, nurses had to step into a new worldand were deployed in Europe and the Pacific. Training wasgiven initially in Kentucky, but was eventually moved toFort Sam Houston in Texas. Nurses were lost in variousways, including aboard ships which were sunk and on thebattlefield. A number were imprisoned for three years at theSanto Tomas Internment Camp in the Philippines. (They areshown below after their release.)

Military nurses are first soldiers, then officers, and finallynurses. These roles have to be melded together, but the mostimportant one is caring for America’s sons and daughters.

No males served as nurses until August 1955. In 1966,approval came to commission them as army officers, and ittook until 1974 to have a male nurse achieve the rank ofcolonel. Males now make up about 30 percent of the Corps,but it is significant that female nurses were the trailblazers.In 1970, Anna May Hayes broke the glass ceiling when sheachieved Brigadier General rank.

Education is critical to the nursing corps. In 1974, it wasdecided that the minimum educational degree was a BS innursing from a nationally accredited school. This standardstill stands, and now many are sent for PhDs. Critical carenurses play a significant role working under hazardous con-ditions. They have contributed to a 95 percent survival rateon the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. Weapons train-ing is now mandatory.

Military nurses exemplify American values. They fol-low the creed: “I will always place the mission first; Iwill never accept defeat; I will never quit, and I will neverleave a fallen comrade.”

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here were a variety of policy and legislative measuresover the years which led to 1993 when the laws in-

volving the exclusion of women from combat roles werechanged.

In 1948, The Women’s Armed Services Integration Actwas passed. This allowed women to serve “permanently” inmilitary roles in peacetime, as well as during wartime.The next piece of significant legislation was in 1951 when

the DefenseAdvisory Committee onWomen in Service wasestablished. This was formed to address women’s issuesacross the services. In 1972, the Reserve Officer TrainingCorps was opened to women, including all ROTC programs.

In the mid 1970s, there were several significant devel-opments: In 1973, the military went to an all volunteer force.Service academies, including West Point and the NavalAcademy, were opened to women, and the first women en-tered these institutions the following year. Even with thesechanges, women had little exposure to much of what the mil-itary is trained to do.

The most significant change in legislation involvingwomen occurred in 1993 when the policy on combat exclu-sion was lifted. Every service interpreted this change dif-ferently. The success of integration depends on leadership.It has taken a large number of strong leaders to say this isthe right thing to do, albeit it may not be the popular.In the Marine Corps and Army, screening is underway to

ensure the right people with the requisite abilities are put intothe appropriate unit which requires that particular skill set.In December 2015, the Secretary of Defense announced thateverything is going to be open to women with no exceptions.

he 1993 changes to the combat exclusion policy stillheld women back. Women could not serve in units

that had “the primary mission of destroying the enemy.”Women wanted to do more in combat and wanted to knowwhy that option was denied to them (especially since womenwere already dying beside men in Iraq and Afghanistan).

The progress thus far attained probably would not havemoved along without the efforts of the civilian leadership.The only laws that Congress has mandated revolve around“gender neutral occupational standards.” It is not a law thatall women have to be integrated into combat; instead. it is apolicy established by the Secretary of Defense. No vote hasbeen taken by Congress, although the issue has been dis-cussed on the fringes.Another issue not dealt with yet is having all women sign

up for Selective Service like men have to. It should bestressed that there are no quotas, standards must not be low-ered, and going into combat units will be voluntary.

The Marine Corps was the only service which asked foran exemption to allowing women into certain types of com-bat. This request was denied. Currently, women are beingsent to various schools for training and overall they did well.One might ask “why do women want to do this?” Answersinclude they want to compete and do the hardest things pos-sible -- even if they fail. Others want to serve their country-- just the same as men do. The type of people wanted forthe military are those who want to be tested and can handledefeat. However, a study of women who went into unitswhere load bearing tasks are key found many women wereslower and showed a degradation in combat effectivenessbecause of the need to carry heavy weapons and equipment.This was one reason the Marine Corps wanted an exemptionto the policy.

In sum, with regard to the issue of women in combat, “weare not done yet -- there is still a long ways to go, but we aremaking progress.”

REARADMIRALMARGARET DELUCAKLEINWomen in the MilitaryPost-World War II

COL. ANNEWEINBERGUSMC (Ret)

Women in CurrentNational Security Roles

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"Battlefield Leadership" Presents 2017 Leadership Seminar

his year’s commemora-tion of Veterans Day

drew a large crowd to the Me-morial Courtyard where manyveterans were present. GeneralMichael Hagee, USMC (Ret),welcomed all present, and patri-otic music was provided by stu-dents from the AmblesideSchool.Best selling author and histo-

rian James Hornfischer (shownabove left) was the keynote

speaker. A long time friend of the Museum, Hornfischer isthe author of a new book, The Fleet at Flood Tide, a majornarrative of the U.S. offensive into the Mariana Islands in theCentral Pacific. In his talk, he focused partially on howmuchhis research has opened his eyes to the countless acts of hero-ism and sacrifice displayed by those who fought in the Pa-cific. In addition, his interviews with veterans have shownhow many personal decisions made by supposedly insignifi-cant crewmen had affected the course of history as much as

decisions made by officers in charge. This underlines thevalue of the personal and oral interviews with veterans, andhow significant bits of information are being carried awaywith the passing of that generation.The ceremony ended with a rifle salute by members of the

Nimitz Living History Detachment and Taps played by BillSmallwood.

Author James Hornfischer Speaks on Veterans Day 2016

he 2017 Leadership Seminar will be held Friday, 7April 2017 in the Nimitz Ballroom from 3pm to 5pm.

General Hagee will be joined this year by Colonel Cole C.Kingseed, US Army (Ret), founding partner of BattlefieldLeadership, LLC. This presentation will bring you the vis-

ceral experience of Leadership challenges on the battlefield.You will learn from historic decision-makers caught in thedrama of such battles as Gettysburg, Battle of the Bulge, D-Day, Little Big Horn and theAlamo. Battlefield Leadership,LLC was founded in 2008 and has delivered more than 500conference and training sessions to executives across the nation.

Colonel Kingseed is a 30 year Army veteran who com-manded at the platoon, company and battalion levels. Hiscareer culminated in tenure as full professor of history andchief of military history at the U.S. MilitaryAcademy atWestPoint. Colonel Kingseed holds a Ph.D. from The Ohio StateUniversity and an MA in National Security and StrategicStudies from the U.S. Naval War College, and is the authorof many books and articles.

Doors open at 2:30pm with Colonel Kingseed's one hourpresentation beginning at 3pm. He will be joined by GeneralHagee for a Q&A session afterwards. A reception with lightrefreshments and adult beverages will conclude the after-noon. The program is free to members of the corporatePremier Business Partners and to individual members ofthe Admiral Nimitz Foundation - but they must register.Non-members may attend for $15. To register to attend,please contact Marty Kaderli, (830) 997-8600 x204 [email protected].

“BATTLE IS THE ULTIMATE TEST OF LEADERSHIP”

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From the Desk of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation:

Dear Members,

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All of us at the Foundation andNational Museum of the Pacific Warwish you and your families Happy Hol-idays and a great 2017.

With your support and the work ofour superb staff, we experienced an-other successful year in 2016. Forthose of us in Central Texas, the best re-cent news is the rain we received in themonths of October and November!

As you have read in these newslet-ters, the renovations at the PacificCombat Zone are proceeding well, andwe believe we will finish them by theend of 2016. We plan on conducting the first new and im-proved Living History Program in the newAmphitheater on11 March 2017. Many thanks for your financial support.We could not have done it without you.

The temporary exhibit of Norman Rockwell’s LifeMagazine Covers has received great reviews. I recommenda visit if possible.

Besides a wonderful Veteran’s Day Program on 11November, highlighted by a presentation by Jim Hornfischer,

we also had a single dedication of 28bricks in the Memorial Court Yard.The bricks honored the service of 28members of one family with represen-tations from all services. These are al-ways special events including friendsand family.

As a reminder, if you have not hada chance to respond to the 2016 FundDrive request, I urge you to do so.This end of the year appeal is impor-tant in helping us accomplish our im-portant education mission. Thisnewsletter also contains some specialinformation on potential tax advan-

tages for those who must take the required minimum distri-bution from your IRA at the end of the year. (Page 9)Finally, we look forward to celebrating the museum’s 50th

Anniversary next year. Our website and future newsletterswill provide more information. Many thanks for your con-tinued support of the museum and our important educationmission.

Best wishes and Happy New Year,Mike Hagee

plaque was dedicated in honor of the 22ndBombardment Group’s service in the Pacific

War on 22 October 2016 in the Memorial Courtyard.After the ceremony, two officials of the organization,Vice President Mike Edmonds and Treasurer TomDewan, presented a generous donation of $10,000and archival material to the Museum.

Edmonds, whose father was killed in action,donated photos, a banner and mission reports fromthe WWII service of the 22nd Bombardment Group.Dewan donated material from his father’s, (Lt. M.T.Dewan), years of combat duty with the group,including a diary and group of photos.

The WWII version of the 22nd BombardmentGroup was one of the first U.S.ArmyAir Force unitsto be sent to the Pacific after Pearl Harbor was at-tacked. The group served mainly in the SouthwestPacific Theater and was awarded two U.S. Distin-guished Unit Citations and the Philippine PresidentialUnit Citation for its combat role across the Pacific,including China, New Guinea, Leyte, and Luzon.

Plaque Dedicated in Honor of the 22nd Bombardment Group

Director of Development Marty Kaderli accepting thedonation from members of the 22nd Bombardment Group,

Tom Dewan and Mike Edmonds.

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ollowing extensive renovations, the PacificCombat Zone (PCZ) will open to the public on

11 March 2017, and the popular Living History re-en-actment programs will resume 11-12 March at10:30am and 2pm each day. These reenactments willput onlookers in the front lines as U.S. Marine re-en-actors capture fortified positions from Japanese de-fenders on a newly designed and enlarged battlefieldwith the use of authentic World War II weapons, mil-itary vehicles, a LCVP landing craft, and operationalflamethrower. A complete list of dates for upcomingprograms can be found on page 11 of this newsletterand on our website.

Overlooking the redesigned and expanded battle-field is the new William P. Clements, Jr. LivingHistory Amphitheater which provides coveredstadium-style seating for an audience of 400 visitors.A new sound system and computerized pneumonic pyrotechnics special effects will “amp-up” the combat portion of theLiving History presentation.

AnewMilitary Vehicle Display Building will now be home to the Museum’s motor pool ofWorldWar II jeeps, half tracks,DUK and others which can now be stored safely from the elements, but still be accessible for the Pacific Combat Zonevisitors to enjoy. New barracks for volunteer re-enactors and a garage building have also been built. All of this adds to thePT-309 and TBM bomber exhibits found in the first phase of the Pacific Combat Zone which re-opened in the spring of 2016.

The architect for the Pacific Combat Zone renovation project was Richter andAssociates, and the firm’s work on the PCZearned it an award for architectural design excellence from the Corpus Christi Chapter of theAmerican Institute ofArchitects.The Jury admired "the project's retrained use of materials and its beautifully composed elevation. The skillful arrangementof metal and cast concrete elements recall a modern era and, at the same time, are fresh and current...There is a simplicityto the material palette and a limited number of design moves, all resulting in a very strong project."

he Nimitz Middle School, a MagnetSchool in San Antonio, TX where

87% of the student body is deemed eco-nomically disadvantaged, was recently re-vitalized with a new building. When theschool was originally dedicated in 1962to Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, the Ad-miral wrote a letter encouraging the stu-dents with practical advice on how tobecome responsible adults and citizens.This letter had been stowed away in adusty old scrapbook, and was rediscov-ered by chance during the renovation.The architect, Lowell Tacker, LPA, sawthe letter and decided to make it the cen-terpiece of the new entrance lobby to share it prominentlywith the school children.

The letter was enlarged with a photo of Admiral Nimitzand placed in the lobby, where the flooring is printed with anaerial photo of Pearl Harbor. The students walk by the letter

several times a day, and the Admiral, who was once only ahistorical figure, now speaks to them directly.As an example of the impact, 7am one morn-ing a young boy was found reading the letteraloud, word for word, and his voice res-onated throughout the school lobby andhalls. When he was finished, he turned tothe Principal standing nearby and said “Thisis so awesome.” Another powerful image isthe main gymnasium which is construed inthe silhouette of the USS NIMITZ. The stu-dents are very proud to attend Nimitz Mid-dle School, and are very proud of thelegacy of one of the Nation’s finest militaryleaders. His advice and counsel to these fu-

ture citizens of our country is with them daily.

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Living History Programs to Resume as Pacific Combat Zone Reopens

Note: We would like to thank Dana Stolhandske, thePrincipal at Nimitz Middle School, and Lowell Tacker,the architect for the new building, for this information.

Life Lessons from the Admiral at Nimitz Middle School


Heroes are Standing By:Capt. Henry T. Elrod, Medal of Honor Recipient onWake Island

atching the Pan American Philippine Clipper as it re-turned to Wake Island’s lagoon 20 minutes after its

departure for Guam seemed to confirm reports that all wasnot well in the Pacific. It was Monday, December 8, 1941,and the Marines of Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF)-211had been up early to provide a dawn patrol. They would soonbe at their battle stations.

Four days earlier, this aviation detachment and its newGrumman F4F-3 Wildcat fighters had left the USS Enter-prise—the “Big E”—and arrived at the atoll to provide avi-ation support for the military defense force on the three isletsof Wake Island. There were 12 pilots under Major Paul A.Putnam’s VMF-211 command—including his executive of-ficer, Captain Henry Talmage Elrod—who landed his Wildcat at the PeacockPoint airstrip that was only wide enoughto handle one aircraft at a time.

Elrod, born on September 27, 1905 inTurner County, Georgia, had been in theMarine Corps for 14 years and commis-sioned for ten of them. Prior to that, hehad attended the University of Georgiaand Yale University –and debated aboutbecoming an architect or a physician. De-ciding to join the Corps, he received his“wings of gold” in February 1935 in Pen-sacola, FL, and later completed tours atQuantico, VA, and San Diego, CA, beforeheading to Hawaii.

Despite 1,200 civilian workers hur-riedly trying to prepare the base as a Pa-cific outpost, there were no revetments to protect the planesand limited space to park them. There were no electronicnavigational aids for the fighters and limited facilities. Allrefueling had to be done by hand pumps. By noon on De-cember 8th, Wake was under attack from Japanese planesbased on Roi in the Marshall Islands. Elrod was on a two-man patrol to the north of the atoll and missed the actioncompletely. VMF-211’s aircraft inventory was soon down tofour planes.Over the next several days, the defenders ofWake were re-

peatedly targeted for aerial attack prior to the arrival of theJapanese landing forces. “Engaging vastly superior forces ofenemy bombers and warships on 9 and 12 December, Capt.Elrod shot down two of a flight of 22 hostile planes and, ex-ecuting repeated bombing and strafing runs at extremely lowaltitude and close range, succeeded in inflicting deadly dam-age upon a large Japanese vessel, thereby sinking the firstmajor warship to be destroyed by small caliber bombs deliv-

W ered from a fighter-type aircraft.” The warship was theJapanese destroyer Kisaragi which would sink 30 milessouthwest of Wake. Damage from Elrod’s two 100-poundbombs eventually caused the depth charges stored on boardto explode, sinking the ship and taking the entire crew withit.On December 20th, he wrote what would be his final letter

to his wife, Elizabeth, stating: “I am writing this in some-thing of a hurry and under somewhat difficult circum-stances.” Two days later, VMF-211 did not have any flyableplanes and its aviation personnel began to serve as infantry-men. The accounts of the courageous defenders ofWake dur-ing the previous two weeks had electrified the nation during

those early dark days of the war. TheJapanese were frustrated by the delay andthe losses sustained by what was sup-posed to be a straight-forward local op-eration. They had to send a larger taskforce to compelWake’s surrender. In theearly hours of December 23rd, the mem-bers of the Special Naval Landing Forcebegan arriving onWake Island’s beachesthrough the darkened surf.

Assuming command along one flankof the beach defensive line held by VMF-211, Elrod conducted “a brilliant defense,enabled his men to hold their positionsand repulse intense hostile fusillades toprovide covering fire for unarmed am-munition carriers… Responsible in alarge measure for the strength of his sec-

tor's gallant resistance…Capt. Elrod led his men with boldaggressiveness.” Shortly before dawn, as casualties mountedaround a nearby 3-inch gun, a Japanese marine infiltratedhimself into the carnage, feigning death. He shot Elrod,killing him. Without relief by American forces, Wake sur-rendered later that day.On November 8, 1946, Elizabeth Elrod (who also served

as a Marine officer) received his posthumous Medal ofHonor—the first Medal of Honor earned by a Marine aviatorduring World War II—for his heroic and vigorous fightingefforts from December 8-23, 1941. Captain Elrod is buriedin Arlington National Cemetery.

In a 1983 letter to A Magnificent Fight author Robert J.Cressman, Milo G. Haines (a VMF-211 Marine aviator whohad been left at Hawaii’s Ewa Field) came to the point whentalking about “Hammering Hank” Elrod: “In case of com-bat, I’d rather be with him than against him.”

by Kent Knudson


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Japanese Garden Expert Visits toTrain Staff on Gardening Techniques

In November, John Powell, North American Japan-ese Garden Association Board member and JapaneseGarden expert from Weatherford, TX, visited the Mu-seum for two days to assist and train staff members onpruning and maintenance of growth and developmentof the plants in the Japanese Garden. Above, he can beseen counseling gardener, Joy Rendon, on how to carefor the plants and trees.

One easy, tax-wise option may be through an IRAcharitable rollover gift from your IRAto the Foundation – if you are at least

age 70.5 years, you may:

• Reduce your current income tax• Support the National Museum of the Pacific War• See the impact of your charitable giving now• Reduce the potential impact of federal estate and

gift taxes• Reduce the tax impact of IRA required minimum

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Visit with your investment manager or taxconsultant about how this may benefit theMuseum, and you and your family as well.

THEWARTIME SILHOUETTE:Patriotic Fashions of the 1940s

10 February 2017 through 7 May 2017From DIY fashion to Hollywood glamour, the Wartime Silhouette

looks at how fashion thrived despite war shortages. This exhibitionexplores how Americans worefunctional, yet stylish clothes,as an expression of duty andsacrifice.As a member of the War

Production Board declared, “Stylehas done much to help the wareffort.” Fashions of the 1940s, asa statement of American distinc-tiveness and freedom, embodiedone of the reasons “why we fight.”


2017 Temporary Exhibits:

ServingWith Apache Pride: Two Native Americans Honored for Their Service

PROPAGANDA ART INWWII26 May 2017 – 14 August 2017During WWII, propaganda was a major

weapon on and off the battlefield. Propa-ganda in art became common and waswidely distributed. This exhibit featuresworks from the Gregg and Michelle Philip-son Collection and Archive, and includesworks from artists Arthur Szyk, Dr. Seuss,and others.

Before They’re Gone:Portraits and StoriesofWWII Veterans1 September 2017 –14 January 2018

This exhibit features a comparative pho-tographic study of WWII veterans then andnow. Each participating veteran was pho-tographed and interviewed in their home byphotographer, D. Clarke Evans. The exhibitconsists of an image of the veteran in recentyears, a bio sheet featuring the highlightsfrom the interview and a small photo fromtheir active duty days.

wo Native Americans, U.S. Army Sgt. 1stClass Richard Banasau and his son, Master

Sgt. Ernest C. Banasau, were honored posthu-mously at a plaque dedication ceremony on 29 Oc-tober. Both men were members of the San CarlosApache Tribe inArizona. Richard Banasau servedin the 1st Cavalry Division from 1922 to 1952 andwas the longest serving enlisted man in the Cav-alry. Ernest C. Banasau served in both the U.S.Army Air Force and then the U.S. Air Force from1942 to 1964 and flew in the “Monkey’s Uncle”B-17 aircraft. He also participated in OperationTorch and the BerlinAirlift. Both men were careermilitary. (Left: An Apache medicine man, AlvinKindelay, and an Apache Desert Storm veteran,Cranson Hoffman, sang an Apache prayer duringthe ceremony.)

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Our Partnership with the Texas Historical Commission:Working together by agreement as a state agency and a non-profitorganization, the THC and Admiral Nimitz Foundation formed anew public/private partnership created to preserve the historic re-sources of the National Museum of the Pacific War and guide theexpansion of the Museum. It is the only institution in the conti-nental United States dedicated exclusively to telling the story of thePacific Theater battles of World War II.

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Admiral Nimitz Foundation2016 Board of Directors

OfficersCase D. Fischer, Chairman

Robert B. Phelps, Vice ChairmanNancy L. Dreher, Secretary

Ronald L. Woellhof, TreasurerGeneral Michael W. Hagee, USMC (Ret)President and Chief Executive Officer

DirectorsDavid Q. Bates, Jr.Kenneth L. Burenga

J. Coley ClarkDavid D. FitchJohn E. Harris

Steven L. HighlanderJohn C. Kerr

R. Bruce LaBoonJohn L. Nau, IIIBruce Nichols

MajGen Angela Salinas, USMC (Ret)Greg Shrader

Sam Bell Steves, IIMary Ann TurbevilleRobert F. Wheless

Directors EmeritiJames AveryAnn Brey

John R. GoodwillieBarbara Schmidt Heinen

Bruce H.C. HillSteven K. Howell

LTG Neal T. (Tom) Jaco, USA (Ret)CAPT Thomas H. Murray, Jr., USNR (Ret)

Gordon E. SauerJohn Schrock, Sr.Roy E. Stroeher

Craig L. Symonds, Ph.D.

Honorary TrusteesGeneral Billy J. Boles, USAF (Ret)The Honorable George H.W. Bush

U.S.Senator John CornynU.S. Senator Ted Cruz

The Honorable Gordon EnglandU.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (Ret)

Texas Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.Woodrow F. (Woody) McCasland

Helen McDonaldNancy Brown NegleyJohn P. Schneider, M.D.George E. Seay, III

Mark Your Calendars forUpcoming Events in 2017:

Pacific Combat ZoneLiving History Programs:

13 January: Norman Rockwell Exhibit Ends10 February: Exhibit on

TheWartime Silhouette Opens25 February: 50th Anniversary

Exhibit Opens11 March: Pacific Combat ZoneRe-Opens with Living History

26May: Propaganda Art inWWIIExhibit Opens

29May: Memorial Day1 September: Exhibit of “Before They’re

Gone” Opens

11-12 March 8-9 April27-28May 1-2 July5-6 August 2-3 September7-8 October 11-12 November

Times: 10:30am and 2:00pm Each Day


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A SINCERE “THANK YOU” to OUR PREMIER BUSINESS PARTNERS

Bierschwale Rees Insurance,Karen and Todd Willingham

Cameron-Brooks Inc.Centennial BankFischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc.Hill Country Memorial Hospital andHill Country Memorial Foundation

Security State Bank & Trust

Arrowhead BankDooley’s 5-10&25¢Fredericksburg Royalty, LtdGillespie County Historical SocietyMustard DesignWhistle Pik Galleries, Tim & Pamela Taylor

Allen Keller CompanyAtmos Energy CorporationAaron W. BeemanBilly Johnson, State Farm AgencyFrantzen, Kaderli & KlierFredericksburg Publishing CompanyGrape Creek VineyardsBarbara and Royce HunterInn on Baron’s CreekJames Avery JewelryMark W. Land Construction LLCState Representative Doug MillerNixon Real EstateOpa’s Smoked MeatsCheri and Bill RothermelTexas Tech University in FredericksburgVEI Consulting EngineersVogel Tractors

Janie AtwellDarin W. Holmes, DDS Inc.Der Kuchen LadenEcono Lodge

When in Fredericksburg, please show your support through your patronage of these businesses.

2016

El Dorado RanchEleven Squared VenueFreeman Energy Inc.Fredericksburg Dentistry, Dr. Thom Schmidt and Dr. Jay LindsayFredericksburg Funeral HomeFredericksburg Theater CompanyGastehaus SchmidtHomeschool and Beyond/ Eaglehill PromotionsHonor Veterans NowKeidel Inn & GasthausKeg 1 O’Neal, LLCLost Draw CellarsMabery Contracting LLCMills & Associates P.T.Miller & Associates, Bobby WatsonMountain View TravelJohnny C. OdomPalo Alto Creek FarmSage – Premium Texas Real Estate, Dale E. CookSierra HomesSinging Water VineyardsSS Texas Home Builder of Fredericksburg, LLCVirdell Drilling

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