National Museum Of The Pacific War

Day two in Fredericksburg, Texas. Back to the Admiral Nimitz Museum and to the 33,000 square foot George H. W. Bush Gallery aka the National Museum Of The Pacific War (World War II). The attendant at the desk told us to prepare to take 3 hours to tour this potion of the museum…it took us 4.5 hours. Words cannot describe what a great museum this is…like “WOW!”…”SIMPLY AMAZING! hardly make it. I’ve been in a lot naval and war museums in my life and this one ranks among the very best!

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The museum has its own website. Be sure to click on the top menu. Here’s the link…
http://www.nimitz-museum.org/Index.asp

Here’s the Wikipedia informational link…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_Pacific_War

If you are ever anywhere near Fredricksburg, Texas, I highly encourage to stop at this museum.

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Fredericksburg, Texas

Yesterday Mary and I drove the about 200 miles Northeast to Fredericksburg, Texas, home of Chester Nimitz, a famous Naval Admiral during World War II. We started through the museum but is was too large to complete, so we’ll finish it tomorrow.

The Nimitz World War II Naval Museum in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Here’s Wikipedia link about Fredericksburg…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericksburg,_Texas

There is a huge Memorial Wall commemorating many who served during that war. I finally found the ship I served on from 1958 to 1962. The U.S.S. Boston was re-commissioned in 1995 designated as CAG-1…The World’s first guided missile Cruiser.

The Memorial Wall plaque commemorating the U.S.S. Boston during World War II.

What a difference 50 years makes! I was a Radarman aboard the U.S.S. Boston.

Here’s a Wikipedia link for the Boston…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Boston_%28CA-69%29

All original material Copyright – Jim Jaillet 2010
For more information about my three books, click this link:
http://www.panamaorbust.com