Box AR00051
Container
Contains 2 Results:
John Hendricks Papers
Collection — Box: AR00051
Identifier: 2025-024
Abstract
The John Hendricks Papers include a letter Hendricks sent to Cecil Brandy, describing Wake Island two months before Pearl Harbor.
Dates:
September 2, 1941
Letter from John Hendricks to Cecil Bandy, September 2, 1941
File — Box: AR00051, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Hendricks Papers contain a letter Hendricks wrote to Cecil Brandy. In this letter, Hendricks details the situation on Wake Island two months prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. He discusses the growing Marine Corps presence, the 5" coastal gun, the absence of anti-aircraft defenses, and the condition of the runways on Wake Island, among other topics.
Dates:
September 2, 1941