elsie item issue 80 dec 2012 - USS Landing Craft Infantry National ...

LCI Association Archives to be donated tothe National Museum of the Pacific WarThrough the efforts of Dennis Blocker, our historian for the Pacific Theater of War, and with the approval of the Boardof the USS LCI National Association, arrangements have been made to have the National Museum of the Pacific Warand the Admiral Nimitz Foundation to be the recipients of our Association’s Archives. This collection includeshundreds of documents and photographs that Dennis has collected and cataloged. At the museum they will be caredfor by professional archivists and will be available to the public as well as to scholars doing research.A special presentation is being planned for March 9, 2013, and it is hoped that as many LCI Veterans as possiblewill be able to attend. The museum is located in Fredericksburg, Texas, 70 miles from San Antonio, where Dennislives, making it very convenient for him to continue working with the collection.Fredericksburg was the home of famed WWII Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and so focuses on the war in the Pacific, butthe archivists have said they will be delighted to also house and service our materials dealing with the EuropeanTheater of Operations.8 | ELSIE ITEM | December 2012