The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Orland Harris. Harris went to Santa Anna, California for Aviation Cadet training in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He went to primary flying school in Visalia, California and then went to LaeMoore, California for more training. From there he went to replacement training units, flying the P-38, P-322 and P-39. Harris had take civilian pilot training for one year at college before he went into the service. He received his wings at Williams Field in Arizona 3 Nov 1943 and became an officer that day. He went to the South Pacific in a C-54, along wih about 30 other pilots, ending up in Nadzab, New Guinea with the 8th Fighter Group (part of the 5th Air Force). His P-38 missions included targets of opportunity around New Guinea, a cave on Corregidor and straffed ships on the way to Borneo, and the Philippines. Normally they flew cover missions for B-17s and B-24s but on occasion covered B-25s and A-20s. Harris was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) when he was flying out of Mindoro in the Philippines on a night mission (26 Dec 1944) attacking a Japanese task …

Magazine clipping of an article about the history of women in aviation.

A letter and card from Doyle and Dolores Spurlock offering condolences on the death of Patterson's husband George Patterson.

Document is an unsigned resolution regarding the settlement of debt owed by League of United Latin American Citizens to Banco Internacional. The resolution terms were drafted at an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council of LULAC on August 23, 1975.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Armour and company' s last Fort Worth plant which closes its ending nearly three quarters of a century of Armour operations in the city.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about newspaper headlines in Providence Rhode island and Phoenix Arizona which set off a chain of events in Washington which brought the capitol alive strong reports that president Nixon was on the verge of announcing his resignation from office.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of people who are trying to dress as coolly as possible due to summer heat wave.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story. With the gasoline shortage making motorcycles more valuable than ever, it was inevitable that the two-wheeler would be seen as an art form.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about beef shortages and high food prices which is at least one bargain available at the grocery store.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about federal programs for the whole family.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Postcard of the Westward Ho Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona behind the palm treeline. A note on the face of the postcard reads, "Spent the night in air cooled hotel and leave at 4 A. M. for San Diego. Arriving there soon all well at home Mamie." The message on the back reads, "Come from Safford to here this morning arrive here at 1 o'clock over a gorgeous drive. Huge these mountains. We are in air cooled hotel until six this afternoon. We're driving to Yuma arriving about 11 or 12 tonight - miss me." The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. Carroll E. Ward Texas Ice Co. Beaumont, Texas."

Warranty deed for the sale of land from Mary E. Leverich to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company. The deed notes that the land was originally sold to Mary Leverich by the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company, and the document is notarized by Owen E. Murphy.