The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another four days in the water. Jowdy was then assigned to the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), patrolling the Bering Sea and participating in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands as a second loader on a 40-millimeter. After witnessing the Marianas Turkey Shoot and also seeing MacArthur film his famous return, Jowdy participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima, amidst kamikazes and suicide boats. After the war, he survived a typhoon and served occupation duty in Japan, later transporting troops as part of the demobilization effort before being discharged in January 1946.

Transcript of an oral interview with Al Heigel. When Heigel finished high school in June, 1944, he joined the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas and went for boot training at San Diego. He was assigned as a radar operator and reported aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) at Pearl Harbor. Heigel describes the light carrier and its construction and features. He also speaks of the time the Independence was hit by a torpedo off Tarawa in 1943. Heigel then describes events off Okinawa: watching the USS Franklin (CV-13) being bombed off Okinawa; locating and shooting down kamikazes; describing battle stations; aircraft water landings; being in a typhoon, etc. After the war ended, the Independence served as a troop transport taking GIs back home to the US. He describes bunks in the hangar deck and arriving in Portland, Oregon. As the Independence was being prepared for the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, Heigel got off becuase he had the requisite amount of points allowing him to be discharged. He then entered the lumber business, married and raised family.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another four days in the water. Jowdy was then assigned to the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), patrolling the Bering Sea and participating in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands as a second loader on a 40-millimeter. After witnessing the Marianas Turkey Shoot and also seeing MacArthur film his famous return, Jowdy participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima, amidst kamikazes and suicide boats. After the war, he survived a typhoon and served occupation duty in Japan, later transporting troops as part of the demobilization effort before being discharged in January 1946.

Transcript of an oral interview with Al Heigel. When Heigel finished high school in June, 1944, he joined the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas and went for boot training at San Diego. He was assigned as a radar operator and reported aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) at Pearl Harbor. Heigel describes the light carrier and its construction and features. He also speaks of the time the Independence was hit by a torpedo off Tarawa in 1943. Heigel then describes events off Okinawa: watching the USS Franklin (CV-13) being bombed off Okinawa; locating and shooting down kamikazes; describing battle stations; aircraft water landings; being in a typhoon, etc. After the war ended, the Independence served as a troop transport taking GIs back home to the US. He describes bunks in the hangar deck and arriving in Portland, Oregon. As the Independence was being prepared for the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, Heigel got off becuase he had the requisite amount of points allowing him to be discharged. He then entered the lumber business, married and raised family.

Interview with Charles R. Easley, a United States Navy veteran from Newport, Oregon, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin.

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harry and David informing that informing that he does not have a recent catalogue.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry and David discussing ordering a basket of grapes and correcting the delivery address.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry and David discussing purchasing grapes for the season and asking how much the grapes would cost and how to pay for them.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the primary responsibility of a television news department is to cover the news.

A report addressed to the Director of Parole and Probation, Salem, Oregon, from Parolee 22624, Abilene, Texas, dated September 5, 1955. A report by Parolee 22624 of activities pursuant to conditions of release. The reverse side includes Parole Conditions.

From Abstract: The report presents a compilation and technical assessment of the existing data on climate, geology, hydrology, water chemistry, and seismicity for four geothermal areas in the United States: Imperial Valley and The Geysers, California; Klamath Falls, Oregon; and the Rio Grande Rift Zone, New Mexico.

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing a meeting of the James Blake Society, his colleague's work, and recent correspondence.

Photocopy of a news script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about George McGovern campaigning across the Pacific Northwest.

Appendix containing geological survey averages data to accompany an aerial gamma ray and magnetic survey of the Hailey, Idaho Falls, Elk City quadrangles of Idaho and Montana, and the Boise quadrangle in Oregon and Idaho.

Appendix containing single record geological survey data of the Idaho Falls quadrangle to accompany an aerial gamma ray and magnetic survey of the Hailey, Idaho Falls, Elk City quadrangles of Idaho and Montana, and the Boise quadrangle of Oregon and Idaho.

Appendix containing averages of geological data taken in the Idaho falls quadrangle to accompany an aerial gamma ray and magnetic survey of the Hailey, Idaho Falls, Elk City quadrangles of Idaho and Montana, and the Boise quadrangle of Oregon and Idaho.

Appendix containing single record geological survey data of the Hailey quadrangle to accompany an aerial gamma ray and magnetic survey of the Hailey, Idaho Falls, Elk City quadrangles of Idaho and Montana, and the Boise quadrangle of Oregon and Idaho.

Appendix containing average geological survey data of the Boise quadrangle to accompany an aerial gamma ray and magnetic survey of the Hailey, Idaho Falls, Elk City quadrangles in Idaho and Montana and the Boise Quadrangle in Oregon and Idaho.

Appendix containing single record geological survey data of the Boise quadrangle to accompany an aerial gamma ray and magnetic survey of the Hailey, Idaho Falls, Elk City quadrangles in Idaho and Montana and the Boise Quadrangle in Oregon and Idaho.

Appendix containing averages of geological survey data gathered at the Hailey quadrangle to accompany an aerial gamma ray and magnetic survey of the Hailey, Idaho Falls, Elk City quadrangles of Idaho and Montana, and the Boise quadrangle of Oregon and Idaho.

Appendix containing single record geological survey data of the Elk City quadrangle to accompany am aerial gamma ray and magnetic survey of the Hailey, Idaho Falls, Elk City quadrangles in Idaho and Montana, and the Boise quadrangle in Oregon and Idaho.

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. Frankfurt, West Germany – The U. S. dollar has opened lower on the Frankfurt open money market. Dollar trading today against the West German mark represents a nearly eight and one-half per cent upward revaluation of the mark. The dollar now has dropped nearly to the trading level registered when President Nixon announced emergency measures to rescue the dollar. Chattanooga, Tennessee – An explosion is reported to have blasted a hole in a portable classroom at a Chattanooga, Tennessee high school. The explosion cause no injuries, but shattered about two dozen windows f a nearby main school building and hurled debris as far as 150 yards. A federal judge has ordered the Chattanooga schools to eliminate segregation. The schools are scheduled to open Tuesday under an order that includes widespread busing. Police say they have no leads in the blast. Bend, Oregon – Search parties planned to comb a central Oregon mountain today for a 15-year-old girl missing and feared dead. Another woman, a 21-year-old Oregon resident, already has been found dead after apparently freezing to death during the graduation exercise of an outdoor survival school. The …

Final report documenting a high-sensitivity airborne radiometric and magnetic survey of the Boise, Hailey, Idaho Falls, and Elk City quadrangles including the survey description, specifications, data processing methods, interpretation methods, and regional geologic review.