Letter from Mrs. Gordon Asbury to Truett Latimer updating him on the life of her son and offering her family's support of Latimer's own bill, senate bill 688, which would amend the Texas Liquor Control act to make it unlawful to publicly consume or possess alcohol in any dry area.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dean Caswell. Caswell volunteered for the Marine Corps two weeks prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He eventually went to flight training before being assigned aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) from which he flew Corsairs. Caswell made over 100 combat flights from Bunker Hill, eventually becoming an ace with Marine Fighter Squadron 221 (VMF-221). He shares on anecdote about getting seven enemy planes in one mission. He also shares anecdotes from throughout his long career in the Marine Corps.

Postcard of a drawing of the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. The drawing centers the monument with bright green foliage surrounding it, a tree in the foreground, and a pink and orange sunset behind the obelisk. On the reverse is text from Tsung-O Cheng to Harris L. Kempner informing him he arrived in D.C. last night and will stop in several American cities before arriving in Galveston on September 15.

Letter from J. J. Clark to Harris L. Kempner offering an invitation to go to Pensacola in a Navy plane, discussing times and locations for the trip.

Photograph of horse "Cotton Griffith" in a field at Oakwood Stables in Pensacola, Florida.

Photograph of horse "Cotton Griffith" in a field at Oakwood Stables in Pensacola, Florida.

Photograph of horse "Cotton Griffith" in a field at Oakwood Stables in Pensacola, Florida.

Photograph of Milton & Florida, Photo of a Man Riding a Horse in a Cutting Event (the words "A Deck" are written on the contact sheet)

Photograph of Di Gill Sitting Near a Wooden Fence at Oakwood Stables in Pensacola, Florida.

Photograph of Eddie Young Sitting on the Hood of His Car at Oakwood Stables in Pensacola, Florida.

Photograph of Milton & Florida, Photo of a Man Riding the Horse "Yellow Cow" during a Cutting Event. The photo was taken in a outdoor dirt roping arena.

Photograph of Ms. Stanfield with a Horse at Oakwood Stables in Pensacola, Florida. The woman has blonde hair and wears a blue and green blouse. The horse is dark and wears a white halter.

Photograph of horse "Stan's Man" with a Cowboy at Oakwood Stables in Pensacola, Florida.

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.

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 Raymond F. Higgins. Higgins joined the Navy in February 1941 as a commissioned officer. He trained with the Marines at Quantico and then with the Medical Corps at Paris Island. He also trained in tropical and aviation medicine and learned to fly N3N's at Pensacola. Higgins was transferred to the U.S. Naval Hospital at Pearl Harbor. He then transferred to islands in the southwest Pacific. He was in Fleet Air Wing 101, a flight patrol squadron based out of Australia. He returned to the United States for leave in 1944. He then is assigned to the USS Ranger (CV-4) and leaves from San Diego to the sea for training. After V-J Day, the Ranger went to New Orleans and then Norfolk. He remained in service until 1947.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the approach of Hurricane Dennis in Florida. A woman is interviewed about evacuation at a Pensacola gas station. The story aired at 5:00 P.M.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the approach of Hurricane Dennis in Florida. People at a Pensacola gas station are interviewed about evacuation measures. The story aired at 5:00 A.M.

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing travelling from Pensacola to New Orleans, a scarcity of hotel rooms, seeing "the" sea plane, meeting a friend, and getting certain flying ratings. Included is an address and number for her hotel.

This film looks at The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels, a highly trained group of precision flying pilots.

A report regarding the Northwestern Florida Ecological Characterization study, the purpose of which is to compile existing information about the biological, social, and physical sciences for the gulf coastal counties of Florida from Escambia County to Hernando County.

"This report presents the hydraulic and chemical data collected at a deep-well waste-injection system near Pensacola, Florida." It includes maps, graphs, and tables.

Semi-annual local magazine for the Topsail, North Carolina area, including articles about local fishing, boating, and beach activities. The magazine also includes advertisements for local businesses, a calendar of local events, visitors' guide for the local area, and a multi-page article about WASP at Camp Davis, near Topsail.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R. Bruce Porter. After a few years of college at the University of Southern California, Porter joined the Marines as an aviation cadet. After training on the F4F, Porter was assigned to Squadron 111 and shipped out on the USS Garfield to American Samoa. Porter mentions training with and talking with Joe Foss when his squadron passed through Apia. Porter then went to Turtle Bay, New Caledonia. He next flew F4F's in Guadalcanal in 1943. Their squadron then switched to the Corsair plane. Porter then started moving ""up the slot"" toward Japan gradually moving north with his squadron. Later, Porter returned to the states to train on F6F's and joined a night fighter squadron. He was assigned as a squadron commander in Okinawa. He discusses blowing up a plane with a ""baka"" bomb on it. Porter's record is an ace, with five official kills and one probable. Porter witnessed the surrender party preparing for the official surrender. He stayed in Japan for four months after the occupation.