The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about W. Page Ballard who is president of Baltex oil and Gas corporation of Malakoff in East Texas says that his firm reached agreement with Saudi Arabia for delivery of 30 million barrels of crude oil and refined gasoline.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about three weeks contracts which will be signed for delivery of Saudi Arabia oil to Baltex oil and gas corporation in Malakoff in East Texas.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an East Texas oil broker who credited Secretary of State Henry Kissinger with creating a climate in which Arabian oil which will again be shipped to the United States.

Photograph of two men playing instruments. One man is playing the guitar and sitting next to a woman. The other man is sitting in a wheelchair and playing the harmonica. They are sitting near a pole with trees in the background.

Photograph of camp counselors in a cafeteria. Women are standing behind a counter with the food. One counselor is walking away with a food tray.

Photograph of two young men on a boat. They are looking at the camera. The boat is in the middle of a lake with a forest in the distance.

Photograph of a boy in a park painting a book. He is sitting in a wheelchair under a tent. An individual is standing behind him.

Photograph of three young men on a boat. One is standing next to the controls, one is sitting in a wheelchair, and the other is sitting at the end of the boat. The boat is in the middle of a lake with a forest behind them.

Photograph of a boy in a park making a painting of a book. He is sitting under a tent in a wheelchair and smiling at the camera. An individual is standing behind him.

Photograph of young camp counselors sitting in a line. A man is standing behind them with a small camera. Several individuals are standing next to a cabin with a forest in the background. The counselors are participating in a camp for Muscular Dystrophy.

Photograph of a young boy sitting in a wheelchair and smiling at the camera. He is under a tent with two individuals behind him. In the background is a forest. The boy is attending a camp for Muscular Dystrophy.

Photograph of Bill Kelley sitting at a table with other adults. They each have a food tray in front of them. The table is outside and under a pavilion. Three individuals are in the background next to trees and shrubs.

Photograph of a group of individuals in a speed boat on a lake. In the foreground is a makeshift dock with a paddle. On the other side of the lake is a forest.

Photograph of two girls laughing. One girl is sitting in a wheelchair. The other girl is standing behind the wheelchair and leaning on it. They are in a park with a forest behind them.

Photograph of a man sitting in a wheelchair and playing the harmonica. He is next to a man holding a guitar. They are in a park with trees behind them.

Photograph of a camper eating. He is a participant in the camp for Muscular Dystrophy. He is wearing a shirt that is for Jerry Lewis. Other campers are at a table behind him and sitting in wheelchairs.

Photograph of Bill Kelley talking to a man outside of a log cabin. Kelley is holding a cup and wearing a suit with a cowboy hat. The man is wearing a polo shirt with a cap, and he is smoking a pipe. They are at a camp for Muscular Dystrophy.

Photograph of Roy Eaton interviewing a camp counselor near a log cabin. The counselor is leaning on the wheelchair of a camper in front of him. Eaton, the counselor, and the camper have their backs to the camera and are facing a forest. A cameraman is filming them.

Photograph of several individuals in a park. Some are sitting on a bench swing, and others are sitting in wheelchairs. They are surrounded by a forest.

Photograph of Roy Eaton between children in a cafeteria. The children are eating, and Eaton is talking. A man is in line for food in the background. Eaton is visiting a camp for Muscular Dystrophy.

Photograph of young adults in line for food in a cafeteria. Women are in the kitchen serving them. Many of the individuals are counselors at a camp for Muscular Dystrophy.

Photograph of four women in a kitchen and serving food. Two women are wearing aprons and standing behind containers of food. They are serving participants of a camp for Muscular Dystrophy.