Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

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.

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.

Photograph of adults sitting at a table with a food tray in front of them. Bill Kelley is sitting in the foreground. The table is outside and under a pavilion. An individual is in the background, walking next to trees and shrubs.

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 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 bunk beds in a camp cabin. In front of the beds is a shelf with shirts on hangers. A window is next to the beds with a view of the forest outside.

Photograph of a cameraman getting a shot of a bell at a camp for Muscular Dystrophy. Camp counselors are standing in the area and looking at the cameraman. They are standing behind a building with cases of Coca-Cola against the wall. In the background are a truck and a forest.

Photograph of bunk beds in a camp cabin. In front of the beds is a shelf with shirts on hangers. A window is next to the beds with a view of the forest outside.

Photograph of camp counselors pushing children in wheelchairs. They are standing in line in a park. They are participating in 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 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 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 children swimming in a lake. Two children are wearing a swim vest. A young woman is holding a child as he floats on his back.

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 camp counselors pushing campers in wheelchairs. They are in a line next to trees and a building. The camp is 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 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 four individuals in a lake. Two children are floating with a swim vest. Two women are in the water next to them.

Photograph of a girl holding a tray of food in a cafeteria. She is a counselor at a camp for Muscular Dystrophy. A man is standing in line next to her. Women with aprons are standing behind the serving bar.

Photograph of an individual sitting in a wheelchair, participating in a camp for Muscular Dystrophy. On the side of the wheelchair is a sticker for the World of Animals in Dallas. Another individual is leaning on the wheelchair.