The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Kiracofe. Kiracofe joined the Navy in 1942 and received yeoman training at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he was assigned to CASU-22 at Quonset Point, helping to prepare squadrons for overseas deployment. He was then assigned to Carrier Air Group 41, which was just beginning to use radar for night flying. One of his duties as yeoman was to send letters of regret to the parents of soldiers who were killed in action. The experience upset him to the point that he remembered the date of each letter for the rest of his life. He was transferred to Carrier Air Group 10 aboard the USS Intrepid (CV-11) and helped to set up squadrons in Alameda from January 1943 to September 1944. At Okinawa, a kamikaze hit caused the deaths of eight men on the Intrepid. When the ship returned to Alameda for repairs, Kiracofe was so shaken up that he was ordered to a US Naval hospital for treatment and received a medical discharge in July 1945.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Kiracofe. Kiracofe joined the Navy in 1942 and received yeoman training at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he was assigned to CASU-22 at Quonset Point, helping to prepare squadrons for overseas deployment. He was then assigned to Carrier Air Group 41, which was just beginning to use radar for night flying. One of his duties as yeoman was to send letters of regret to the parents of soldiers who were killed in action. The experience upset him to the point that he remembered the date of each letter for the rest of his life. He was transferred to Carrier Air Group 10 aboard the USS Intrepid (CV-11) and helped to set up squadrons in Alameda from January 1943 to September 1944. At Okinawa, a kamikaze hit caused the deaths of eight men on the Intrepid. When the ship returned to Alameda for repairs, Kiracofe was so shaken up that he was ordered to a US Naval hospital for treatment and received a medical discharge in July 1945.

Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.

Contains notes and research (183 FW, Capital ANGB, IL) by Bradley McRee of the JOINT Issues Team.

TACOM BRAC Office statistics. Hand-written notes by Elizabeth Bieri, BRAC Commission staff analyst, Army Team, Review and Analysis Division. Presentation/Power Point by Rock Island, IL area community.

Community Correspondence - Letter from Stewart R. Winstein to the BRAC Commission regarding Rock Island Arsenal in the state of Illinois.

DFAS provides professional, responsive finance and accounting services to DoD and other federal agencies.

Base Visit Report - Base Visit Report Scott Air force Base, Illinois 15 June 2005 BRAC Commission 2005

Base Summary Report - Base Summary Sheet Scott Air Force Base Illinois - Installation Mission - DoD Recommendation - Dod Justification - cost Consideration Developed by DoD - Manpower Implication - Environmental considerations - Representation - Economic Impact - Military Issues- Community Concerns.

Base Visit Report from BRAC Commission Visit to Rock Island Arsenal, IL dtd 1 June 2005.

Executive Correspondence Memo to Commissioner Skinner from Illinois Sen. Durbin regarding BRAC impact.

Executive Correspondence - Letter to Commissioner Bilbray from Rep. Lane Evans (17th, IL) discussing Rock Island Arsenal and errors possibly made in the data justification used in making the recommendation for realignment. Lane Evans requests that the commissioners visit.