The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with A J Dunn. Dunn joined the Navy in 1940 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Oglala (CM-4) at Pearl Harbor. On the morning of 7 December 1941, he was returning from liberty when the attack began. Unable to find his ship, he jumped aboard the USS Mugford (DD-389) just as it was getting underway. After seven days of patrols, he returned to the harbor and was transferred to the USS New Orleans (CA-32). While on convoy duty to Brisbane, the ship received a warm welcome from Australian citizens. But one evening, the ship was nearly subject to friendly fire when a cruiser from New Zealand mistook the New Orleans for a Japanese ship. Dunn was transferred to the USS Indiana (BB-58) with Task Force 58, bombarding islands in the Gilberts and Marshalls. As a gunner’s mate, his duties included testing small arms ammunition in a surveillance oven to see whether it had expired. He was transferred to the USS Botetourt (APA-136), operating out of the Philippines until the end of the war. He sailed past the USS Missouri (BB-63) …

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

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Oregon Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (copied to Chairman Principi) regarding the 142nd Fighter Wing out of Portland International Airport Air Guard Station, Portland, Oregon.

Executive Correspondence – Letter to Chairman Principi from Mayor Larry Crowly of Junction City, OR expressing concern over DoD’s recommendation to realign the 142nd Fighter Wing at Portland International Airport Air Guard Station.

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Fort Worth Division of General Dynamics containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bill Hayne and Mag Hughes of Portland, Ore., have been putting on Hacky Sack exhibitions at Oklahoma schools."

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, from H. M. Randall, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact, Salem, Oregon, by Robert E. Jones, Deputy Administrator, dated April 13, 1956. Referring to a note Carswell appended to the report for Subject OSP 22624, Randall explains that there is a greater chance for a pardon after a subject has been supervised for at least two years. He discusses Oregon laws regarding the voting rights of offenders, the fact that pardons are rarely issued in Oregon and closes stating that they trust that Subject will continue to merit Carswell's favorable comments.

Letter from Isaac Hebert Kempner to Harry and David requesting them to ship the order Gift No. 2 to A. H. Blackshear, Jr. in Galveston. He also enclosed a check for $4.55.

Receipt for pears sold to Isaac H. Kempner by Bear Creek Orchards for $4.55.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry and David at Bear Creek Orchards discussing about 6-jar carton containing different jellies of 2 each to T. L. James in Sugar Land and the enclosed check for the amount to cover them.

A photograph print showing Union Pacific (UP) 4915, 0-6-0 switch engine, Albina, OR (?).

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 4929, 0-6-0, switch engine with slope-back tender, Portland, OR.

A photograph print showing Union Pacific (UP) 3504, 2-8-8-0, on freight train No.55, Meacham, OR. (Blue Mountains)

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Young Betty O'Neil Feldman, daughter-in-law of Clara Feldman."