The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew training at Columbia, South Carolina for 5 months. After Mr. Tucker completed his training, he was transferred to Dacca to a B-25 base and joined the 10th Air Force, the 12th Bomb Group. When he arrived his crew pilots were reassigned, and Mr. Tucker was not able to fly much until he was assigned to a regular crew again. Mr. Tucker was put in the 729th bomb squadron tasked with supporting the British 14th Army against the Japanese forces in Burma. The campaign he was involved in ended in May 1945 with the capture of Rangoon, the main city of Burma and Mr. tucker was in one of the squadron planes that flew over the …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew training at Columbia, South Carolina for 5 months. After Mr. Tucker completed his training, he was transferred to Dacca to a B-25 base and joined the 10th Air Force, the 12th Bomb Group. When he arrived his crew pilots were reassigned, and Mr. Tucker was not able to fly much until he was assigned to a regular crew again. Mr. Tucker was put in the 729th bomb squadron tasked with supporting the British 14th Army against the Japanese forces in Burma. The campaign he was involved in ended in May 1945 with the capture of Rangoon, the main city of Burma and Mr. tucker was in one of the squadron planes that flew over the …

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.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about philanthropists who were honored at a fund raising dinner in Dallas for the National Jewish Hospital and Research Center in Denver, Colorado.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "There is no need for a heart patient to become an invalid, says a Denver specialist in rehabilitation who is helping return such patients to normal, productive lives."

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Letter from Thelma M. Taylor to John J. Herrera, dated February 18, 1965, regarding an insurance policy.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "That's the way the bull bounces-Bill Kornell of Palm Springs, Calif., goes down while Brahma bull goes up during action in National Western Stock Show Rodeo at Denver."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "That's the way the bull bounces-Bill Kornell of Palm Springs, Calif., goes down while Brahma bull goes up during action in National Western Stock Show Rodeo at Denver."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Presidents of the American Assn. of Oilwell Drilling Contractors are shown after elections at the group's Denver convention."

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 2899, 4-6-2, Denver, CO. (Note: this was my 10,000th postcard size photo.)

Letter to Mrs. Melville from Mrs. Kempner informing her that she received her letter and congratulated her on her work in Denver.

Postal Telegraph sent to Thomas N. Carswell, Sweetwater, Texas, from Eula Clark, Denver, Colorado, dated January 18. Eula acknowledges her receipt of the money expressing her appreciation with a promise of a letter to follow.

A photograph postcard showing the Santa Fe 3457, 4-6-4, Denver, CO.

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 7001, 4-8-2, Denver, CO.

A photograph negative showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 3822, 2-10-2, Denver, CO.

A photograph print showing Colorado & Southern (C&S) 8, 2-6-0, at roundhouse in Denver, CO.

A photograph print showing Colorado & Southern (C&S) 025, combination car (combine), narrow gauge, wood-sided, Denver, CO.

A photograph print showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 1801, 4-8-4, on passenger train No.1, Denver, CO.

A photograph print showing Denver & Salt Lake (D&SL) 10202, derelict rotary snow plow, Denver, CO.

A photograph postcard showing the Santa Fe 3751, 4-8-4, on passenger Train No. 6, (Pueblo to Denver), coming into Denver, CO.