Executive Correspondence – Letter from Lawrence L Paulson, Executive Director, Port of Vancouver, Washington, to Chairman Principi, regarding 142nd Fighter Wing in Portland Oregon Air National Guard Base. The Director wishes to express his support for the base and request to not have left as is.

Executive Correspondence: Letter from Mayor Bob Austin of Estacada, OR to Chairman Principi dtd 15JUN05 concerning the realignment of the 142nd Fighter Wing.

Table of Contents A. Itinerary B. Base Summary Sheet C. Secretary Of Defense Recommendation D. Military Value E. Installation Review F. State Map and Statistical Data G. State Closure History List H. Press Articles and Correspondence I. Additional Information

Executive Correspondence – Letter from David M. Fuller, Mayor of Wood Village City Council, Oregon, to Chairman Principi, in regards to 142nd fighter wing in Portland Oregon. The mayor wishes to express his discontent over DoD recommendations to move the fighter wing over to New Orleans and Atlantic City.

Executive Correspondence – Letter from Tim Flowerday, Executive Director chamber of commerce, Cottage Grove, Oregon, to Chairman Principi, in regards to the 142nd fighter wing. The Director expresses his disagreement with the DoD’s recommendations to move the fighter wing to other states.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Gary Williams, Mayor Cottage Grove, Oregon. Letter is about the town’s opposition to the BRAC recommendations to move F-15 aircrafts of the 142nd Fighter Wing.

Base Visit Book - Umatilla Chemical Depot, OR prepared for The Honorable Phillip Coyle and The Honorable James H. Bilbray on 26 May 2005. DOD RECOMMENDATION is to close Umatilla Chemical Depot, OR. DOD JUSTIFICATION is that there is no additional chemical demilitarization workload slated to go to Umatilla Chemical Depot. The projected date for completion of its existing workload is 2nd quarter of 2011. There is no further use for Umatilla Chemical Depot

COBRA Program - Umatilla Chemical Depot, OR

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

Photograph of Brig. General Alva J. Niles, Lt. Col. Charles W. Vanway, US Army, and UNIDENTIFIED, Portland, OR. Photo by D. Perry Evans, Portland, OR, October 1928.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Jean and Frank Besson thanking for the Christmas card and wishes to help in any way.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about one of the greats of college football coacher, Frank Leahy who passed away at the age of 65.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about one of Notre Dame's most popular coaches, Frank Leahy who died in Oregon.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of 51-hundred fire fighters who are manning lines on five man caused fires which officials say have swept over more than 50-thousand acres of timber and brush land in northern California.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry and David discussing sending a box of Quetta Nectarines to Mrs. Kempner and asking for confirmation on the price.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of 75 independent truckers who spent the night at two truck stops to drive into Washington to protest fuel prices. Most of the pacific northwest returned to normal after a week of flooding.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about former U. S senator Wayne Morse who is in critical condition at a Portland hospital with kidney failure.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Jean Besson extending his sympathy and shared grief for Frank's passing.

Letter from Edwin P. Neilan to I. H. Kempner thanking Kempner for responding to questionnaire on federal taxes and spending. He acknowledges Kempner's service to the Chamber and his kind remarks, noting Kempner, along with Mr. Kruesi of Tennessee and Mr. Dixon of Oregon, as the remaining original Board of Directors of the National Chamber.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James H. ""Herb"" Macia. He discusses being a navigator/bombardier on the 14th plane in the Doolittle Raid, including the training leading up to the raid, the trip on the USS Hornet, the raid itself, bailing out over China, the weeks spent there before making it out through India and Egypt and stories about other men in the Raiders. He also discusses meeting with Generalissimo and Madam Chiang Kai-Shek, seeing the Egyptian pyramids, crossing Africa then to Brazil before getting back to the US, landing in Miami, his later deployments in North Africa and Europe, his work after the war and reunions the Raiders have had since the war.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another four days in the water. Jowdy was then assigned to the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), patrolling the Bering Sea and participating in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands as a second loader on a 40-millimeter. After witnessing the Marianas Turkey Shoot and also seeing MacArthur film his famous return, Jowdy participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima, amidst kamikazes and suicide boats. After the war, he survived a typhoon and served occupation duty in Japan, later transporting troops as part of the demobilization effort before being discharged in January 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another four days in the water. Jowdy was then assigned to the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), patrolling the Bering Sea and participating in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands as a second loader on a 40-millimeter. After witnessing the Marianas Turkey Shoot and also seeing MacArthur film his famous return, Jowdy participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima, amidst kamikazes and suicide boats. After the war, he survived a typhoon and served occupation duty in Japan, later transporting troops as part of the demobilization effort before being discharged in January 1946.