Letter from Walter B. Baker to Walter B. Baker, Jr. discussing details regarding and planning transportation to Houston. Harris L. Kempner and C. K. Dickson are cc'd.

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to his nephew Isaac H. Kempner III discussing his dissatisfaction with training for the military and offering to allow him to work for one fo the family businesses should he want to shift careers.

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Marion Lee Kempner discussing several personal and business related topics.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Denny Kempner discussing family updates, and an upcoming French Line cruise.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner discussing the annual statement of the Sugar Company, and their plan to build a raw sugar warehouse. He hopes to hear from him and Tim very soon.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner discussing the individual companies that have started off from H. Kempner or Sugarland Industries. The same individuals owning shares in the Sugar Company do not also own shares in its minor companies.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R. Bruce Porter. After a few years of college at the University of Southern California, Porter joined the Marines as an aviation cadet. After training on the F4F, Porter was assigned to Squadron 111 and shipped out on the USS Garfield to American Samoa. Porter mentions training with and talking with Joe Foss when his squadron passed through Apia. Porter then went to Turtle Bay, New Caledonia. He next flew F4F's in Guadalcanal in 1943. Their squadron then switched to the Corsair plane. Porter then started moving ""up the slot"" toward Japan gradually moving north with his squadron. Later, Porter returned to the states to train on F6F's and joined a night fighter squadron. He was assigned as a squadron commander in Okinawa. He discusses blowing up a plane with a ""baka"" bomb on it. Porter's record is an ace, with five official kills and one probable. Porter witnessed the surrender party preparing for the official surrender. He stayed in Japan for four months after the occupation.