The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Stevens. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1943 as a metallurgical engineer. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Navy Electronics School at Harvard University as well as a specialized radar training program organized by MIT at the Harbor Building in Boston, Massachusetts. He received further training in radar countermeasures at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. He served on the USS Wasatch (ACG-9). When the ship was anchored, he was assigned to deliver orders and mail. He describes the Operation Olympic portion of the plan to invade Japan. He was part of the force that occupied Wakanoura and Nagoya, Japan. He shares an anecdote about obtaining a Japanese sword as a souvenir in Nagoya. In North China he participated in the repatriation of the Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. He wrote a book, ?Up Close and Personal,? about his World War II experiences.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Stevens. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1943 as a metallurgical engineer. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Navy Electronics School at Harvard University as well as a specialized radar training program organized by MIT at the Harbor Building in Boston, Massachusetts. He received further training in radar countermeasures at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. He served on the USS Wasatch (ACG-9). When the ship was anchored, he was assigned to deliver orders and mail. He describes the Operation Olympic portion of the plan to invade Japan. He was part of the force that occupied Wakanoura and Nagoya, Japan. He shares an anecdote about obtaining a Japanese sword as a souvenir in Nagoya. In North China he participated in the repatriation of the Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. He wrote a book, ?Up Close and Personal,? about his World War II experiences.

Interview with Alan Taniguchi, former Dean of Architecture at UT-Austin and a Japanese-American internee during WWII, from Brentwood, California. Taniguchi discusses his family and childhood, experiences of racism, the attack on Pearl Harbor and its effects, having his home raided by the FBI, his father's detention and that of Japanese community leaders, preparing for internment, moving to the Gila Relocation Camp in Arizona, life there, leaving the camp for resettlement in Detroit, and life afterwards.

Interview with Frank Tremaine, a journalist from Detroit, Michigan, regarding his memories of working as a correspondent for the United Press of the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Tremaine discusses Pearl Harbor, the political environment of the WWII era, major military figures, and a description of the Japanese surrender and ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.

Newspaper clipping with an article about who the WASP were, why the WASP program was created, certain WASP experiences throughout their service, and the delay of their veteran benefits.

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

Interview with Sam Holt, a church member from Holtsville, Tennessee. The interview includes Holt discussing church history, his background within it, his life from childhood, and race relations in the community he was raised in. The interview also includes Holt's recounting of the history of interracial children during and after slavery and his family's connection to it.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The Rev. Floyd Shaffer transforms himself into a bulbous-nosed clown in full view if his audiences."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The Rev. Floyd shaffer transforms himself into a bulbous-nosed clown in full view of his audiences."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Rev. Floyd Shaffer transforms himself into a bulbous-nosed clown in full view of his audiences."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Rev. Floyd Shaffer transforms himself into a bulbous-nosed clown in full view of his audiences."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The Rev. Floyd Shaffer, Detroit Luthrran pastor ('clowns'to reach people)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "All suited up, Floyd Shaffer gets ready to carry out unusual Communion service."

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the kidnapping of members of wealthy families which has been replaced by the hijacking of planes as a major problem for law enforcement agencies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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