2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - COBRA Air Force 33 Niagara Falls, NY - 101Z - Niagara Falls, NY

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.

Coalition Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/22/2005 to Chairman Principi from John Zawadzki, Chairman Central Upstate Regional Alliance of MDA, and Irwin Davis, President of MDA discussing the Air Force Research Laboratory at the Rome Research Site in New York.

State Input - Report regarding Rome Research Site and the facilities and resources offered by the installation. Report also contains a CD.

State Input - Report gathered by the Niagara Military Affairs Council regarding the facilities and resources available at Niagara Falls AFB.

Community Correspondence – 500 form letters from concerned community members surrounding Niagara Falls Air Force Base in Niagara Falls, New York. The first four pages are text searchable examples of the letters that are contained in the document.

Community Correspondence – 500 form letters from concerned community members surrounding Niagara Falls Air Force Base in Niagara Falls, New York. The first four pages are text searchable examples of the letters that are contained in the document. that are contained in the document.

Community Correspondence – 500 form letters from concerned community members surrounding Niagara Falls Air Force Base in Niagara Falls, New York. The first four pages are text searchable examples of the letters that are contained in the document.

Letter to Chairman Anthony Principi from Sundra Ryce (President and CEO of SLR Contracting and Service Company Inc.) regarding the closure of Niagara Falls Airport Air Guard Station.

Letter to Chairman Anthony Principi from Thomas Sellers (employee of Charles J. Sellers and Company Inc.) regarding the closure of Niagara Falls Air Force Base.

Letter to Chairman Anthony Prinicipi and the Commissioners from Carol Wojtowicz regarding the closure of Niagara Falls Air Force Base and the ability of the Department of Defense to defend the Northeast region after they close/realign a number of bases.

Navy Reserve Centers - Glens Falls, NY, Economic Impact Report (Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)

Navy Reserve Centers - Glens Falls, NY, Summary of Scenario Environmental Impacts (Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)

Navy Reserve Centers - Glens Falls, NY (Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)

Navy Reserve Centers - Glens Falls, NY, Recommendation for Closure Navy Reserve Centers

Navy Reserve Centers - Glens Falls, NY, COBRA Realignment Summary Report

Navy Reserve Centers - Horseheads, NY (Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)

Navy Reserve Centers - Horseheads, NY, Summary of Scenario Environmental Impacts (Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)

Navy Reserve Centers - Horseheads, NY, Recommendation for Closure Navy Reserve Centers

Navy Reserve Centers - Horseheads, NY, COBRA Realignment Summary Report

Navy Reserve Centers - Horseheads, NY, Economic Impact Report (Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)

Letters from citizens of the Niagara Falls, New York, area to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC). These signed form letters call for the BRAC to reconsider the recommendation to close down the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base.

Interview with Albert Bouley, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses his enlistment in the Marines just after Pearl Harbor; his assignment to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division; the battle of Guadalcanal; malaria and dysentery; the battle of Cape Gloucester; the use of Pavuvu as a base; the battle of Peleliu; his return to the United States; guard duty at the Brooklyn Naval Yard and his service as an instructor in a heavy weapons school before the end of the war. He joined the Air Force 2 1/2 years later to be able to fly and work on planes, then retire to become a teacher in California, and finally settled in Texas.