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OHB 0028

Aviatrix and owner, operator, and instructor of Aero Valley Flying School. Family background; Army, Navy, and civilian nursing careers; early flying, competition; comments about Amelia Earhart and other pioneers of aviation; early planes, equipment; early teaching experiences; views concerning women in aviation, other professions; attempts to become airlines pilot; selling for Channelchrome (aircraft engine parts); founding her own business; Aero Valley Flying School; financing methods; government regulations; competition with municipal airports.

OH 1509

His experiences aboard the motor torpedo boat tender USS Jamestown in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II.

OH 0301

University purchasing agent. His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0760

His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0353

Painter. His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0773

His experiences at Staff Headquarters, 14th Naval District, Honolulu, Hawaii, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0573

His experiences while aboard the converted yacht USS Elvida during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0614

His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Worden during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0455

His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.