Letters from John E. Dean (1923-1994) to his parents in Portland, Oregon, written while Dean was serving in World War II. Dean served in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater during the war, and later worked as a real estate appraiser and as a security guard at Holladay Park Hospital.

Oral history interview with Raymond W. Nyls conducted by Kathleen A. Mitchell from April 4-September 12, 1992. Nyls discusses his family background and early life in Portland, Wauna, Warrenton, and Astoria, Oregon, as well as his service in the Army Air Corps and Air Force and his experiences during the Korean War.

Souvenir photograph book of the Portland Air Base. The book was mailed by Private John Adams to Dora Barnes in May 1944. The air base was established in 1941; it would later become the Portland Air National Guard Base.

Oral history interview with spouses Ervin A. Schultz and Dutch Schultz, conducted by Jim Strassmaier from March 2-23, 1984. Ervin A. Schultz discusses his family background and career in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1929 to the late 1940s. Dutch Schultz discusses her family backround, her experiences raising a child while living in the Philippines after World War II, and her work for NASA as an employee of the Pan American airline.