Box 16

Autographed letter signed to Florence MacKubin, 1 January 1899, regarding sending him a book and he, in tum, will provide her with an autograph of a hero after the next war. Two additional pieces contain signatures of four other naval officers.

Reminiscences of Admiral Spruance as related by Dr. David Willcutts, Fifth Fleet Medical Officer, His account includes comments on Spruance's personality and character, the invasion of Okinawa, the surrender of Japan, the repatriation of allied POWs, conditions on postwar Japan and medical aspects of his wartime service.

Letter and Report of the Secretary of the Navy to the House of Representatives regarding the last major naval engagement of the Quasi-War with France on 1 February 1800, between the USS Constellation and LaVengeance. Included is a copy of Thomas Truxtun's letter to the SECNAV and an extract from his journal regarding the naval engagement.

Note to Earl Collins, Austin, Tex.. defending the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War and his comments on the production of a new non-carcinogen defoliant.

Letter to Joseph Fawls stating that General George C. Marshall was the outstanding military man of the twentieth century.

Holograph telegram from Lee to the Chicago Tribune thanking him for the news of Dewey's victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Manila Bay. He felt this added new laurels to the Navy.

Reprint of an article entitled "PT Squadron in the South Pacific" by John Hersey that tells the story of PT Squadron X, the first to see action in the South Pacific during the Battle of the Solomon Islands.

Color photograph, 8” x 10”, of General James H. Doolittle, pilot of the famous Doolittle raid on Tokyo, Japan, April 1942.

Holograph letter signed, to Joseph (Fawls) regarding photographs of the painting of USS Pueblo, which he painted and the arrangements for the ceremony and presentation of medals to the men of the ship. Signed “Pete.”

Colored photographs, 8" x 1O", of Commander Lloyd Bucher' s painting of his ship which was captured by the North Koreans in 1968.