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- [News Script: Astronaut taxes]
- Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Apollo 13 astronauts stopping off in American Samoa where Governor John Haydon had gifts for each of them. In addition, Haydon gave Astronaut Swigert his 10-40 income tax form, who failed to file before his mission.
- [Matuu Valley, Samoa]
- Photograph of five soldiers standing on the steps to a cabin in Matuu Valley, Samoa. They are identified as Dove, Lanier, Jack Vaughan, White, and Jackson.
- [Recollections of Jack Vaughan]
- Recollections written by Jack Vaughan concerning his service in the military in American Samoa during World War II.
- [News Script: Pope reportedly tired from tour]
- Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
- [News Script: Aboard the U-S-S New Orleans]
- Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Apollo 14 astronauts heading to Earth.
- Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001
- The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Fouts. Fouts joined the Navy in 1939 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion of basic training, Fouts joined the USS Argonne (AG-31). Later, he was stationed at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor when the war started. He recalls witnessing the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. He managed to get guns operational on the USS Widgeon (AM-22) before it got underway during the attack. Between the attacks, Fouts went alongside the USS Arizona (BB-39) and measured the holes in the hull. He continued serving as a diver at Noumea and Samoa in 1942-1943. He volunteered for submarine duty and was made five war patrols aboard the USS Pogy (SS- 266). Fouts tells several submarine stories. After the war, Fouts remained in the Navy for thirty years.
- Rock Record, Volume 5, Number 27, February 27, 1944
- Pamphlet published for soldiers in American Samoa during World War II. It includes a list of movies to be shown, news about the war, and sports.
- ["The Life of a Marine"]
- Poem entitled "The Life of a Marine" written by Jack Vaughan in 1942 about his experiences training with the Marine Corps.
- [News Script: News roundup]
- Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story covering major events in New Jersey, Germany, and Belfast.
- Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 11: Other Island Dependencies and Trusteeships
- This booklet is the sixth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about countries and territories in the Pacific. This unit discusses Guam, American Samoa, the Ryukyu Islands, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, and New Guinea. It includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
- Mount 'Alava via cable car
- Photograph of a cable car passing through the mountains of Mount 'Alava in Pago Pago in Samoa.
- Coastal view
- Photograph of a coastal view in Pago Pago in Samoa.
- Oral History Interview with R. Bruce Porter, September 30, 2000
- The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R. Bruce Porter. After a few years of college at the University of Southern California, Porter joined the Marines as an aviation cadet. After training on the F4F, Porter was assigned to Squadron 111 and shipped out on the USS Garfield to American Samoa. Porter mentions training with and talking with Joe Foss when his squadron passed through Apia. Porter then went to Turtle Bay, New Caledonia. He next flew F4F's in Guadalcanal in 1943. Their squadron then switched to the Corsair plane. Porter then started moving ""up the slot"" toward Japan gradually moving north with his squadron. Later, Porter returned to the states to train on F6F's and joined a night fighter squadron. He was assigned as a squadron commander in Okinawa. He discusses blowing up a plane with a ""baka"" bomb on it. Porter's record is an ace, with five official kills and one probable. Porter witnessed the surrender party preparing for the official surrender. He stayed in Japan for four months after the occupation.