Student Navigational Computer, 1941

The B.W. Huntington Collection houses material gathered by Basil William Huntington, 1920-2016, during his service in the Navy during WWII. The collection includes charting materials, survival guides, certificates, schedules, newspaper clippings, and a USB flash drive containing an oral history recounting Huntington’s wartime experience.

Notably, the collection features items used and received during his time spent in the Pacific Theater, such as Ground School charting books, airspeed and altitude correction devices, an Army Air Forces survival guide, and a Naval Leadership guide. Additionally, there is a pocket signal disk, a student navigational guide, various guides addressing different terrains (desert, arctic, jungles, land, and sea), Huntington’s cadet file, and a copy of his aviation certification. The collection’s final segment includes files and newspaper clippings from the USS Anzio, incorporating crew lists, welcome aboard programs, press news clippings, a church service program, and paperwork related to the mission titled ‘D-Day July 20, 1945’.