Twenty  packets of letters and records, largely from constituents requesting Wilson’s assistance. Examples are: 8 letters (Aug.-Sept. 1965) from El Cajon constituent Mrs. Sandra L. Adcock, Congressman Wilson, Congressman Wilson, Airman Auston Jefferson Adcock (USS Ticonderoga, CVA-14), Lt. J.A. Hendry (Special Inquiries, Enlisted Personnel Div., BuPers), & Capt. T.M. Foster (Commanding Officer, Enlisted Personnel Distrib. Office, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego) re/ Airman Adcock & his wife requested Wilson’s assistance in trying to obtain a humanitarian reassign-ment from the Ticonderoga for family reasons. Airman Adcock had been on board this ship “for almost four years” & with several tours overseas. He needed to spent more time with his family. Capt. Foster’s letter to Wilson indicated that BuPers had not received a transfer request from Adcock; 5 letters (Sept. 1965) from Commissaryman First Class Latt Wilson Eades (USS John A. Bole, DD-755, FPO, San Francisco), Congressman Wilson, Cmdr. C.H. Klindworth (Special Asst. for Liaison and Technical Information, BuPers), & Cmdr. P.H. Dallmann (Head, Distrib. Control Section, BuPers) re/ praise for Wilson & his buildup of the Navy & San Diego, led Eades to write for assistance in obtaining a “tour of shore duty in Japan” which was successful; a small packet of letters (Aug.-Sept. 1965) from San Diego constituent Mrs. William L. Banks, Congressman Wilson, Steward Third Class William L. Banks (USS Ganeston, CLG-3), Cmdr. C.H. Klindworth (Special Asst. for Liaison & Technical Information, BuPers), & Cmdr. P.H. Dallmann (Head, Distrib. Control Section, BuPers) re/ both Mr. & Mrs. Banks wrote Wilson seeking his assistance in attempting to obtain shore duty for Steward Banks in San Diego, where they were buying a home. After 6 years & 6 months of duty aboard the Ganeston, & being on the SEAVEY since Nov. 1963, Banks was still waiting for word from BuPers. Wilson was informed by Cmdr. Dallmann that “few billets exist [ashore for Stewardsmates] compared with the number of billets at sea,” so even with Wilson’s assistance, Mr. Banks remained aboard the Ganeston; 3 letters & office notes (Sept.-Oct. 1965) from Grover W. Davis (Washington, D.C.), Congressman Wilson & “Memo For Record” re/ phone calls from a father initiated Wilson’s help, but the result was not successful in obtaining shore duty for a son, who was tired of his series of trips to the north & south pole on the ice breaker USS Atka; a small packet of letters & records (Sept.-Oct. 1965) from La Jolla constituent William H. Taggart, Congressman Wilson, Edgar M. Gillenwaters (Wilson’s admin. asst.), 2nd Lt. Lawrence W. Taggart (Armor, XV Corps, 6th Army, Presideo of San Francisco), 1st Lt. Roger J. Bassett (Asst., Adjutant General, HQ., 6th Army, Presideo, San Francisco), Major M.J. Eldridge (Acting Asst. AG, Presideo, San Francisco), & Brigadier General Omer S. Dews (Deputy Dir. of Officer Personnel, HQ., Dept. of the Army) re/ Lt. Taggart’s requests to transfer from Armor to the Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAGC) was denied because he did not have a law degree from law school or been admitted to practice law before the supreme court of a state or territory; 6 letters (Sept.-Oct. 1965) from Chief Shipfitter Jimmie Dale Green (USS Skagit, AKA-105, FPO, San Francisco), Congressman Wilson, LCDR L.B. Guisinger (Congressional Liaison Div., Office of Legislative Affairs, Dept. of the Navy), & Cmdr. P.H. Dallmann (Head, Distrib. Control Section, BuPers) re/ Chief Greene, who had been dropped from Recruiters School & was angry & disappointed, sought congressional assistance. BuPers informed Wilson of the full details of the situation and it appears that Chief Greene was returned to sea duty until a billet in his rating could be found ashore; 1 letter (10/8/65) from La Mesa constituent Mrs. Donald L. Strampfer & Wilson’s reply (10/11/65) re/ another example of how a career Navy family is forced to cope with a husband’s transfer to duty thousands of miles away thus disrupting home ownership, schooling and other personal issues; a small packet of letters (Sept.-Oct. 1965) from El Cajon constituent Mrs. F.D. Caywood, Congressman Wilson, CA Senator Jack Schrade, LCDR L.B. Guisinger (Congressional Liaison Div., Office of Legislative Liaison, Dept. of the Navy), & Capt. J.W. Stribling (Head, Career Activities Branch, BuPers) re/ a plea for assistance from a Navy wife whose husband’s year’s tour in Saigon, Vietnam, appeared to be extended for 4 months by the Secretary of the Navy’s recent orders. Mr. Caywood had planned to transfer to the Fleet Reserve in October. Mrs. Caywood’s last letter in this packet indicates that her husband had returned stateside and successfully transferred to the Naval Reserve. She thanked Wilson  for his assistance; 5 letters & 1 postal card (Sept.-Oct. 1965) from San Diego constituent Mrs. Mary C. Habelow, Congressman Wilson, B.L. Montgomery (HeadMailSec, HQ., USMC), & Col. Owen M. Hines (Acting Dir., HQ., USMC) re/ Widow Habelow, with Wilson’s assistance, was unsucessful in getting her son, a Pfc Marine Reservist, excused from summer training as a “Sole Survivor,” since “a sole surving son is defined as an only remaining son of a family that has suffered from a service-connected loss of a father and /or other sons;” 1 letter (10/22/65) from Mr. O.R. Stone (Long Beach, CA) & Wilson’s reply (10/26/65) re/ a father’s request to Wilson for assistance in resolving a case of harassement of his son on board the USS Lynd McCormick (DDG-8) by a transfer to another ship. This was not initiated by Wilson, because he had to hear directly from the serviceman involved; a packet of letters (June-Oct. 1965) from Congressman Wilson, San Diego constituent GMG2 Carlton B. Winchenback (Commissary Store, Naval Air Facility, El Centro, CA), Cmdr. W.C. Trautman, Jr. (Acting Commanding Officer, Enlisted Personnel Distrib. Office, Continental United States, Brain-bridge, Maryland), Capt. Ashley J. Little (Commanding Officer, Enlisted Personnel Distrib. Office, Continental United States, Brainbridge), & Capt. C.O. Akers (Commanding Officer, Enlisted Personnel Distrib. Office, Continental United States, Brainbridge) re/ Gunner’s Mate Second Class Winchenback requested Wilson’s assistance in obtaining a transfer back to San Diego for reasons of health & family issues. He was sucessful in being transferred “to fill an authorized billet at the U.S. Naval Electronics Laboratory, San Diego” in October 1965. Winchenback’s last letter in this packet is a testimonial of appreciation for Wilson’s assistance to his constituents; 4 letters (Sept.-Oct. 1965) from former San Diegan A1C John H. Masiello (67 RTS, Box 1012, APO, San Francisco), Congressman Wilson, & Col. Dwight W. Covell (Congressional Inquiry Div., Office of Legislative Liaison, Dept. of the Air Force) re/ Airman First Class Masiello had Wilson’s assistance in being transferred to duty in Hawaii from his current station in Japan. He was unsuccess-ful; 6 letters (Oct.-Nov. 1965) from Machinist Mate Second Class J.L. Gott (USS Monticello, LSD – 35, FPO, San Francisco), Congressman Wilson, LCDR L.B. Guisinger (Congressional Liaison Div., Office of Legislative Affairs, Dept. of the Navy), Lt. J.A. Hendry (Special Inquiries, Enlisted Personnel Div., BuPers), & Capt. T.M. Foster (Commanding Officer, Enlisted Personnel Distrib. Office, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego) re/ MM2 Gott, serving in WesPac, requested Wilson’s assistance in trying to obtain a transfer from the Monticello to the USS Point Defiance (LSD-31), which was due to return to the U.S., so he could resolve maritial problems. BuPers awaited his request for a reassignment; 5 letters (Aug.-Nov. 1965) from Utilitiesman Second Class Arthur Albert Living-ston (MCB #5, FPO, San Francisco), Congressman Wilson, LCDR L.B. Guisinger (Congressional Liaison Div., Office of Legislative Affairs, Dept. of the Navy), & Cmdr. P.H. Dallmann (Head, Distrib. Control Section, BuPers) re/ UTW2 Living-ston, with only 19 months shore leave in 10 years, had requested Wilson’s help in attempting to obtain an early discharge & thus obviate the Navy’s 13 August 1965 selective extension of “Regular Navy” enlistedmen’s duty by four months. Wilson was informed by BuPers that Livingston’s services were required at his present duty station [probably in Vietnam with his CB unit]. His request was denied; a small packet of letters (Sept.-Nov. 1965) from Congressman Wilson, El Cajon constituent Hannah Monaghan, Hospital Corpsman Third Class P.H. Monaghan (USS Repose, AH-16, Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco), LCDR L.B. Guisinger (Congressional Liaison Div., Office of Legislative Affairs, Dept. of the Navy), Cmdr. P.H. Dallmann (Head, Distrib. Control Section, BuPers), & Santee constituent Bonnie Coons re/ a request for Wilson’s help in trying to obtain a continuation of Monaghan’s shore duty in order that both parents would be available to accept an adopted daughter in Jan. 1966. They had been waiting two years for this. Wilson was informed that although HM3 Monaghan had begun “a normal three-year tour of shore duty in December 1964 . . . . the situation in Vietnam has necessitated the termination of shore duty for many men in the Navy.” It was necessary for him to return to sea duty with the Pacific Fleet; 4 letters (Oct.-Nov. 1965) from San Diego constituent Mrs. Ruth E. Marsh, R.J. Gibbings (M.D., Pediatrics, San Diego), & Margaret M. Young (Wilson’s Secretary) re/ surgery & a number of childrens’ illnesses had beset this Navy family in recent months & Mrs. Marsh was desparate in her need to have her husband home on “humanitarian shore” duty from his station in Vietnam. No letter in this file indicated she was successful in this endeavor; 5 letters (Oct.-Dec. 1965) from Spring Valley constituent Hollis Board, Congress-man Wilson, Lt. Col. William Sachs, Jr. (Executive Officer, HQ., U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Dept. of the Army), & Lt. Col. G.W. Pickell (Chief of Legislative Liaison, HQ., Office of the Secretary of the Army) re/ allegations by Mr. Board concerning “non-fulfillment of enlistment promises made to his son.” With Wilson’s assistance this misapprehension was corrected by the Army & instructions were “issued by the Department of the Army to transfer Private Board to Fort Gordon, Georgia, for military police training;” 5 letters (Nov.-Dec. 1965) from Chief Machinery Repairman Will Thurman Hill (USS Bon Homme Richard, FPO, San Francisco), Congressman Wilson, LCDR L.B. Guisinger (Congressional Liaison Div., Office of Legislative Affairs, Dept. of the Navy), Cmdr. P.H. Dallmann (Head, Distrib. Control Section, BuPers), & Edgar M. Gillenwaters (Wilson’s Admin. Asst.) re/ Chief Hill, “my back is against the wall and I am destitute for another way to turn,” sought Wilson’s assistance. After 16 ½ years of service and with a family and a home in San Diego, Hill needed shore duty in his home town. Wilson was informed by BuPers that Hill was on the SEAVEY list but since all positions ashore were filled until March 1966 it would be more sea duty of Chief Hill; 1 letter (11/24/65) from Mrs. J.C. Bernardo (currently living in New Orleans, but buying a home in Linda Vista) & Wilson’s reply (12/7/65) re/ a wife’s attempt to have her husband transferred back to the West Coast. Wilson’s response reminded her that “the serviceman himself must first make a request to me in writing;” 1 letter (11/29/65) from San Diego constituent Mrs. Philip H.”Norene” Simpson and Wilson’s reply (12/8/65) re/ “Our only son, John, enlisted in the Marine Corps on December 3rd last year” & is presently in training at the “Hawk Missile School at Fort Bliss.” This is a mother’s plea & her concern about an only son being sent to Vietnam. Wilson’s response indicated his concern, but reminded her that “any interventionb in John’s assignment . . . [might] permanently mar his record and military career” unless John requested this himself. In a final paragraph, Wilson discussed the hope that a “Democratic Administration will soon set aside international political considerations and give paramount importance . . . to achieve victory in Vietnam, thereby saving unnecessary continued involvment.”