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Anse E. and Mary Windham Photo Collection
The Anse E. and Mary Windham Family collection chronicles the career of Anse as a Chief Air Traffic Controller in the Navy and the life of both Mary and Anse in Kingsville, Texas. During his enlistment, Anse served aboard the USS Hornet. In 1969 he was a witness to the recovery of the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 space capsules. After his retirement from the Navy in 1978 Anse continued to work as a civilian Air Traffic Controller for an additional twenty years. Both Anse and Mary were active in Kingsville’s local organizations. Anse continued to fly his plane, flying students who were tracking animals for the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and taking aerial photographs of South Texas.