See the Oregon Military Department Records Guide, 1847-1986 for an agency history, images, web links and detailed descriptions of Oregon Military Department records held by the Oregon State Archives. Also see the Life on the Home Front and Oregon at War exhibits.
The largest giant squid recorded by scientists measured 43 feet (12 meters) long, according to Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Faked photo of a giant squid supposedly found In California.
Sperm whales (Physeter catodon) are known to be the major predator of giant squid. Whales stranded on beaches and caught by whaling ships bear circular scars inflicted by the powerful suckers of giant squid. Scientists have used the size of the scars to estimate the size of the squid eaten by the whales. Scars as large as 7.8 inches (20 cm) have been reported and some people believe that it would take a 246-foot (75 m) squid to bear such a sucker! Do not believe it!