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.
Colossal Squid. The Colossal Squid, sometimes called the Antarctic or Giant Cranch Squid, is believed to be the largest squid species, and the only member of the genus Mesonychoteuthis. Current best estimates put its maximum size at 14 meters (46 feet), based on analysis of smaller and immature specimens, making it the largest known invertebrate.