[Portrait of Harry Gaby]

Photograph of Harry Gaby, visible from the waist up and seated facing slightly to the left, looking toward the camera. He is wearing a military uniform, including a garrison cap, a light-colored shirt and necktie, and a darker jacket with pins on the lapel and a triangular, 3rd Armored Division patch on the left sleeve.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Standing Next to Tanks]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier wearing a uniform, standing next to a line of parked military vehicles including two tanks. He is standing with his hands in his pockets and facing the right side of the image.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[76th Field Artillery Unit Portrait]

Photograph of a large group of soldiers wearing military uniforms posing ins several lines on the stairs outside an unidentified building. Two men near the center of the front row are holding up a swallowtail flag that has crossed cannons in the center between "76" at the top and "A" at the bottom.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of WCKY Radio Show on Saturday, December 2, 1944] (open access)

[Transcript of WCKY Radio Show on Saturday, December 2, 1944]

Transcript from a radio show done in Cincinnati, Ohio with visiting soldiers discussing their experiences in the war and the need for ammunition production.
Date: December 1944
Creator: WCKY (Radio Station : Cincinnati, Ohio)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Three WWII Soldiers]

Full-length portrait of three men wearing light-colored Army uniforms, including garrison caps, standing with their arms around one another in front of a backdrop decorated with painted vines and curtains. The soldier in the center may be Harry Gaby.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Standing in Road]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing the middle of a road; he appears to be holding his gun in his right hand and pointing it at something he's holding in his left hand while looking toward the camera. The road curves to the right in the background and is bordered by forest and wire fencing on either side.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portrait in Front of Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel]

Photograph of a large group of uniformed soldiers posing in several lines in front of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, with those in the front crouching down and others standing in loose lines behind them.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Third Armored Division Patch #1]

Triangular sleeve patch with a black number "3" at the top, designating the 3rd Armored Division, above an image of a black cannon surrounded by chain. A red lightning bolt is crossing the cannon diagonally in the center of the patch. The background is divided into three colors, with yellow at the top, red in the lower right, and blue in the lower left.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Buser to Harry Gaby - December 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from William Buser to Harry Gaby - December 8, 1944]

Letter from Reliance Foundry Co. president William Buser to Pfc. Harry Gaby discussing a transcript from a radio broadcast and meeting Gaby the week before.
Date: December 8, 1944
Creator: Buser, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Eating at Yoder Company]

Photograph of a group of roughly thirteen men seated around a long table eating a meal during a visit at the Yoder Company plant. The visiting soldiers are wearing military uniforms and the men at the foreground end of the table are wearing dark-colored suits, including a man seated at the head of the table, facing the opposite direction. Various dishes, cutlery, and pitchers are visible on the table, which is covered with light-colored cloth or paper. A map and several posters are visible on the wall in the background and other men appear to be at a table out of view on the right. An unidentified man wearing a lab coat is standing between the tables, facing the back of the room.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gordon Sympson Holding a Microphone]

Photograph of Captain Gordon Sympson, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Alexis is wearing a military uniform and several other uniformed men are seated on the left side of the image, in front of several workers who appear to be watching the speech. Part of the factory structure and catwalks are visible in the background.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sergeant Allen Speaking with Men]

Photograph of three men standing close together and conversing, in front of large, metallic equipment in the Yoder Company plant. One man (right) is wearing light-colored business clothes and is speaking with his right hand raised; a man in the center is wearing a dark-colored military uniform that appears to have a Marine logo on the cap; at left is a man in an Army uniform, tentatively identified as Sgt. Jack Allen. A worker is partially visible at the far right of the image.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gordon Sympson and Unidentified Men]

Photograph of a man wearing a dark-colored military uniform, tentatively identified as Capt. Gordon Sympson standing with his hands in his pockets between two unidentified men wearing dark-colored suits. They are standing near equipment, visible at left, and are all looking toward the left side of the image. Another man in a military uniform is partially visible behind Sympson, looking toward the flor.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parked Armored Military Vehicles]

Photograph of two lines of armored vehicles parked in a desert area, including two tanks at the front and four half-track vehicles with covers over the backs. Tents are visible in the background at left.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Staff Sergeant Alexis Speaking to Kingsbury Audience]

Photograph of a uniformed soldier, tentatively identified as S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, standing at the left side of the image and addressing a large audience of employees standing in a group at the Kingsbury plant. They appear to be in factory area and various equipment is visible behind and among the audience members.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Beiser to Harry Gaby - December 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from William Beiser to Harry Gaby - December 22, 1944]

Letter from William Beiser to Harry Gaby praising him for his trip to the foundry and the impression he made on their people. Beiser goes on to wish a Gaby well on his tour and victory in WWII so he could be reunited with his friends and family.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: Beiser, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. G. Bradstock to Mrs. J. T. Gaby - January 8, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from W. G. Bradstock to Mrs. J. T. Gaby - January 8, 1945]

Letter from W. G. Bradstock to J. T. Gaby expressing gratitude for the character of her son, Harry Gaby, who visited the Fletcher Enamel Company as a part of the Fire Power for Eisenhower tour. Along with this letter, Bradstock sent a package of enamel kitchen ware to further their expression of gratitude to Harry Gaby's mother. Bradstock says in the letter that they would come to Harry Gaby's aid if he needs anything.
Date: January 8, 1945
Creator: Bradstock, W. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Signing Photograph]

Photograph of several men looking at an extremely large, framed, photographic print on a table during a visit at the Yoder Manufacturing Plant. Two uniformed soldiers are in the center of the photo including Louis Cocozza seated at left, who appears to be writing on the photo and Leo Crivello at center, who has his arm around Crivello. A man wearing a dark-colored suit is standing at right, looking down at the image and other men are partially visible in the background, as well as large, metallic machinery or equipment.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Three Soldiers #1]

Photograph of three men wearing military uniforms, including dark-colored jackets and garrison caps, posing in a group. Two men are seated in the front and a third is leaning between them, with his arms around the other two. The soldier at left, tentatively identified as Harry Gaby, is holding the hand of the person behind and has a patch for the 3rd Armored Division on his left sleeve, along with a private's insignia.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Three Soldiers #2]

Photograph of three men wearing military uniforms, including dark-colored jackets and garrison caps, posing in a group. Two men are seated in the front and a third is leaning between them, with his arms around the other two. The soldier at left, tentatively identified as Harry Gaby, is holding the hand of the person behind and has a patch for the 3rd Armored Division on his left sleeve, along with a private's insignia.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Louis Cocozza Holding a Microphone]

Photograph of S/Sgt. Louis Cocozza, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Cocozza is wearing a military uniform and another uniformed man is partially visible on the right side of the image; a number of workers are visible in the background, watching the speech.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clarence Alexis Holding a Microphone]

Photograph of S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Alexis is wearing a military uniform and several other uniformed men are visible on the left side of the image, in front of several workers who appear to be watching the speech. A woman's face is partially visible on the right edge of the image.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Leo Crivello and Worker Looking at Shells]

Photograph of Pfc. Leo Crivello standing next to an unidentified female worker at the Yoder Company plant; both of them are looking down at a series of large metal shells on a table and the worker is holding hose suspended from the ceiling in her right hand. A man wearing work gloves is standing directly behind Crivello, laughing and looking toward the left side of the image; another worker is visible on the right side of the image, looking at mechanical equipment, which is visible in the background.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Factory Workers Watching Speech]

Photograph of factory workers and visiting soldiers at the Yoder Company plant during a speech by a uniformed soldier, visible from the neck down at the right side of the image, holding a microphone. Four uniformed soldiers are grouped nearby, tentatively identified as Leo Crivello (seated, at left, looking at his hands), Harry Gaby (center) and Louis Cocozza (right) who are standing, and a fourth man who is seated in front of them, facing away. Factory workers are standing behind them, looking toward the camera or watching the man who is speaking, including several who are wearing suits and others wearing work aprons.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History