[Separation Qualification Record] (open access)

[Separation Qualification Record]

Separation qualification record, detailing the jobs Justin L. Bible held in the army.
Date: November 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters, March 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters, March 1945]

Photocopy of a letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., in March of 1945. She explains that she did not sign papers for an allowance from her son Jack, and that she has learned that the amount originally allotted for her has been withheld from his pay for several months. She asks that the money be restored to him.
Date: March 1945
Creator: Vaughan, Emma
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Honorable Discharge for Raymond Vaughan] (open access)

[Honorable Discharge for Raymond Vaughan]

Certificate honorably discharging Raymond Vaughan from the Navy. It reads: "Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy. This is to certify that Raymond Britton Vaughan, a Chief Shipfitter (AA)(T)(CB) is Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Naval Personnel Separation Center, Norman, Oklahoma, and from the Naval Service of the United States this 23rd day of September 1945. This certificate is awarded as a Testimonial of Fidelity and Obedience."
Date: September 23, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jack Vaughan With Dog]

Photograph of Jack Vaughan with a dog at the detention barracks on Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Separation] (open access)

[Notice of Separation]

Notice of separation from the U. S. Naval Service for Raymond Vaughan.
Date: September 23, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photo Memories of a Seabee Battalion (open access)

Photo Memories of a Seabee Battalion

Book compiled by the 136th Naval Construction "Seabee" Battalion documenting the history of the group from boot camp in Virginia to various military installations across the U.S. and more permanent postings in Guam and Japan during World War II. There are photographs of various persons and evens as well as an epistolary narrative and lists of names by company at the end of the text.
Date: 1945
Creator: United States. Naval Construction Battalion, 136th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[File for Discharge Record] (open access)

[File for Discharge Record]

Slip of paper filed for record in Grayson County. It reads: "The State of Texas, county of Grayson. I, J. C. Buchanan, Clerk of the County Court of said County, hereby certify that the foregoing instrument of writing, with it Certificate of Authentication, was filed for record in my office on the 14 day of Dec, 1945 at 3 o'clock P.M. and duly recorded this 19 day of Dec, 1945 in the Discharge Records of said County, in Vol. 8, pages 86. Witness my hand and seal of said Court at Sherman, Texas this 19 day of Dec, 1945. J. C. Buchanan, Clerk County Court, Grayson County, Texas."
Date: December 14, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Aggie, Yearbook of North Texas Agricultural College, 1945 (open access)

The Junior Aggie, Yearbook of North Texas Agricultural College, 1945

Yearbook for North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1945
Creator: North Texas Agricultural College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Vocational Training Card]

Vocational training card belonging to Jack Vaughan. It certifies that he has satisfactorily completed vocational training at Klamath Union High School as a sheet metal worker.
Date: February 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Mother Bids Farewell to Fifth Son Going Into Armed Services"] (open access)

["Mother Bids Farewell to Fifth Son Going Into Armed Services"]

Photocopy of an article written on the occasion of Emma Vaughan's youngest son, Howard, joining the Navy. It details Mrs. Vaughan signing Howard's papers, as well as how her other children are serving in the war.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his parents, July 9, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his parents, July 9, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his parents, on July 9, 1945. He is sending them a copy of a letter from a friend.
Date: July 9, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, April 21, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, April 21, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on April 21, 1945. He details his voyage from Los Angeles, California on the way to Calcutta, India, including a stop in Australia where he met up with a friend.
Date: April 21, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Corporal Park B. Fielder, 1945] (open access)

[Envelope from Corporal Park B. Fielder, 1945]

An envelope from Corporal Park B. Fielder addressed to Reverend and Mrs. C. B. Fielder and sent on June 9, 1945. A stamp in the lower-left corner says "Passed by U.S. Army Examiner 41073."
Date: June 9, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Servicemen and Two Women at Night Club]

Photograph of two servicemen and two women at a night club in Dallas called Bagdad. The men are holding bottles of beer and the group is standing in front of a patterned curtain.
Date: January 28, 1945
Creator: W. M. Stein Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Detention Barracks]

Photograph of the detention barracks on Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay.
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frisking Prisoners After Work Detail]

Photograph of guards frisking prisoners, who stand with their hands in the air, at the detention center on Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay.
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jack Vaughan and Friend]

Photograph of Jack Vaughan and a friend sitting on a motorcycle at Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay.
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Naval Officers at Detention Barracks]

Photograph of naval officers standing outside detention barracks in San Francisco, California. Four men and one woman stand in front of a parked car, and another man points to the right. All are in uniform.
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marine Barracks on Yerba Buena Island]

Photograph of a group of soldiers in front of the Marine barracks on Yerba Buena Island near San Francisco, California.
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Prisoners Marching at Detention Barracks]

Photograph of prisoners marching back to the detention barracks after a meal.
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History