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[Honorable Discharge Certificate, #3] (open access)

[Honorable Discharge Certificate, #3]

Honorable discharge certificate for expiration of service presented to Clifford R. Baird.
Date: October 11, 1943
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Commendation Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to R. K. Turner, January 11, 1943] (open access)

[Commendation Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to R. K. Turner, January 11, 1943]

Commendation letter from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz to the Admiral Richmond K. Turner via Admiral William Halsey, Jr., and Admiral Ernest J. King stating that he is impressed with the work the Transport Group of the Amphibious Force, South Pacific, has done.
Date: January 11, 1943
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Smoker at Sea, August 11,1945] (open access)

[Program for Smoker at Sea, August 11,1945]

Program for the "Smoker at Sea" boxing event held on August 11, 1945 aboard the USS Altamaha (CVE-18). The program lists the sponsors, master-of-ceremonies, fight promoter, fighters, referees, judges, and timekeepers, and musicians for the event and has song lyrics on the back. The front of the program features an illustration of a muscular sailor with the event details in stylized text.
Date: August 11, 1945
Creator: USS Altamaha (CVE-18)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History