Newsmap. Monday, February 15, 1943 : week of February 5 to February 12

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Command, Solomons, North Africa, New Guinea, Russia. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps of Guadalcanal; Russian front. Photographs: Heads down [under the barbed wire]; Jap navel gun; Near the end [fighting in Papua]; North Africa; Poles in Iraq; Vital supply: water for the Eighth Army; German mortar. Back: Poster illustrates uniforms and insignia of the German Army.
Date: February 15, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 4, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 4, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about her contributions to his business and the war. He shares that he believes that Germany is "doomed economically". Again, he brings up the Jones-Wallace issue. International relation between Russia, Britain, and the US are also discussed.
Date: February 4, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Boxcars]

Photograph of soldiers standing in and outside the boxcars of a train from Frankfort to Bremerhaven to board a ship home to the United States. The soldier in the foreground checks his pack for something.
Date: February 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972

Interview with Eugene Cronin, a US Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Kansas City, Missouri. Cronin discusses his time as a B-24 crewmember stationed at Cerignola, Italy, the kinds of missions flown, his being shot down over Hungary and captured by the German Army, and his experiences in captivity at Vienna, Frankfurt, and Stalag Luft #1 near Barth in Western Pommerania.
Date: February 1, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cronin, Eugene R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : the sea-air navy : 319 warships set for Atlantic and Pacific fleets

Front: Text describes proposed post-war Atlantic and Pacific U.S. fleets. Shows graphic silhouettes of the different types of ships. Includes chart of proposed Navy personnel. Back: Let's not be fooled again... Text includes: Pro-German attitude grows as U.S. troops fraternize -- We talk tough, but we act soft -- Soldier's opinions of Germans rising. Reasons given for post-war occupation of Germany.
Date: February 25, 1946
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 233rd week of the war, 115th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Central Pacific, Southwest Pacific, Air war, Burma, USSR. Maps show air attacks from London to various sites in Germany; New Ireland; south Pacific; Truk Is. Includes photographs: "Island forts", Marine corps set up radio telephone sets at Roi Island, Leathernecks set up machine guns immediately upon landing, All-Negro Ninety-Ninth Fighter Squadron at Anzio, German prisoners disembark from an LST to a prison camp, wounded female Jugoslav guerillas arrive in Malta, General Sir Harold Alexander chats with Yank rangers near Cisterno. Back: Text states "In Mein Kampf, Hitler stated that his plan was to destroy France first, then England, after which he would have the United States cornered without a fight!."
Date: February 28, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Morale Services Division. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, February 7, 1944 : week of January 27 to February 3, 230th week of the war, 112th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Central Pacific, Italy, USSR, Air war, Burma. Maps show Marshall Islands; Allied advances during the week. Photographs: Artillery technique in Italy; American helmets of the 25th Division and hats of a New Zealand brigade mingle at Vella Lavella; Navy mobile photographic laboratory comes ashore in the Solomons; African Goummiers of the Fifth Army don traditional gowns over American uniforms; Pilots of the 99th Fighter Squadron talk tactics; German transport vehicles retreat from the Soviet front; Photographer positioned where a .50 caliber gun would be mounted in a Navy reconnaissance Liberator; Soldiers stuff 250 pamphlets into each 25 pound shell in Italy; Fifth Army infantry battalion's 81 mm. mortars travel by mule in Venafro. Back: Jap army uniforms. Color illustrations of seasonal and miscellaneous uniforms of officers and men.
Date: February 7, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Morale Services Division. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 282nd week of the war, 164th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Americans drive toward Manila; Allied aircraft active in Pacific; Red Army on road to Berlin; Allies erase German bulge. Maps: Objective Manila; Pacific action; West to Berlin; East to Berlin. Inset map of Berlin. Back: Text and 6 photographs highlight the activities of the Army Postal Service that delivers an average of 40 million piece of mail a week.
Date: February 5, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 284th week of the war, 166th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Allies press western front Offensive; Manila battle continues - B-29's active; Soviets make new crossings Maps: Western Front, Soviet Salient, U.S. troops continue to clear Manila. Back: Text and illustration and photographs highlight the role of Military Police.
Date: February 19, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 283rd week of the war, 165th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Allies close on Reich from two sides, Aircraft strike over wide Pacific area, Manila liberation frees prisoners. Maps: [Germany]; [Pacific area]; Manila liberated. Insets: Manila Back: Text and 17 photographs show Japan in 1939.
Date: February 12, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Soldiers Firing Rifles]

Photograph of Henry Taylor and Eddie Hunt kneeling next to a stone wall and carrying guns.
Date: [1945-02..1945-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Harry Getchell]

Photograph of Harry Getchell standing at attention in front of a building. There is another unidentified soldier to the right, and above him, a row of potted plants on a windowsill.
Date: February 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henry Taylor With Women #2]

Photograph of Henry Taylor standing between two women, who are identified as Jean and Marie. There is a house in the background.
Date: [1945-02..1945-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Eddie Stevens]

Photograph of Eddie Stevens sitting on a bench. There is a bucket to the left.
Date: February 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Stanley Hill and Robert Mills]

Photograph of Stanley Hill and Robert Mills posing together in front of a truck. The man on the left holds a gun, and there is a jacket on the ground between them.
Date: February 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers Posing Together]

Photograph of four soldiers, including Stanley Bogdas, Steven Malis, and Bob Kellog, holding kitchen utensils in front of a tree.
Date: February 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers By Tank]

Photograph of soldiers Carl Strang, Garet Shepard, Ben Cohen, and Kenneth Wright standing next to a tank. The turret has been painted with text reading: "Danger Round in Turr[et]".
Date: February 5, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Soldiers By Wall]

Photograph of James Williamson and George Brown standing in front of a wall.
Date: [1945-02..1945-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henry Taylor With Women #1]

Photograph of Henry Taylor standing between two women, who are identified as Jean and Marie. There is a house in the background.
Date: [1945-02..1945-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Willie Simons and Eddie Hunt]

Photograph of Willis Simons and Eddie Hunt posing together holding guns.
Date: February 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ralph Furnish]

Photograph of Ralph Furnish standing with his hands in his pockets. There is a building behind him.
Date: February 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Parker at St. Avold]

Photograph of John Parker in St. Avold. He stands next to a car, and is holding on to its headlight.
Date: [1945-02..1945-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clyde Funk, February 22, 1975 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clyde Funk, February 22, 1975

Interview with Clyde Funk, physician and U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans after being shot down over Nazi-occupied France during World War II. Funk discusses the Normandy invasion (1944), the shooting down of his bomber and his capture in France on October 12, 1944, his interrogation at Dalag Luft, Wetzlar, Germany, Oberursel, Stalag Luft 3-A, Sagan, Stalag Luft 7-A, Moosburg, forced marches, and his liberation by American troops.
Date: February 22, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Funk, Clyde
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library