[Letter from Cecelia McKie to R. F. Begole - May 1, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to R. F. Begole - May 1, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to R. F. Begole, recorded in the letter as 'Mr. Lee (?) F. Degole', regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee Edgar Begole, recorded in the letter as 'Edgar R. Degole'. Letter contains transcribed message broadcast to family from internee on Radio Tokyo.
Date: May 1, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to P. R. Lawson - June 1, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to P. R. Lawson - June 1, 1943]

Letter sent from Cecelia McKie to Mr. P. R. Lawson, Assistant Treasurer at Manila Electric Company, acknowledging his letter of May 25, 1943. McKie describes her shortwave radio and how she records messages. She explains while she has not heard anyone mention the Manila Electric Company, some internees do mention 'the company'. Letter includes a list of names that the Manila Electric Company may recognize: 'David W. Levitt (Levy) (?); Louis Decoito; George Howard Crosby (?); Thomas P. Condy; Ion (Ronald) (?) Leing (Lane) (?); Lymos (Amos) (Lionel) William Detver'. McKie states that it would be a good plan to send the list of Manila Electric employees to her. She mentions she keeps the letters in a scrapbook, in chronological order, so they are easy to find by date of broadcast message. She requests a map of New York City and Long Island as she hears many messages for New York, Brooklyn, The Bronx.
Date: June 1, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Inspects Tarawa, #1]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz inspects Tarawa with a group of other men. Two men stand on the far left in light-colored uniforms with two pockets on the front, stars pinned to their collars, belts, trousers, thick soled shoes and brimmed hats with the Navy's emblem on the front. In the center stands another man with a cigar in his hands, and Chester W. Nimitz. They wear the same light-colored uniforms but with side caps on instead. Another man stands in front of Chester W. Nimitz pointing to the left again wearing the light-colored uniform but with glasses, a utility belt and helmet with "Page" written across the side. Three other men stands in the back on the right, two are almost totally obscured from view.
Date: November 1, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Childers to Dr. William McKie - June 1, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Childers to Dr. William McKie - June 1, 1943]

Letter sent from Mrs. Childers to Dr. William McKie thanking him for the message from her son and stating he has been there (Manila) for three years. Envelope addressed to 'Dr. William C. McKie', Sacramento, California from Mrs. R. A. Childers, Garrett, Indiana.
Date: June 1, 1943
Creator: Childers, Mrs.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Inspects Tarawa, #2]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz as he inspects Tarawa with a large group of men in uniform. Chester W. Nimitz stands in the center, walking down a small slope trailed by the majority of his group with only three men ahead of him. They are surrounded by cut down trees, sticks, remnants of tents and sandbags.
Date: November 1, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Laloki Billabong]

Photograph of the Laloki river in New Guinea.
Date: August 1, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Opening of the Camp Crocodile Mess Hall, October 1, 1943] (open access)

[Program for the Opening of the Camp Crocodile Mess Hall, October 1, 1943]

Program for the grand opening of the Camp Crocodile mess hall. The program is decorated with small illustrations and lists the menu for the night as well as the festivities including a musical interlude, a movie short, and a showing of "The Palm Beach Story".
Date: October 1, 1943
Creator: Third Amphibious Force
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History