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[Nathan Levine Resting Outside Evacuation Station]

Photograph of Nathan Levine kneeling underneath the tent structure of an evacuation station. He is holding a helmet under his arm and kneels beside a blanket covered with a frying pan.
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nathan Levine Standing Outside Evacuation Station]

Photograph of Nathan Levine standing in front of the tent structure of an evacuation station. He is wearing an Army uniform, helmet, and a satchel. The man with his hands crossed in the background is Lieutenant Kurtz. Trees covered the background.
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Standing Outside Receiving Medical Station]

Photograph of four uniformed and helmeted U.S. Army soldiers standing together outside a tent in a wooded area. The tent is identified as a medical receiving station. The men are identified from left to right as Private Howard Levine, Lieutenant Stavros, Lieutenant Simon, and Lieutenant Kurtz.
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[PFC Burdzy with Tank]

Photograph of P.F.C. Burdzy standing alongside an M-5 tank while on maneuvers in Tennessee. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "P.F.C. Burdzy, Florence, TN. New M5 light tank".
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bernikow Preparing Rations for Other Soldiers]

Photograph of Bernikow, left, preparing rations for other soldiers that have gathered in a wooded area. He and another soldier are holding a stick with a suspended frying basket that contains several cans of food. They're holding this basket over a smoking garbage can. Other soldiers to the right are holding pans and cups.
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers Standing by Tents]

Photograph of five uniformed U.S. Army soldiers standing together in front of a group of tents. The man on the left is wearing a backpack, while the man to his left carries a satchel.
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 28, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 28, 1943. He asks them to go visit a friend of his, and to buy him part of a war bond. He also tells them that he can't cash a check they sent him, so he is going to tear it up.
Date: January 28, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 28, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 28, 1943. He explains that the army sent some of his mail to the wrong place, discusses the weather, and asks after friends from home.
Date: July 28, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter and Office Memorandum from R. E. Olin and H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser, May 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter and Office Memorandum from R. E. Olin and H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser, May 28, 1943]

Inter-departmental memo from Director R. E. Olin to Joe B. Plosser discussing an attached letter from Claims Accountant H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince. Letter discusses a previous letter from April 15, 1943.
Date: May 28, 1943
Creator: Olin, R. E. & Renaud, H. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. Harris to Charles A. Prince, August 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from P. Harris to Charles A. Prince, August 28, 1943]

Letter from P. Harris to Charles A. Prince discussing the completion of Bills of Sale for the Defense Plant Corporation.
Date: August 28, 1943
Creator: Harris, P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Detroit (V-8) Sectional Aeronautical Chart

Aeronautical map of Detroit, Michigan Aeronautical map of Albany, New York and its surrounding region, showing cities, topographical features, radio frequency ranges and other various aeronautical symbols for flight training and navigation. Scale 1:500,000.
Date: October 28, 1943
Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Second Class Graduates] (open access)

[Clipping: Second Class Graduates]

Newspaper clipping describing the maintenance process for the airplanes used by the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The clipping also describes the renovations at Avenger Field's Medical Department and graduation ceremony for the class of 43-W-2.
Date: June 28, 1943
Creator: Buchner, Faith & Helburn, Margaret
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ethel Sheehy to Mary Ruth Rance, February 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Ethel Sheehy to Mary Ruth Rance, February 28, 1943]

Letter from Ethel A. Sheehy to Mary Ruth Rance discussing the applicant interview details and age requirements for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date: February 28, 1943
Creator: Sheehy, Ethel A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers by Tent]

Photograph of Alfred Rhoades and Alfred Roy Tyler standing by a tent while on maneuvers in Tennessee. Another unidentified man kneels in front of the tent. Vehicles and people are visible amid the trees in the background.
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. Monday, June 28, 1943 : week of June 17 to June 24, 198th week of the war, 80th week of U.S. participation.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Western Europe, Italy, Russia, Solomons, New Guinea, Gilbert Islands. Maps: Sicily, Solomon Islands, [Western Europe]. Photographs: The ships are getting over; Going ashore "down under"; [The "before and after" of a raid at Leghorn, Italy.] Back: Text and photographs highlight the uses of gliders in wartime.
Date: June 28, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Battery "C" 493rd Armored]

Photograph of Battery "C" 493rd Armored at Camp Campbell, Kentucky from February 1943. In total there are four rows of soldiers.
Date: February 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Battery B, 493rd Armored Field Artillery]

Photograph of Battery B, 493rd Armored Field Artillery, at Camp Campbell, KY on February 28, 1943.
Date: February 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 28, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 28, 1943?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing some pictures, the Boeing factory in Wichita, and flying to California. Written on Hutson Hotels stationary.
Date: 1943-09-28?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 28, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing selling her car, the countryside, trainer aircraft, Sweetwater locals, and recent correspondence.
Date: June 28, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 28, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 28, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes typed on Hotel Texas (Fort Worth) stationary, discussing finances, a rumor that the WASPs will become proper Army officers, Army instructions, and life at her new base.
Date: 1943-08-28?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 28, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing various errands, getting accepted into the Women's Flying Training Detachment, her car insurance claim, her friend Bobby being fired, getting leave, and mail.
Date: January 28, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Family, February 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Family, February 28, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing liberty, students and training courses, the barracks, clothing, her pay status, and new cadets. Written on Blue Bonnet Hotel (Sweetwater) stationary.
Date: February 28, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 28, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing events at home, cancellation of overnight passes for student pilots, boredom in Sweetwater, uniforms, her training schedule, attending a dance, needing a lightweight helmet, a friend's birthday, flying cross-country hours, classes, and future basing. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date: March 28, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 28, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a busy night, and picking up an AT-17 in Wichita and delivering it to Pampa, TX. Written on Air Corps Ferrying Command stationary.
Date: October 28, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History