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[Purchase Receipt for W. E. Forester, March 21, 1944]
Purchase receipt issued to W. E. Forester after he purchased a gas stove. The receipt has information about Forester's address, number of items bought, the type of stove he bought, and is signed by James M. Kyle in the bottom right corner.
Date:
March 21, 1944
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sailor Butch Ashton]
Photograph of Butch Ashton, a sailor, standing among a crowd of people and wearing his sailor uniform; he has a lot of medals pinned to his chest. The text on the photograph says that he was "Killed in Vietnam."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report on an Incident at the Foreign National Camp in Ziegenberg, Germany]
Report concerning an incident that took place at the Foreign National Camp in Ziegenberg, Germany. The title of the report and the rest of the text is typed in French.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Cousin, A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Thomas T. Gilliam]
Portrait of Thomas T. Gilliam posing for a picture in his military uniform. The text on the bottom of the photograph contains information about Gilliam's company, his birth and death dates, and the location of his death: "Thomas T. Gilliam 504th Parachute Regt. 82nd Airborne Division Born Jan 20, 1923 Killed Sept. 17, 1943 at Altavilla, [Italy]."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[10 Filipino Pesos]
Paper bill worth ten pesos used by the Japanese government during their occupation of the Philippines from 1942-1945. The front of the bill has text saying "The Japanese Government," and "Ten Pesos." On the right side of the bill there is a picture of a person riding a horse through a forest of palm trees, and on the left there is a large "X" printed in white. The back of the bill has "Ten Pesos" printed in a large font with an ornate design for a border.
Date:
1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of an Ornate Building in Wernigerode, Germany]
Postcard with a photograph of an ornate building located in Wernigerode, Germany. The caption on the bottom of the picture is written in German and says that this is the town hall building (Rathaus); it has two spiked cones on the front of the roof and a tall bell tower with a clock underneath.
Date:
[1940..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Griggs to Charles R. Griggs, April 17, 1945]
Letter from Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Griggs to their son Captain Charles R. Griggs of the 49th Armored Infantry Battalion. The letter mostly talks about the death of their grandfather who died suddenly, Mr. Griggs had been away in Big Spring as it happened. The rest of the letter talks about the grandfather's dislike for smoking and drinking; finally Mrs. Griggs says that they pray for her son's safety as well as the rest of the boys.
Date:
April 17, 1945
Creator:
Griggs, Mrs. C. K.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Flowers and Banners in a Memorial Site]
Photograph of a pile of flowers placed in a memorial plot with banners sitting on top of them; different country names are written on the banners.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Staff Sergeant Enoch A. Whittington]
Portrait of Staff Sergeant Enoch A. Whittington wearing his military uniform. The text on the photograph contains information about Whittington's rank, birth date, and death date, as well as the medal he won: "S/Sgt. Enoch A. Whittington Co. E. 142nd Inf. 36th Div. Born Sept 26th, 1916 Killed Sept 19th, 1944 in Italy Purple Heart."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book Two Belonging to Beatrice Clementine Blewett]
War ration book belonging to Beatrice Blewett of Alexandria, Louisiana; the front of the book has information regarding her address, age, sex, and the signature of the issuing officer. Inside, there are miscellaneous stamps, some having been torn out and some still in the form of sheets.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Presented to Charles R. Griggs by the U. S. Army]
Certificate presented to Charles R. Griggs by the United States Army appointing him to the temporary rank of corporal of "Company C, 58th Inf. Tng. Bn." The rest of the text explains that he shall adequately perform the duties of that rank and be obedient to order given to him that a corporal must follow.
Date:
June 3, 1942
Creator:
United States. Army.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History