[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 11, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 11, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing reading the Newsboy, eating a good supper, receiving his beer ration, and seeing the movie "Destroyer."
Date: September 11, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 11, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 11, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing Joe sending her money if she loses her job, how he and his squadron set up their tent, receiving packages of cigarettes, candy, gum, and soap, and seeing the movie "Wintertime."
Date: September 11, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account of Nagasaki] (open access)

[Account of Nagasaki]

Typewritten correspondence from an unknown sailor describing events in Nagasaki Harbor and city on September 11, 16, and 20th 1945. The document provides a first-hand account of damage from the atomic bomb from the sailor's viewpoint in Nagasaki harbor as well as naval operations during the period described and the affect on civilians in the area.
Date: 1945-09-11/1945-09-20
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History