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Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 11: Other Island Dependencies and Trusteeships (open access)

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 11: Other Island Dependencies and Trusteeships

This booklet is the sixth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about countries and territories in the Pacific. This unit discusses Guam, American Samoa, the Ryukyu Islands, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, and New Guinea. It includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anti-Aircraft Battery]

Photograph of anti-aircraft batteries of the United States task force in the battle of the Santa Cruz. Two ships are in the distance with smoke above them.
Date: October 26, 1942
Creator: Smith, Loran F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barracks Interior]

Photograph of the interior of barracks in either Caledonia or Guadalcanal. Two rows of bed go across the barracks and two men are seen lying on beds across from one another. Coats and hats line the right wall of the barracks.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barracks on Guadalcanal Island]

Photograph of a row of U.S. barracks somewhere on Guadalcanal Island.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Battle of the Solomons. (open access)

The Battle of the Solomons.

Lyrical quatrain poem that rhymes on the 2nd and 4th line of each stanza on the subject of the Battle of the Solomons from the American's perspective.
Date: August 7, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blowing Balloons]

Photograph of a soldier blowing a balloon. Another soldier is sat in front of the ballon with a magazine in his lap and laughing at the other man.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary Entries, Eugene Houston] (open access)

[Diary Entries, Eugene Houston]

Handwritten diary pages from Eugene J. "Gene" Houston, who served on the U.S.S. Gillespie during World War Two. Ranging from a few words to a few sentences, the entries are dated and mention naval activities in the Pacific Theater.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Houston, Eugene J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Distributing Soldier's Mail]

Photograph of a crowd of soldiers receiving their mail from overseas. All of the men are wearing their military uniforms and most look towards the men distributing the mail.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drinking and Smoking]

Photograph of soldiers sitting around a table drinking and smoking cigars together. The table in front of them is covered in bottles, glasses, and newspapers.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Havoc on Tanambogo Island]

Photograph of Tanambogo Island after a barrage from Pacific ships and planes that proceeded landing operations by U.S. Marines. A smoke pillar can be seen rising from the island. Gavutu and Florida Island can be seen in the background.
Date: 1942-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Iron Bottom Bay Club Membership Card] (open access)

[Iron Bottom Bay Club Membership Card]

Iron Bottom Bay Club membership card issued by Lieutenant W. M. Holmberg to Lieutenant junior grade Edgar Jones.
Date: unknown
Creator: Iron Bottom Bay Club
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, December 13, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, December 13, 1943]

Letter from Charles Stasny to his parents discussing life during the war. He mentions his garden is doing well, tells his parents the best way to send him mail, asks about his Christmas gifts, and discusses his difficulty getting along with his tentmate.
Date: December 13, 1943
Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, January 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, January 3, 1944]

Letter from Charles Stasny to his parents discussing life during the war. He mentions receiving a package from Dottie, his parents going into the cutlery business, the success of the garden, and requests they have some photo prints made for him.
Date: January 3, 1944
Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, May 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, May 16, 1944]

Handwritten letter from Charles Stasny to his parents discussing life during the war. He mentions leaving the island and returning to living on aboard a ship. He also mentions returning some money his parents had lent him and the possibility that he and three other crewmates may go home. He asks his parents to have the Eagle change his address and discusses the protestant chaplain on board making him unsure when he'll be able to attend catholic mass.
Date: May 16, 1944
Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November 10, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November 10, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing various correspondence. Included is a clipping from a unidentified newspaper discussing the introduction of pharmaceutical science courses to U.C. Berkeley.
Date: November 10, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in a Mailroom]

Photograph of a man on a ladder working in a mailroom filled with overseas mail for soldiers. The man is attempting to pick up a bag of mail while standing on the ladder.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Sorting Overseas Mail]

Photograph of several men organizing overseas mail for soldiers inside of a mailroom. The men are all dressed in similar uniforms and several hold bundles of letters. A table stands between the men and is covered in envelopes and bags of mail.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Highlights in history] (open access)

[News Script: Highlights in history]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 24, 1970, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Quake] (open access)

[News Script: Quake]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 14, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Quake] (open access)

[News Script: Quake]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 14, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 237th week of the war, 119th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Southeast Asia, Italy, USSR, Southwest Pacific, Central Pacific, Kuriles. Maps: Central Pacific; Cassino area; Burma. Insets: Cassino. Includes 6 photographs. Back: USS Ranger. 10 photographs and text illustrate recent operations.
Date: March 27, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Morale Services Division. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, April 12, 1943 : week of April 2 to April 9, 187th week of the war, 69th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Solomons, New Guinea, Aleutians, Bolivia, Tunisia, Air offensive. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show Sicily and Tunis. Includes photographs: Malaria control, Super block-buster [8,000 lb. aerial bomb], Change of ownership [captured Mercedes Benz troop-carrier], Bren-gun carriers support British Grenadiers in Kasserine Pass, Italian troops in the African war zone. Back: The Marine Corps. A unified fighting force. Graphic image shows helmeted Marine soldiers with rifles attacking a tropical island with ships and transport boats in background, as well as various photos of parachutes, bombardments, etc.
Date: April 12, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, April 19, 1943 : week of April 9 to April 16, 188th week of the war, 70th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Tunisia -- Southwest Pacific -- Russia -- Mediterranean. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show Allied drive in Tunisia -- Japanese controlled areas throughout the Southwest Pacific. Includes photographs: Helping Rommel's run [puppy stationed atop a Vickers machine gun] -- So he can fight (Staff Sergt. Hollers clerks at the San Angelo AAF Bombardier School in Texas) -- Blimp training. Back: Tunisia, map with inset showing location of Tunisia in the Mediterranean area.
Date: April 19, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library