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[Rudolph Meuser Reading a Newspaper]

Photograph of Captain Rudolph Meuser sitting in an armchair and reading a newspaper. His legs are crossed and he is holding a cigarette in his right hand.
Date: June 9, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, June 9, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, June 9, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis on June 9, 1943. He details the improvements he and his tent mates have made to their tent, and promises to send her pictures now that the ban on sending them has been lifted.
Date: June 9, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ken Arnold to Charlyne Creger, June 9, 1999] (open access)

[Letter from Ken Arnold to Charlyne Creger, June 9, 1999]

Letter from Ken Arnold to Charlyne Creger requesting information about the Women Ariforce Service Pilots and the Soviet women pilots for The Remembering Project he is working on.
Date: June 9, 1999
Creator: Arnold, Ken
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with R. C. Nieto, April 9, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with R. C. Nieto, April 9, 2004

Interview with R. C. Nieto, a combat engineer in the US Army during WWII and the Korean War. He answers questions about his life before the military and his experiences overseas.
Date: June 9, 2005
Creator: Coy, Marisa E. & Nieto, R. C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John C. Hencke, April 25, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John C. Hencke, April 25, 2003

Interview with John C. Hencke, a veteran of the United States Army during World War II, from New York City, New York. Hencke responds to questions regarding his time in the service and overseas, as well as what was going on back home. He notes his relationships that he kept up while he was away and the duties he maintained in the Army.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Coffey, Stephen & Hencke, John C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer K. Taylor  to Major Mills, June 9, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Homer K. Taylor to Major Mills, June 9, 1986]

Letter from Homer K. Taylor to Major Mills discussing possible plans for the Dyess Air Force Base to welcome WASP during their reunion in Sweetwater.
Date: June 9, 1986
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marjorie N. Forester's Ration Book Identification Stub and Application Card] (open access)

[Marjorie N. Forester's Ration Book Identification Stub and Application Card]

Ration book application and identification stub belongingto Marjorie N. Forester in Roscoe, Texas. The identification stub has instructions that read: "After completing this application, tear off this stub and be sure to keep it until you get your war ration book no. 3." The application says it must be mailed between June 1 and June 10, 1943.
Date: June 9, 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 9, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing playing an early morning game of poker, playing work up (a version of baseball with fewer players), and the weather.
Date: June 9, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bob M. Atchley, June 9, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bob M. Atchley, June 9, 1976

Interview with Bob Atchley, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Navy Mobile Hospital Number Two during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 9, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Atchley, Bob M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope from Corporal Park B. Fielder, 1945] (open access)

[Envelope from Corporal Park B. Fielder, 1945]

An envelope from Corporal Park B. Fielder addressed to Reverend and Mrs. C. B. Fielder and sent on June 9, 1945. A stamp in the lower-left corner says "Passed by U.S. Army Examiner 41073."
Date: June 9, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 9, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the printing of his accomplishments in the newspaper, the damage done to the watch he mailed to her, a request that he tell her how much money he has, and John Weston and Baby's recent marriage.
Date: June 9, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 9, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 9, 1944. Beaches are off limits to soldiers, and his battalion is trying to get an EM Club for the soldiers. The Waco newspapers Willis receives from his parents are passed around the troops and eventually make their way to the Red Cross.
Date: June 9, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 9, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 9, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 9, 1943. He tells them about his baseball team, and complains that spam is all they have to eat overseas.
Date: June 9, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, June 9, 1981 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, June 9, 1981

Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Hughes Springs, Texas. Summerlin discusses his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, or the "Lost Battalion" of the 36th Infantry Division, including: being drafted in 1940 and training; deployment to East Asia and diversion to Brisbane after December 7th; assignment to Sangosari Airfield, Malang, Java; the Japanese assault and American surrender; internment and labor at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi in Singapore, Thanbyuzayat and several camps on the Burma "Death" Railway, and Bangkok; liberation, and recovery in Calcutta.
Date: June 9, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Summerlin, Granville T.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library