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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 17, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 17, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on September 17, 1943. He says it has been sunny for the last couple days, and compliments the American Red Cross facilities where many of the soldiers spend their free time.
Date: September 17, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Victor J. Nelson to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, September 17, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Victor J. Nelson to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, September 17, 1942]

Letter from Victor J. Nelson to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing additional information for an estimate provided for Plosser-Prince on August 28, 1942.
Date: September 17, 1942
Creator: Nelson, Victor J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copyright Registry, September 17, 1954] (open access)

[Copyright Registry, September 17, 1954]

Copyright registry signed by the Copyright Office of the United States of America in Washington D.C. for "vol. 914, page(s) 117 on September 17, 1954."
Date: September 17, 1954
Creator: Copyright Office of the United States of America
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation for the National WASP World War II Museum] (open access)

[Certificate of Appreciation for the National WASP World War II Museum]

Certificate of Appreciation awarded to the National WASP World War II Museum from the 64th annual Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs convention and Educational Conference.
Date: September 17, 2015
Creator: Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Haldane to Charlyne Creger, September 17, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Robert Haldane to Charlyne Creger, September 17, 1976]

Letter from Robert Haldane to Charlyne Creger in response to an inquiry she made about a khaki coverall from their museum.
Date: September 17, 1976
Creator: Haldane, Robert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tank at Yokohama]

Photograph of a tank being unloaded at the beach at Yokohama, Japan. Soldiers stand to the right and look on.
Date: September 17, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ships at Yokohama]

Photograph of several ships, including one identified as L.S.J., landing on the beach at Yokohama, Japan.
Date: September 17, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flag Certificate] (open access)

[Flag Certificate]

Document certifying that a flag presented to Mickey Brown by the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau was flown by the Texas State Capitol on September 16, 2008 in honor of the WASP 2008 reunion.
Date: September 17, 2008
Creator: State of Texas House of Representatives
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Committee Meeting, September 17, 1992] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Committee Meeting, September 17, 1992]

Minutes for the WASP committee meeting including information on fundraising, the group's planned San Antonio trip, and updates from Rig Edwards and Anne Atkeison.
Date: September 17, 1992
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Chaplain Report] (open access)

[WASP Chaplain Report]

Report from the Women Airforce Service Pilots Chaplain on what the protocol is when a member passes away, along with a list of deceased WASP members from September 2000 to September 2002.
Date: September 17, 2002
Creator: Watson, Florene
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap for the Armed Forces

Front: Maps: Major bases proposed for postwar U.S. Navy; Japan: American troops invest the enemy homeland. Photograph: First U.S. Occupation Forces March Down Tokyo Street. Back: Comparison chart of non-commissioned grades and ratings of the armed forces (Army, Navy and Coast Guard, Marine Corps).
Date: September 17, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 17, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing missing church to sleep in, his squadron throwing a party, seeing a double feature of "Top Man" and "You Can't Ration Love," and the weather.
Date: September 17, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, September 17, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, September 17, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on September 17, 1945. He discusses his family back home, and mentions making a pair of shower shoes for himself to keep from getting athlete's foot.
Date: September 17, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania]

Postcard of the Susquehanna River seen from Sullivan Trail near Berwick, Pa. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Campbell says, "Howdy- Thurs. Morn. We three of us arrived here safely last nite at 6:00. Now it is raining and there is plenty of mud but some sidewalks. The camp is real, very new and very [?]. This is one you should see. I'll be resettled by the weekend I hope. Will write more very soon. Woodrow."
Date: September 17, 1942
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and the "Texas Ten Petitioners," September 17, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and the "Texas Ten Petitioners," September 17, 1979]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and nine other WASP veterans addressing and refuting accusations of misconduct in the the Order of Fifinella, including matters of taxation, spending, newsletter design, and other supposed issues.
Date: September 17, 1979
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Coughlin, September 17, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Coughlin, September 17, 1988

Interview with William Coughlin, a Army WWII veteran who was present at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, from Auburn, New York. Coughlin discusses joining the Army in 1937, transfer to Hawaii in 1940, duties as a grunt in coastal artillery on Sand Island, becoming a guard, engaging Japanese planes on the morning of December 7th, digging in for the evening, and later service. Included is a screenshot of Coughlin's online obituary.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Coughlin, William H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ivan L. Kitterman, September 17, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ivan L. Kitterman, September 17, 1988

Transcript of an interview with Ivan Kitterman, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kitterman, Ivan L., 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001

Interview with David Straus of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Marine Corps during World War Two in the Pacific Theater as well as the Korean War. The interview includes some of Straus' background before the war and his personal experiences while in the Marines, including memories of Okinawa, various weapons, what happened at the end of World War Two, and his assignment in Korea.
Date: September 17, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Straus, David
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001

Interview with David Straus of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Marine Corps during World War Two in the Pacific Theater as well as the Korean War. The interview includes some of Straus' background before the war and his personal experiences while in the Marines, including memories of Okinawa, various weapons, what happened at the end of World War Two, and his assignment in Korea.
Date: September 17, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Straus, David
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History