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Newsmap. Monday, September 27, 1943 : week of September 16 to September 23, 211th week of the war, 93rd week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Italy, Sardinia and Corsica, Russia, Southwest pacific, Dodecanese Is., Gilbert Is., Yugoslavia. Maps show Russian front; European fronts; Jap-controlled territory in Southwest Pacific. Inset map shows battle line of Russian front on July 5th. Includes 7 photographs of war action. Back: Progress of the War : Report from the Chief of Staff to the Secretary of War : 1 July 1941 to 30 June 1943. Extensive text with 2 maps: Deployment of American troops; Time and space chart: air and water logistics.
Date: September 27, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Soldiers in Boxcar Doorway]

Photograph of soldiers, including one identified as Jake and Leonard M. Kornman, standing in the open doorway of a boxcar on the way to the port of Le Havre.
Date: September 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Boxcar]

Photograph of soldiers Seward and Jacobs sitting in a boxcar on the way to the port of Le Havre, France.
Date: September 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 16, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 16, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father discussing "post-war outlook" and the "restoration" of our Allies.
Date: September 16, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 260th week of the war, 142nd week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts : North France, South France, Italy, Pacific, Eastern front. Maps: France, Oblique view of southern France looking north up the Rhone River Valley, the Balkans. Inset map: Paris. Photograph: Aerial view of one of the ports in southern Italy just before the landings on southern France. Back: Map of Celebes Netherlands Indies
Date: September 4, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Soldier at Camp Lucky Strike]

Photograph of a soldier identified as Winder sitting in front of tents at Camp Lucky Strike near Le Havre, France.
Date: September 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sergeant John Pilarski Leaning on a Camp Ennis Sign]

Photograph of Sergeant John Pilarski leaning against a wooden sign that says "Camp Ennis. Advance Detachment 12th Armored Division." A sentry box with an armed soldier stands just behind Pilarski. Tents and other military personnel are visible in the background, though these soldiers are partially obscured by a photographic error to the right.
Date: September 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Morris and John Hagood by French Homes]

Photograph of Warrant Officer Junior Grade William Morris and Lieutenant John Hagood standing together in front of a field stone house in France. They are wearing coats, and Hagood wears a helmet. A pile of crates stand to the right of the men. Another soldier can be seen smoking in the background.
Date: September 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 262nd week of the war, 144th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts : France, Eastern front, Philippines, Italy, China. Maps: Europe; Where American 3rd and 7th armies joined forces [France-Germany]; Central Asia: China attacks/Jap drives/B-29 target [markers on a map of China near Chungking]; [Advances in Italy and the Balkans]. Photographs: Sgt. Lewis F. Clancy talks over old times with Petit Victor in Oise, France; B-24 Liberators are hit and downed by Luftwaffe in Austria. Back: A chronological series of maps illustrate the conquest and liberation of France [1939-1944]. Includes photograph: French children salute and wave at soldiers in an armored tank.
Date: September 18, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 261st week of the war, 143rd week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts : Eastern front, Italy, Southwest Pacific, Central Pacific, Burma, China, North France, South France. Maps show: Japanese and American controlled areas throughout the Mariana and Caroline Islands; military actions in Europe during the week; Japanese advancement into Burma and China; France. Back: [text and ill.] Crew, 147,142 men and women [making/using war planes].
Date: September 11, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 263rd week of the war, 145th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: France, Pacific, Italy, China-Burma, Eastern front. Maps: North Burma; France; Western Pacific; Warsaw. Insets: Palau Islands; Morotai. Back:"Mindanao, Philippine Islands." Two different oblique views of the island. The large image shows it as seen from the southwest.
Date: September 25, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Soldier and Arc de Triomphe]

Photograph of a soldier standing on the sidewalk near Place Charles de Gaulle, with the Arc de Triomphe in the background.
Date: September 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Notre Dame Cathedral]

Photograph of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, taken from across the square facing the front facade.
Date: September 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Eiffel Tower in Paris, France]

Photograph of the Eiffel Tower in Paris France, seen from Trocadéro Gardens on the opposite side of the Seine.
Date: September 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in France]

Photograph of soldiers standing and looking at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier inside the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
Date: September 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris, France]

Photograph of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier inside the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
Date: September 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Arc de Triomphe]

Photograph of Arc de Triomphe in the middle of Place Charles de Gaulle in Paris, France.
Date: September 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Champs D'Elysee in Paris, France]

Photograph of people walking in the street Champs D'Elysee, with the Arc de Triomphe visible in the distance at the end of the street.
Date: September 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Eiffel Tower and Trocadéro Gardens]

Photograph of the Eiffel Tower, seen from the pool at Trocadéro Gardens, on the opposite side of the Seine.
Date: September 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Buildings in Paris, France]

Photograph of buildings in Paris, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Out of hotel window, Paris, France."
Date: September 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Camp Lucky Strike in France]

Photograph of rows of tents, taken from inside of a tent. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Camp Lucky Strike, France."
Date: September 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History