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[American Half-Tracks in Dinkelsbühl, Germany]

Photograph of half-tracks carrying American soldiers through a brick street in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Stone buildings line the road. The photo is shot through a sidewalk arch which contains woman holding a child.
Date: April 20, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Application for Additional Shoe Certificate] (open access)

[Application for Additional Shoe Certificate]

Application for Additional Shoe Certificate put in by Justin L. Bible.
Date: December 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison] (open access)

[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison]

Speech given by Ann Atkeison honoring the history of Avenger Field.
Date: May 20, 1989
Creator: Atkeison, Ann
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
Award for Civilian Service (open access)

Award for Civilian Service

Cloth Army Air Forces Emblem seen attached to the bottom left corner of a certificate awarding the emblem to Eleanor McLernon for civilian service.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces Pilot School
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card to Marjorie Wakeham] (open access)

[Card to Marjorie Wakeham]

Kitten card in an envelope addressed to Marjorie Wakeham with a handwritten poem on the inside about the recipient leaving, signed from "Lambie".
Date: October 20, 1947
Creator: {{{name}}}
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Creighton University Sororities] (open access)

[Clipping: Creighton University Sororities]

Copy of three newspaper clippings providing a brief history about the activities and memberships of Mary Ruth Rance at Creighton University.
Date: November 20, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Consent of Parents or Guardian to Enlistment] (open access)

[Consent of Parents or Guardian to Enlistment]

Photocopy of a consent form signed by Emma Vaughan allowing her son Jack to enlist in the Marine Corps despite being a minor.
Date: February 20, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract between Standard Oil Company of California and Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., March 20, 1941] (open access)

[Contract between Standard Oil Company of California and Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., March 20, 1941]

Contract between Standard Oil Company of California and Aeronautical Training Center wherein the Standard Oil Company is the seller and the Aeronautical Training Center is the buyer.
Date: March 20, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Employment Separation Clearance] (open access)

[Employment Separation Clearance]

Signed statements from various officers and staff confirming that Catherine Parker will no longer be employed at Marana Army Air Field and is cleared of any duties or obligations.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: Anderson, D. V.; Beauregard; Hixson, Hilwer B.; Hars, C. C.; Parrish, D. C. & Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Enlisted Reserve Corp I.D. Rigdon Edwards] (open access)

[Enlisted Reserve Corp I.D. Rigdon Edwards]

Front and back copies of an identification card for the Enlisted Reserve Corps belonging to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards. They are posted on a sheet of blue paper along with a photograph of Edwards in uniform, seen to the right.
Date: May 20, 1944
Creator: United States Army
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Uniformed Men with a Cannon]

Photograph of William Booker, Ronda Lee Gill, William Giannopoulos, and Oris Cripe standing together behind a cannon carriage. Gill and Cripe are both propping up a knee on the carriage. The men are wearing khaki uniforms and garrison caps. Behind the men are trees and a three-story building from the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy in El Paso. A handwritten note on the back indicates that the men are roommates.
Date: September 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell credit memorandum receipt] (open access)

[Gayle Snell credit memorandum receipt]

A USAAF memorandum receipt for a parachute and flight jacket returned by WASP Gayle Snell.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3] (open access)

[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3]

Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: Buckingham, George E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell tally sheet] (open access)

[Gayle Snell tally sheet]

A War Department tally sheet indicating that WASP Gayle Snell returned a parachute on December 20, 1944.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: Cox, Doris
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Generals Conferring in Luneville, France]

Photograph of Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers, Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., Lieutenant General Alexander M. Patch, and Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley standing together and talking.
Date: March 20, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gosport Gossip, Volume 1, Number 3, March 20, 1943 (open access)

Gosport Gossip, Volume 1, Number 3, March 20, 1943

Avenger Field newspaper discussing recent news about pilot training, in particular the arrival of Women Flying Training Detachment trainees, as well as pieces of entertainment and art.
Date: March 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[HQ Company 12th Armored Division in England]

Photograph of the Headquarters Company, part of the 12th Armored Division. This photo was taken at the Tidworth Barracks in England.
Date: October 20, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lease Agreement between A. G. Lee and Joe B. Plosser & Charles A. Prince] (open access)

[Lease Agreement between A. G. Lee and Joe B. Plosser & Charles A. Prince]

Lease agreement between A. G. Lee, the first party, and Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, the second party, for the auxiliary Air Field purposes.
Date: July 20, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - May 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - May 20, 1944]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his mother's bonds in Lockhart.
Date: May 20, 1944
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - February 20, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - February 20, 1945]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her awaiting his return, playing bridge at Corrine's house, and Lois bringing her six packages of Lucky Strike cigarettes.
Date: February 20, 1945
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 20, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 20, 1945]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a quiet evening at home, busyness at work, and chores she has to get done before leaving for Gonzales.
Date: January 20, 1945
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 20, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including receiving a letter from Rita, Sally giving her material for a new dress, spending the evening with Evelyn and Joyce, and having to keep their dog, Teddy, tied up in the yard due to the killing of another mad dog.
Date: July 20, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 20, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Jessie Bell being stationed in Illinois, seeing the movie Gaslight, a potential visit with Uncle John and Aunt Em that she avoided, and her idleness at work.
Date: June 20, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 20, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a fish supper at Joyce's house, a war bond rally that raised $21,00, Jenny's crush on Walter, and plans to go to the post office.
Date: November 20, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History