[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 22, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 22, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on December 22, 1943, describing the Christmas dinner he had at a private residence in Italy. He praises the Italians ability to make and eat food, and wishes his family a Merry Christmas.
Date: December 22, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 22, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 22, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 22, 1943. He comments on the weather and doing his laundry himself, rather than sending it to the G.I. laundry and risking not getting his clothes back. He also notes that he has been away from home for almost a year.
Date: November 22, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 22, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 22, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 22, 1943. He asks to be sent a subscription to Life Magazine, and mentions going to the dentist.
Date: June 22, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seven Soldiers at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of (left to right) Ed Cole, Don Hale, Pete Conley, John Joyce, Joe Orhaman, unidentified soldier, and 'Hanson' in front of a wooden structure at Camp Barkeley.
Date: February 22, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 22, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 22, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing a show titled "Coffin in the Sky" that he went to go see and a book titled "The earth in the Lord".
Date: August 22, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History