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[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 23, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including visits with various people, a speech by Pinky Brown at the Kiwanis Club, and the reported news about the war.
Date:
August 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 23, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine responding to her previous letter and discussing the reelection of President Roosevelt, whom Joe favored.
Date:
November 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 23, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including attending Mamie Jane's wedding, going to Gonzales with Heine, and expecting Emma to visit her more since her husband has gone overseas.
Date:
October 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 23, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, including receiving a package of pear candy, and flying with a new soldier for the first time.
Date:
August 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carlton J. Killgo, March 23, 1972
Interview with Carlton J. Killgo, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Slocum, Texas, who was shot down and captured by German forces. Killgo discusses enlisting in the Air Corps before the war, training and becoming a B-17 crewmember, deployment to England, his missions, getting shot down, capture by German civilians, transfer to Stalag Luft #4, experiences in internment there, liberation by the Soviet Army, and return to the United States.
Date:
March 23, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Killgo, Carlton J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Clarence Martin, April 23, 2002
Interview with Clarence Martin, a munitions expert in the US Navy during WWII. He describes his path in the military and answers questions about his time abroad.
Date:
April 23, 2002
Creator:
Vargas, Laura & Martin, Clarence
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 23, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife wishing happy holidays to her and their daughter Sharon.
Date:
December 23, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Roy Eschmann, February 23, 1989
Interview with Roy Eschmann, a Army WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas who was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Eschmann discusses joining the Army, basic training, assignment to Schofield Barracks and the 25th Infantry Division, his duties and daily life, Japanese friends on Hawaii, preparation for war, guard duty on the night of December 6/7th, the morning of the attack and shooting at Japanese aircraft, patrols afterwards and fear of invasion, rumors, and later service.
Date:
February 23, 1989
Creator:
Rosen, Keith & Eschmann, Roy L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 23, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that his mother planned on visiting her and briefly mentioning her golf skills.
Date:
September 23, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George W. McDaniel, October 23, 1973
Interview with George W. McDaniel, draftsman and U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. McDaniel discusses the fall of Wake island and capture; hell ship to China, 1942; Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1942; Kiangwang Prison Camp, 1942-45; Pusan, Korea, 1945; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation.
Date:
October 23, 1973
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & McDaniel, George W., 1915-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Gale E. Nevill, March 23, 1999
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Interview with Gale E. Nevill, a Army WWII veteran from Houston, Texas. Nevill discusses his family background and upbringing, jobs in the oil business, joining the National Guard, attending Rice University, getting commissioned, overseeing a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, working through the Depression, activation and assignment to 6th Army HQ, deployment to Brisbane, 6th Army operations in the South Pacific and Philippines, the end of the war and life afterwards.
Date:
March 23, 1999
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Nevill, Gale Erwin
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joseph B. Brown, March 23, 2001
Interview with Joseph B. Brown of Abilene, Texas, who is a World War Two veteran of the United States Marine Corps. In the interview, Mr. Brown recalls memories of growing up and his time in the Marines, particularly from training, being wounded, and working campaigns in the South Pacific.
Date:
March 23, 2001
Creator:
Cox, William G. & Brown, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with T. L. Smyth, April 23, 1988
Interview with T. L. Smyth, an Army WWII veteran from Mount Vernon, Texas, who was at Fort Ruger on Oahu during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Smyth discusses joining the Army and assignment to coast artillery, training, promotion, life in the peacetime Army, combat on the morning of December 7th, the aftermath of the attack and events of the following evening, and later service.
Date:
April 23, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Smyth, T. L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[White Album]
Photograph of the back of a white scrapbook album, which contains hundreds of pictures of the 12th Armored Division.
Date:
June 23, 2014
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History