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[66th AIB Dug-In In a Field]

Copy photograph of 66th Armored Infantry Battalion troops dug-in in a field prior to the attack on Nassig, Germany. The 43rd Tank Battalion tanks are in the background. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[66th AIB Mortar Crews]

Copy photograph of 66th Armored Infantry Battalion mortar crews set up in the middle of a field outside the German town of Nassig. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Historic Monument Committee Meeting, April 18, 1991] (open access)

[Agenda: WASP Historic Monument Committee Meeting, April 18, 1991]

Agenda for the WASP Historic Monument Committee listing action items and discussion points for the April 18, 1991 meeting.
Date: April 18, 1991
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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

[American Tank in Field]

Copy photograph of a tank in a field. There are tracks in the mud around the tank. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ammo Dump]

Photograph of a field with a large cloud of smoke above it and trees in the distance. A handwritten note on the back says, "Ammunition Dump Blown up by the Krauts near Warburg, Germany, April 1945."
Date: April 1945
Creator: Roberts, Cecil E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella] (open access)

[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella]

Order of Fifinella Officer meeting meeting minutes that discusses, among other things, the WASP newsletter, the group historian's activities, militarization of WASP, the next reunion, and the Order of Fifinella Award.
Date: April 14, 1973
Creator: Jones, Mary
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Army Mobilization Buildings: Plumbing & Electrical Details

Plumbing and electrical details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include key plans showing variations in building sizes, plumbing notes, general notes, electrical fixture schedule, connections to fixtures, plumbing legend, and capacity of equipment.
Date: April 4, 1942
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthur J. Wagenkneckt on Lavingen Bridge]

Photograph of Arthur J. Wagenknecht near Lauingen Bridge on the Danube River, taken on April 22nd, 1945.
Date: April 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[At Railroad Crossing]

Photograph of soldiers moving logs at a railroad crossing near Nuremberg, Germany. The man on the left, carrying a log, is Karl Olsen, and the man facing the camera on the right is Marvin Bertelson. The rest are unidentified.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field History] (open access)

[Avenger Field History]

Documents describing the history of the Sweetwater Airport, Avenger Field, and the WASP program.
Date: April 15, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B Company Moving Towards Schweinfurt]

Photograph of of B-Company on the way towards Schweinfurt, Germany in April, 1945.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barracks C30 at Camp Campbell]

Photograph of barracks C30 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. It is a two story wooden building with two ladders that extend from below the entrance and balcony to the roof. There are two doors on the balcony, both of which have broken windows.
Date: April 2, 1943
Creator: Thomas, Vern M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Basic Training Squadron Portrait]

Photograph of a large group of male flight cadets, WASP, and instructors posed outdoors on an air field in front of a plane. Information printed across the bottom edge of the photo reads, "Basic Training SQDN. 2 Flights A&B Class 44-4 (12 April 1944) Randolph Field, Texas". Faded, unreadable signatures can be seen on the photo, and an address written on the back of the photo mat reads, "Creger 3048 Sandra Dr. Shreveport, La. 71119".
Date: April 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Battlefield Outside Nassig]

Copy photograph of the battlefield outside the German town of Nassig, where the 43rd Tank Battalion fought. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bivouacs at Camp Campbell]

Photograph of one of the first bivouacs at Camp Campbell. Men stand in between the tents.
Date: April 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blood Donors at Waco Army Air Field]

Photograph of a large group of men posing together outside of a Red Cross blood donation site at the Waco Army Airfield. Handwriting on the back of the photograph notes that only 30 of the men pictured could give blood. Mr. V. J. Jacox, Red Cross Field Director, poses in the center.
Date: April 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bodies on the Ground]

Photograph of bodies on the ground in Landsberg, Germany.
Date: April 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge Across the Rhine]

Photograph of the Alexander M. Patch bridge across the Rhine River at Worms. The old bridge, which was blown down by the Germans during their retreat, is visible to the left.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate for Completing Air Liaison School] (open access)

[Certificate for Completing Air Liaison School]

Certificate awarded to Justin L. Bible. It reads: "This Certificate is awarded to Corporal J. L. Bible, A. C., USA for having satisfactorily completed the Air Liaison course of instruction in Air Liaison School. Amphibious Training Command, U. S. Pacific Fleet. 28th day of April, 1944."
Date: April 28, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Continued Professional Excellence] (open access)

[Certificate of Continued Professional Excellence]

Certification that Rosa C. Creger is up to date in knowledge of new agents and techniques in the field of Nurse Anesthesiology.
Date: April 1970
Creator: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943] (open access)

[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943]

Text certifying that five women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March and April 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person; one name has been stricken from the list with a handwritten note.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: McConnell, Landon E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943] (open access)

[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943]

Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) on March 31, 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Sweeping a German Street]

Photograph of two German girls sweeping debris from a street with brooms while United States military personnel and other adults move around medical trucks. Various buildings line the street.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History