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[Award of the Bronze Star Medal] (open access)

[Award of the Bronze Star Medal]

General orders bestowing the Bronze Star Medal on members of the 96th Infantry Division, including Justin L. Bible, Nazaret Cherkezian, Eli J. Corriveau, Norman Flanders, Myron J. Franz, and Jacob C. Graber.
Date: June 6, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Separation Qualification Record] (open access)

[Separation Qualification Record]

Separation qualification record, detailing the jobs Justin L. Bible held in the army.
Date: November 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters, March 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters, March 1945]

Photocopy of a letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., in March of 1945. She explains that she did not sign papers for an allowance from her son Jack, and that she has learned that the amount originally allotted for her has been withheld from his pay for several months. She asks that the money be restored to him.
Date: March 1945
Creator: Vaughan, Emma
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Plane Talk, Vol. 1, Number 10, August 11, 1945] (open access)

[Plane Talk, Vol. 1, Number 10, August 11, 1945]

The August 11, 19456 issue of Plane Talk magazine. It includes a photo contest, a diary of recent events, short stories, recipes, comics and more.
Date: August 11, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Honorable Discharge for Raymond Vaughan] (open access)

[Honorable Discharge for Raymond Vaughan]

Certificate honorably discharging Raymond Vaughan from the Navy. It reads: "Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy. This is to certify that Raymond Britton Vaughan, a Chief Shipfitter (AA)(T)(CB) is Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Naval Personnel Separation Center, Norman, Oklahoma, and from the Naval Service of the United States this 23rd day of September 1945. This certificate is awarded as a Testimonial of Fidelity and Obedience."
Date: September 23, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jack Vaughan With Dog]

Photograph of Jack Vaughan with a dog at the detention barracks on Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Clothing and Equipment Slip] (open access)

[Individual Clothing and Equipment Slip]

Slip issuing individual clothing and equipment to enlisted men. It reads: "Issued the articles listed below to Justin L. Bible, ASN 18216582 593rd JASCO APO 70. 1 ea. carbine, Ser. Nu. 2140735, 1 ea. knife, trench M3, w/scabbard, M8."
Date: August 31, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Separation] (open access)

[Notice of Separation]

Notice of separation from the U. S. Naval Service for Raymond Vaughan.
Date: September 23, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 165] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 165]

Special orders number 165, transferring Justin L. Bible, among others, to the 11th Replacement Battalion.
Date: September 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photo Memories of a Seabee Battalion (open access)

Photo Memories of a Seabee Battalion

Book compiled by the 136th Naval Construction "Seabee" Battalion documenting the history of the group from boot camp in Virginia to various military installations across the U.S. and more permanent postings in Guam and Japan during World War II. There are photographs of various persons and evens as well as an epistolary narrative and lists of names by company at the end of the text.
Date: 1945
Creator: United States. Naval Construction Battalion, 136th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Notice of Classification Card]

Notice of Classification card for Ren W. Powell.
Date: February 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Announcement for Susan Lynne Dalby] (open access)

[Birth Announcement for Susan Lynne Dalby]

Birth announcement of Susan Lynne Dalby, born November 5, 1945, to Captain and Mrs. Marion Cranford Dalby. It is tied at the top with a pink ribbon.
Date: November 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Japanese Military Equipment] (open access)

[Japanese Military Equipment]

Request from Justin L. Bible to release Japanese military equipment as his personal property. It reads: "SUBJECT: Japanese Military Equipment. AC/S A-2, Fifth Air Force, APO 710. 1. Request that the following items of Japanese military equipment now in my possession be cleared by War Department Agents and if released, be declared my personal property. 2. I hereby certify that these articles were secured on the field of battle and not secured on the Japanese mainland by looting. No ammunition or other explosives are included in this list. 1 rifle. 1 bayonet."
Date: October 10, 1945
Creator: Bible, Justin L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[File for Discharge Record] (open access)

[File for Discharge Record]

Slip of paper filed for record in Grayson County. It reads: "The State of Texas, county of Grayson. I, J. C. Buchanan, Clerk of the County Court of said County, hereby certify that the foregoing instrument of writing, with it Certificate of Authentication, was filed for record in my office on the 14 day of Dec, 1945 at 3 o'clock P.M. and duly recorded this 19 day of Dec, 1945 in the Discharge Records of said County, in Vol. 8, pages 86. Witness my hand and seal of said Court at Sherman, Texas this 19 day of Dec, 1945. J. C. Buchanan, Clerk County Court, Grayson County, Texas."
Date: December 14, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Aggie, Yearbook of North Texas Agricultural College, 1945 (open access)

The Junior Aggie, Yearbook of North Texas Agricultural College, 1945

Yearbook for North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1945
Creator: North Texas Agricultural College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 131] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 131]

Special orders number 131, transferring Justin L. Bible, among others, to the 11th Replacement Battalion.
Date: October 9, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Vocational Training Card]

Vocational training card belonging to Jack Vaughan. It certifies that he has satisfactorily completed vocational training at Klamath Union High School as a sheet metal worker.
Date: February 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Japanese Military Equipment] (open access)

[Japanese Military Equipment]

Permission for Japanese military equipment to be made Justin L. Bible's personal property. It reads: "SUBJECT: Japanese Military Equipment. TO: Whom it may concern. 1. The following items of Japanese military equipment are hereby declared to be the personal property of Justin L. Bible. This equipment is surplus to the various agencies of the War Department and its release conforms to the rules and regulations established by superior headquarters. 1 ea. Rifle #82798. 1 ea. Bayonet, with scabbard. Nil ea. Pistol, # (cannot be mailed). Nil ea. Sword. AUTHORITY: 8th Army operation directive #17 dated 29th Sept. 1945, Par. 9B."
Date: October 10, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Derrel Vaughan to Fay Vaughan Garvin, August 2, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Derrel Vaughan to Fay Vaughan Garvin, August 2, 1945]

Photocopy of a letter from Derrel Vaughan to Fay Vaughan Garvin, on August 8, 1945. He talks about seeing his brother Raymond, and hopes that he will get to see Howard when he arrives. He also mentions that he has been getting more fresh food since the war in Europe ended.
Date: August 2, 1945
Creator: Vaughan, Derrel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Mother Bids Farewell to Fifth Son Going Into Armed Services"] (open access)

["Mother Bids Farewell to Fifth Son Going Into Armed Services"]

Photocopy of an article written on the occasion of Emma Vaughan's youngest son, Howard, joining the Navy. It details Mrs. Vaughan signing Howard's papers, as well as how her other children are serving in the war.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his parents, July 9, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his parents, July 9, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his parents, on July 9, 1945. He is sending them a copy of a letter from a friend.
Date: July 9, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, April 21, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, April 21, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on April 21, 1945. He details his voyage from Los Angeles, California on the way to Calcutta, India, including a stop in Australia where he met up with a friend.
Date: April 21, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, June 6, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, June 6, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on June 6, 1945, describing his tent mates.
Date: June 6, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, January 23, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, January 23, 1945]

Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, discussing how he hasn't heard from some of his friends for some weeks now. He writes that he has not heard from his dad and does not believe that he is writing.
Date: January 23, 1945
Creator: Powell, Beal S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History