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Personal File of Private First Class George W. Stone, U.S.M.C. (open access)

Personal File of Private First Class George W. Stone, U.S.M.C.

Scrapbook compiled by George Stone documenting his time in the U.S. Marine Corps during the 1920s.
Date: 1926-09/1971-06
Creator: Stone, George W.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proceedings of the Southwest Aviation Conference, 1939 (open access)

Proceedings of the Southwest Aviation Conference, 1939

Proceedings of the second annual Southwest Aviation Conference including transcripts of the sessions and a list of participants.
Date: Spring 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barron Field Review (open access)

Barron Field Review

Book documenting the history of Barron Field, a military airfield established in 1917 near Fort Worth, Texas. It includes a list of all of the departments, personnel, and activities at the airfield.
Date: 1919~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from N. W. Shaw to Second Brigade Commander, USMC, 13 October 1928] (open access)

[Letter from N. W. Shaw to Second Brigade Commander, USMC, 13 October 1928]

Letter from (Captain?) N. W. Shaw, commander of the 45th Company, Fifth Marine Regiment, to the commander of the Second Marine Brigade. Shaw discusses the wounding of a Carlos Gutierrez, the whereabouts of a Jose Santos Rivera and his arrest warrant, a retaliatory killing for the theft of a cow, and a list of persons believed to be bandits.
Date: October 13, 1928
Creator: Shaw, N. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Second Brigade News, Volume 2, Number 17, April 28, 1929 (open access)

Second Brigade News, Volume 2, Number 17, April 28, 1929

Weekly newsletter of the U.S. Marines' Second Brigade stationed in Nicaragua containing news and various information of interest to subscribers.
Date: 1929-04-28/1929-05-05
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
They All Come Back (open access)

They All Come Back

Poem titled "They All Come Back" by George W. Stone, USMC.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. R. Wallace to 2nd Brigade Commander, 2 April 1929] (open access)

[Letter from R. R. Wallace to 2nd Brigade Commander, 2 April 1929]

Letter from Colonel R. R. Wallace, commander of Fifth Marine Regiment, to the commander of Second Brigade confirming his forwarding of Probationary Regular Warrants.
Date: April 2, 1929
Creator: Wallace, R. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo regarding Second Marine Brigade's change of command, 29 March, 1929] (open access)

[Memo regarding Second Marine Brigade's change of command, 29 March, 1929]

Official memo from Brig. Gen. Logan Feland regarding his relinquishment of Second Marine Brigade command to Col. Robert H. Dunlap, and an expression of gratitude to his Marines.
Date: March 26, 1929
Creator: Feland, Logan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Relief (open access)

Relief

A poem titled "Relief" by George W. Stone, USMC, about a Marine being relieved from his post.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[General Order on Open Cantinas, Managua, 23 April 1929] (open access)

[General Order on Open Cantinas, Managua, 23 April 1929]

Official order of the Fifth Marine Regiment in Managua, Nicaragua, listing cantinas open to US servicemen from 23 April, 1929.
Date: April 23, 1929
Creator: Strong, F. D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brig. Gen. John A. Bemis to the Commandant of the USMC, 1 April 1929] (open access)

[Letter from Brig. Gen. John A. Bemis to the Commandant of the USMC, 1 April 1929]

Letter from Brigadier General John A. Bemis to the Marine Corps Commandant via the Fifth Marine Regiment commander, recommending the confirmation of probationary regular warrants for seven Marines, including Corporal George W. Stone.
Date: April 1, 1929
Creator: Bemis, John A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Suffering Jimmy Legs (open access)

The Suffering Jimmy Legs

Poem titled "The Suffering Jimmy Legs," by George W. Stone, USMC.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from USMC HQ on Second Brigade Change of Command, 29 March 1929] (open access)

[Message from USMC HQ on Second Brigade Change of Command, 29 March 1929]

Official memo of Second Marine Brigade relaying a radio communication (0926) from Marine Corps Headquarters regarding the departure of Brig. Gen. Logan Feland.
Date: March 29, 1929
Creator: Smith, W. Dulty & Scott Jr., W. W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order Recognizing Marines' Actions in Battle, 14 June 1928] (open access)

[Order Recognizing Marines' Actions in Battle, 14 June 1928]

Official order of the Second Marine Brigade in Nicaragua, recognizing the deeds of eleven marines and one sailor in combat as "worthy of emulation." The engagement between the Marines and Sandinistas took place on 13-14 May, 1928, on the "Bocayicto River" near "Pena Blanca" in Nicaragua.
Date: June 14, 1928
Creator: Feland, Logan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Second Brigade News, Volume 2, Number 9, March 3, 1929 (open access)

Second Brigade News, Volume 2, Number 9, March 3, 1929

Weekly newsletter of the U.S. Marines' Second Brigade stationed in Nicaragua containing news and various information of interest to subscribers.
Date: March 3, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Second Brigade News, Volume 2, Number 4, January 27, 1929 (open access)

Second Brigade News, Volume 2, Number 4, January 27, 1929

Weekly newsletter of the U.S. Marines' Second Brigade stationed in Nicaragua containing news and various information of interest to subscribers.
Date: January 27, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Park in Managua]

A photograph of a park in Managua in the 1920s. A very large gathering of people can be seen, as can an entrance and exit to an attraction called "The Whip." Two buildings are in the background, and a few stands are visible in the crowd.
Date: 1920/1929%
Creator: Stone, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Second Brigade News, Volume 2, Number 20, May 19, 1929 (open access)

Second Brigade News, Volume 2, Number 20, May 19, 1929

Weekly newsletter of the U.S. Marines' Second Brigade stationed in Nicaragua containing news and various information of interest to subscribers.
Date: May 19, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Second Brigade News, Volume , Number 8, December 16, 1928 (open access)

Second Brigade News, Volume , Number 8, December 16, 1928

Weekly newsletter of the U.S. Marines' Second Brigade stationed in Nicaragua containing news and various information of interest to subscribers.
Date: December 16, 1928
Creator: U.S. Marines' Second Brigade
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from "El Medico Director" to Corporal John C. Szymezak, 30 March 1929] (open access)

[Letter from "El Medico Director" to Corporal John C. Szymezak, 30 March 1929]

A joke letter from "El Medico Director Ud. S. Loco" to Cpl. John Szymezak with orders for him to return to the United States from Nicaragua for admission to a sanitarium.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stone, George W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lure of the Tropics (open access)

The Lure of the Tropics

A poem, possibly by Marine George W. Stone, satirizing the experience of joining the Marine Corps and deploying to Central America.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. R. Wallace to 2nd Brigade Commander, 15 October 1928] (open access)

[Letter from R. R. Wallace to 2nd Brigade Commander, 15 October 1928]

Brief letter to Second Brigade Commander from R. R. Wallace, 5th Marine Regiment Commander, confirming that he had forwarded two dispatches.
Date: October 15, 1928
Creator: Wallace, R. R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo regarding Air Patrol Reports, 10 August 1928] (open access)

[Memo regarding Air Patrol Reports, 10 August 1928]

Official air patrol memo containing report extracts from two air missions flown over Nicaragua the previous day. Included in the reports are mail drops, communication with Marine ground patrols, and bombing of suspected Sandinista positions.
Date: August 10, 1928
Creator: Headquarters Fifth Regiment
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Second Brigade News, Volume 2, Number 8, February 24, 1929 (open access)

Second Brigade News, Volume 2, Number 8, February 24, 1929

Weekly newsletter of the U.S. Marines' Second Brigade stationed in Nicaragua containing news and various information of interest to subscribers.
Date: April 7, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History