[Staff Sergeant Alexis Speaking to Kingsbury Audience]

Photograph of a uniformed soldier, tentatively identified as S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, standing at the left side of the image and addressing a large audience of employees standing in a group at the Kingsbury plant. They appear to be in factory area and various equipment is visible behind and among the audience members.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Speech at Kingsbury Plant]

Photograph of nine uniformed soldiers seated at the front of a stage area during a visit to the Kingsbury Plant while a man wearing a suit is standing behind them with his hands in his pockets, speaking at a microphone. The wall behind him has dark panels and a door is partially visible at left, with speakers above. The photo was taken from the audience, where people are visible in seated rose, facing the man who is speaking. The first six soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, and Pfc. Leo Crivello; the soldier at the far right of the line with his head down may be Capt. Gordon Sympson.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Todd & Brown, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Standing in Front of Audience]

Photograph of eight uniformed soldiers standing in front of an audience during a visit to the Kingsbury plant, tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, Pfc. Leo Crivello, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, T/5th Lars Larson, Sgt. Jack Allen, and Capt. Gordon Sympson. Another soldier is standing behind them on a raised stage, speaking at a microphone and a second identified soldier in uniform is seated at the far right of the image. The wall behind them is covered in dark panels and a photo on an easel is partially visible next to the man who is speaking. The photo was taken from the back of the audience and people are seated in rows facing the stage area.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Todd & Brown, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Speaking at Kingsbury Plant]

Photograph of eight uniformed soldiers seated at the front of a stage area during a visit to the Kingsbury Plant while another soldier in uniformit is standing behind on a raised stage next to a covered canvas on an easel, speaking at a microphone. The wall behind him has dark panels and a door is partially visible at left, with speakers above. The photo was taken from the audience, where people are visible in seated rose, facing the man who is speaking. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Pfc. Leo Crivello, unknown, and Capt. Gordon Sympson.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Todd & Brown, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Louis Cocozza Holding a Microphone]

Photograph of S/Sgt. Louis Cocozza, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Cocozza is wearing a military uniform and another uniformed man is partially visible on the right side of the image; a number of workers are visible in the background, watching the speech.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clarence Alexis Holding a Microphone]

Photograph of S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Alexis is wearing a military uniform and several other uniformed men are visible on the left side of the image, in front of several workers who appear to be watching the speech. A woman's face is partially visible on the right edge of the image.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Visiting Soldiers at Yoder Plant]

Group portrait of uniformed soldiers during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, posing together in several lines. They are tentative identified as: Capt. Gordon Sympson (left), Pfc. Harry Gaby (back left), Pfc. Leo Crivello (back center), and left-to-right, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Sgt. Jack Allen, Cpl. Myles Gates, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, and T/5th Lars Larson. A man wearing a suit is partially visible at the far right of the image.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gordon Sympson Shaking Hands with Yoder Administrator]

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers standing in two lines during a visit to the Yoder Company plant. In the center of the image, Capt. Gordon Sympson (left) is standing in front of the group with his left arm around Sgt. Jack Allen while he shakes hands with an unidentified man wearing a dark-colored suit (right). The other soldiers are tentatively identified (left to right) as: back row, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Pfc. Leo Crivello, T/5th Lars Larson; front row, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, and Pfc. Louis Cocozza.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Factory Workers Watching Speech]

Photograph of factory workers and visiting soldiers at the Yoder Company plant during a speech by a uniformed soldier, visible from the neck down at the right side of the image, holding a microphone. Four uniformed soldiers are grouped nearby, tentatively identified as Leo Crivello (seated, at left, looking at his hands), Harry Gaby (center) and Louis Cocozza (right) who are standing, and a fourth man who is seated in front of them, facing away. Factory workers are standing behind them, looking toward the camera or watching the man who is speaking, including several who are wearing suits and others wearing work aprons.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sergeant Allen Speaking with Men]

Photograph of three men standing close together and conversing, in front of large, metallic equipment in the Yoder Company plant. One man (right) is wearing light-colored business clothes and is speaking with his right hand raised; a man in the center is wearing a dark-colored military uniform that appears to have a Marine logo on the cap; at left is a man in an Army uniform, tentatively identified as Sgt. Jack Allen. A worker is partially visible at the far right of the image.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gordon Sympson and Unidentified Men]

Photograph of a man wearing a dark-colored military uniform, tentatively identified as Capt. Gordon Sympson standing with his hands in his pockets between two unidentified men wearing dark-colored suits. They are standing near equipment, visible at left, and are all looking toward the left side of the image. Another man in a military uniform is partially visible behind Sympson, looking toward the flor.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Standing on Stage During Kingsbury Visit]

Photograph of eight uniformed soldiers standing in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant while another soldier is standing at a microphone on the left side of the stage, but turning to face them. Two men wearing suits are seated on the right side of the image and behind all of the men, there is a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag that is partially visible above them. The line of soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: unknown (at microphone), Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Capt. Gordon Sympson, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Todd & Brown, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers on Stage During Ordnance Plant Visit]

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers seated in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant. Another soldier is standing and walking toward a man wearing a suit next to a microphone on the left side of the image and a second man wearing a suit is standing to the right of the seated soldiers, clapping. They are seated in front of a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag is partially visible above them. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Capt. Gordon Sympson, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Todd & Brown, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sympson Speaking on Stage During Kingsbury Visit]

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers seated in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant while one soldier (possibly Capt. Gordon Sympson) is speaking at a microphone on the left side of the stage. They are seated in front of a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag is partially visible above them. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen. A ninth soldier is seated separately, next to a man wearing a suit, on the right side of the image.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Listening to Speaker on Stage]

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers seated in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant while a man wearing a suit is speaking at a microphone on the left side of the stage. They are seated in front of a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag is partially visible above them. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Capt. Gordon Sympson, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen. A ninth soldier is standing behind Crivello and Allen.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mt. Horeb Gospel Choir Portrai]

Photograph of the Mount Horeb Baptist Church gospel choir standing in several rows on carpeted stairs. The choir members in the front two rows are all wearing choir robes with light-colored cuffs and stoles, standing in slightly curved lines; several men are standing behind them and do not all appear to be wearing robes. A painting depicting the baptism of Jesus is partially visible on the wall behind them.
Date: [1946..1957]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mount Horeb Ushers]

Photograph of the ushers at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church posing together on a stage. The men are wearing suits and the women are wearing matching dark-colored, long-sleeved dresses with light-colored gloves and large decorative brooches or corsages over the left breast. There is a pulpit in front of them, in the center of the stage as well as a baby grand piano partially visible at right, below the stage, and an upright piano at left, along with several folding chairs. A painting depicting the baptism of Jesus is partially visible on the wall behind them, with the text of a Bible verse.
Date: [1946..1957]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mount Horeb Senior Choir]

Photograph of the choir at Mount Horeb Baptist Church, wearing light-colored robes with dark-colored stoles, posing in a semi-circle around a piano and several wooden chairs. One choir member is standing in the front, with her right hand on the piano and a man wearing a dark-colored suit, identified as Rev. Paul Castle is seated in the front on the right side of the image. A lectern is partially visible on the far left side of the image and a portion of a religious painting depicting the baptism of Jesus is partially visible on the wall behind the choir.
Date: [1946..1988]
Creator: DeWitt Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mission Tea Event]

Photograph of a group of women, one man, and a young girl posing in a semi-circle around a small wooden table at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church. The table is covered by a tablecloth with a detailed open-work filet lace pattern and there are several plates filled with food and a large metal teapot, as well as a bouquet on the table. A mirror and other items are partially visible on the walls in the background.
Date: [1946..1957]
Creator: San Jacinto Photo Service
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dave Koenig Posing Outside of Barracks]

Photograph of Dave Koenig, identified as "Dave Koenig (Pin Up Boy)," posing outside of barracks at the Waco Army Air Field. He poses shirtless on a sidewalk that runs along rows of identical, light-colored buildings.
Date: April 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dave Koenig in the WAAF Garden]

Photograph of Dave Koenig standing in front of a star-shaped flower garden taken from the back door of the barracks in the Waco Army Air Field.
Date: April 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[West Junior High School Football Team Poses with Coach]

Photograph of the West Junior Yellowjackets of 1943, a junior high school football team in Waco. Their coach, B. A. Loudermilk, poses on the far left in front of the farthest row of boys. The majority of the boys are dressed in numbered uniforms, though the three boys in the front row wear regular, casual attire.
Date: 1943
Creator: Hubbard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #2]

Photograph of Commanding Officer Major Baird and Adjutant 1st Lieutenant Byrens posing in the Waco Army Airfield. Both men are in uniform, including hats. A two-story building is visible in the background.
Date: April 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Lt. Merchant William Colgin Jr. in London]

Photograph of Lt. Merchant William Colgin Jr. of Waco posing for a portrait in uniform. His torso faces the left side of the frame and his head is turned toward the photographer.
Date: 1943
Creator: Lafayette Ltd.
System: The Portal to Texas History