Resource Type

[Army Soldiers on Boulder]

Photograph of four men wearing light-colored army uniforms posing on top of a large boulder. One man is seated in the front and the other three are standing behind him. Other rocks and mountain terrain are visible on either side.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers on Rocky Outcropping]

Photograph of four unidentified solders seated together at the top of a pile of rocky boulders, viewed from below. One of the soldiers in the center is not wearing a shirt.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Climbing Rocky Hill #2]

Photograph of an unidentified uniformed soldier standing on the side of a rocky hillside, looking down toward the camera. Scrub and brush are growing among the rocks and the soldier's shadow is visible along the rocks at right.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Posing on Top of Armored Vehicle]

Photograph of two uniformed soldiers posing near a large mounted artillery gun, likely on the top of a half-track armored vehicle. One man is standing up, straddling the gun and holding up a rifle, looking down the barrel toward the right side of the image. The second man is seated in front of him, holding up a square flag over his head, parallel to the ground, which has a diagonal design.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Soldiers Posing with Mouted Artillery]

Photograph of three uniformed solders crouching around a large artillery gun mounted at the top of a half-track vehicle. Trees are visible behind them.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Posing with Mounted Weaponry]

Photograph of three soldiers who appear to be in the back of an open, half-track armored vehicle. Two of them are standing on either side of a partially-visible large mounted artillery gun and a third soldier is standing behind a smaller machine gun in the back of the vehicle. They are parked next to a large tree and other trucks are partially visible in the background.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Back of Armored Vehicle]

Photograph of two uniformed solders sitting or crouching in the back of an open, half-track armored vehicle behind equipment and a gas can. A tarp is covering other items at the left side of the image.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Bed of Armored Vehicle]

Photograph of two uniformed soldiers who appear to be in the bed of an open, half-track armored vehicle between padded bench seats. One man is lying down with his head propped on a bundle and his arms crossed over his chest; the other is seated next to him at left. A third man is partially visible behind them, at the edge or just outside the vehicle. A mounted machine gun is visible above them, as well as the track for a larger artillery gun.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Signing Photograph]

Photograph of several men looking at an extremely large, framed, photographic print on a table during a visit at the Yoder Manufacturing Plant. Two uniformed soldiers are in the center of the photo including Louis Cocozza seated at left, who appears to be writing on the photo and Leo Crivello at center, who has his arm around Crivello. A man wearing a dark-colored suit is standing at right, looking down at the image and other men are partially visible in the background, as well as large, metallic machinery or equipment.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Eating at Yoder Company]

Photograph of a group of roughly thirteen men seated around a long table eating a meal during a visit at the Yoder Company plant. The visiting soldiers are wearing military uniforms and the men at the foreground end of the table are wearing dark-colored suits, including a man seated at the head of the table, facing the opposite direction. Various dishes, cutlery, and pitchers are visible on the table, which is covered with light-colored cloth or paper. A map and several posters are visible on the wall in the background and other men appear to be at a table out of view on the right. An unidentified man wearing a lab coat is standing between the tables, facing the back of the room.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Leo Crivello and Worker Looking at Shells]

Photograph of Pfc. Leo Crivello standing next to an unidentified female worker at the Yoder Company plant; both of them are looking down at a series of large metal shells on a table and the worker is holding hose suspended from the ceiling in her right hand. A man wearing work gloves is standing directly behind Crivello, laughing and looking toward the left side of the image; another worker is visible on the right side of the image, looking at mechanical equipment, which is visible in the background.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gordon Sympson Holding a Microphone]

Photograph of Captain Gordon Sympson, 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 seated on the left side of the image, in front of several workers who appear to be watching the speech. Part of the factory structure and catwalks are visible in the background.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[76th Field Artillery Unit Portrait]

Photograph of a large group of soldiers wearing military uniforms posing ins several lines on the stairs outside an unidentified building. Two men near the center of the front row are holding up a swallowtail flag that has crossed cannons in the center between "76" at the top and "A" at the bottom.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Climbing Rocky Hill #1]

Photograph of an unidentified uniformed soldier standing on the side of a rocky hillside, looking down toward the camera. Scrub and brush are growing among the rocks and the soldier's shadow is visible along the rocks at right.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Three Soldiers #1]

Photograph of three men wearing military uniforms, including dark-colored jackets and garrison caps, posing in a group. Two men are seated in the front and a third is leaning between them, with his arms around the other two. The soldier at left, tentatively identified as Harry Gaby, is holding the hand of the person behind and has a patch for the 3rd Armored Division on his left sleeve, along with a private's insignia.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Three Soldiers #2]

Photograph of three men wearing military uniforms, including dark-colored jackets and garrison caps, posing in a group. Two men are seated in the front and a third is leaning between them, with his arms around the other two. The soldier at left, tentatively identified as Harry Gaby, is holding the hand of the person behind and has a patch for the 3rd Armored Division on his left sleeve, along with a private's insignia.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Dancing in Gymnasium]

Photograph of a large group of people dancing on the wooden floor of a gymnasium while a band plays on stage in the background. Stadium seating is visible on either side of the floor and there is a large American flag on a closed curtain across the back of the stage.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Todd & Brown, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dancers in Gymnasium]

Photograph of a group of people dancing on the wooden floor of a gymnasium, including several men in military uniforms, taken from one side of the room. Musicians are visible on a raised stage area at right, including a grand piano and a guitar. On the opposite end of the room, other people are sitting in stadium seating and a large doorway is visible in a brick wall below a decorative design, to the left of the stage.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Three WWII Soldiers]

Full-length portrait of three men wearing light-colored Army uniforms, including garrison caps, standing with their arms around one another in front of a backdrop decorated with painted vines and curtains. The soldier in the center may be Harry Gaby.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers and Businessmen at Restaurant]

Photograph of nine uniformed soldiers and four men wearing dark-colored business suits posing together around a restaurant table. Six men are seated along the far side of the table, tentatively identified as: unidentified soldier, T/5th Lars Larson, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Pfc. Harry Gaby. Pfc. Leo Crivello, and an unidentified civilian. Two solders are posing behind the seated men, at left, tentatively identified as Sgt. Jack Allen (left) and Pfc. Louis Cocozza (right). The other five men are standing at one end of the table, at the back right of the image, including three civilians at right, and (tentatively), Capt. Gordon Sympson, who has his arms around the men on either side of him, and Cpl. Myles Gates (left). The wall behind them has a series of decorative murals and the photo is in a folder identifying the location as "Herman Pirchner's Alpine Village, Playhouse Square. Cleveland's Only Theatre Restaurant."
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: Nite-Club Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Standing in Front of Equipment]

Photograph of six uniformed soldiers standing in front of equipment at the Kingsbury plant, taken from behind audience members who are standing in a group and facing them. One of the soldiers near the right of the image appears to be speaking and one of the men at the left of the image is turned toward his right and covering his face. The two soldiers in the center are tentatively identified as S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis (left) and Pfc. Leo Crivello (right); the soldier at the far right of the image is tentatively identified as Capt. Gordon Sympson.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Speaking to Employees at Kingsbury Plant]

Photograph of several uniformed soldiers standing on a slightly-raised platform amid a large crowd of audience members during a visit to the Kingsbury plant. One of the soldiers, possibly S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, is speaking at a microphone and the other soldiers are standing in a line to the left, tentatively identified as T/5th Lars Larson (right, directly behind Alexis), a soldier who is bending down and has his back turned, Pfc. Harry Gaby (center), and Capt. Gordon Sympson (far left). Additional audience members are watching from an open doorway in the background, below an American flag.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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