[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 3, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing sleeping in until 10 o'clock in the morning, having a roast beef dinner, seeing the movies "Lassie Come Home" and "Buffalo Bill," and drinking a few beers with Holquin.
Date: September 3, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Thomas Richard Young, September 3, 1999

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with Thomas Richard Young, artist and Army Air Forces veteran (463rd Bomb Group, 774th Bomb Squadron, 15th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 pilot and a prisoner-of-war in the European Theater during World War II. Appendix includes a photocopy of a drawing titled, "North Compound, Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany, January, 1945."
Date: September 3, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Young, Thomas Richard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 3, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on September 3, 1943. He comments on the invasion of Italy, and tells his parents what he wants for Christmas. He also mentions that he has lost a lot of weight since going overseas.
Date: September 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Vassallos on Their Wedding Day]

Photograph of Angelo and Margaret Vassallo on their wedding day. A house is visible in the background.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Men beginning to be discharged!]

Photographs of soldiers preparing to be discharged and leave Germany. The first photo involves a First Sergeant calling out while holding a paper. Soldiers mill about to the right, with Ferdinand Caravelli looking towards the camera. The middle-left photo shows Joe Hurt carrying a full sack over his back and standing in a street. The middle-right photo shows Nathan Levine standing in front of a German theater. The bottom photo is a close up of Dan Melli and a man named John. They are smiling, standing in front of a wall, and wearing shirts and ties.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : Yanks land on Japan

Front: Text describes American occupation of Japan beginning 28 August, 1945 and is keyed to map. Map shows eastern central coast of Japan. Inset shows map of Japan. Back: Armed forces radio. Text describes stations and programs. World maps shows locations of AFRS stations, AFRS hospital systems in the U.S., commercial and government stations airing AFRS programs.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library