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National WASP WWII Museum
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UNT Oral History Program
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Private Collection of T. B. Willis
10
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
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Rosenberg Library
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Kafka Collection
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Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
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Gayle Snell Collection
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Eleanor Brown Collection
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Prince Collection
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[Proposed Amendments to the WASP's By-Laws]
Text containing proposed changes to the by-laws of the WASP organization.
Date:
June 6, 2006
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Eleven WASP and Three Men]
Photograph of eleven members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and three men standing and sitting in front of a building. The typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge repeats the information written on the back of the photograph.
Date:
May 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate for R. J. Austin]
Certificate of course completion for R. J. Hall, with a note in blue pen seen in the top left corner that reads, "190 packed, 5 Nov 63".
Date:
November 6, 1963
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Qualification Score Card for Paul A. Hill]
Qualification score card for a pistol firing examination administered to Paul A. Hill, classification sharpshooter.
Date:
November 6, 1962
Creator:
Wig, Julius L. Michael
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cornelia Clark Fort Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony
Pamphlet for the Cornelia Clark Fort Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony, held on October 6, 2000 at 2 pm, at Mulberry Canyon by the Taylor County Historical Commission. Inside are images of WASP and airplanes and a bio of Cornelia Clark Fort.
Date:
October 6, 2000
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: They just wanted to fly]
Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members, including Grace Birge Mayfield, Mary Macabe, Kristine Lent, Alice Riff, Ann Oliver, Ann Criswell Adden, Verda Mae Jennings Lowe, Betty Haas Pfister, Florene Miller, Millicent Young, and Barbara Flemming Foss. The article discusses the personal experiences of the women serving in WWII. On the back of the clippings, there is an advertisement for a drapery shop and an article on catalog ordering.
Date:
November 6, 1988
Creator:
Magid, Ken
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Would Halt Rise of Women Pilots]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping that includes an article about a report from the Civil Service Investigating Committee, advising the cutting of the WASP program. The grounds for this advice is to make way for excess male pilots in the Air Force. Other articles surround the article about cutting the WASP program, including some about politics and war. At the top of the photocopy, the page number of the article is handwritten.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Newsmap. Monday, December 6, 1943 : week of November 25 to December 2, 221st week of the war, 103rd week of U.S. participation
Text describes action on various war fronts: Italy, USSR, Germany, Central Pacific, Southwest Pacific, China, Plans. Inset maps: central Italy, northeast New Guinea, Action areas in central and southwest Pacific, Truk Is., Nauru, Wotje, Jaluit, Makin, Tarawa. Photographs: Australian Air Force Beaufighter, Sgt. Ben Kuroki of Hershey, Nebraska, Captured Soviet equipment, Rescued blindfolded Nazi. German built road in Isernia. Back: Text and 11 illustrations highlight the 11 general orders that must be known by sentinels.
Date:
December 6, 1943
Creator:
[United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[John Vitola and Another Soldier]
Photograph of John Vitola and another soldier standing together in front of the plywood wall of a quarters. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps. Vitola drapes his left arm over the other man's shoulder.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Marvel Rowland]
Photograph of Marvel Rowland posing in dress uniform at Fort Myers, Virginia.
Date:
March 6, 1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Susselman, Dan Melli, and Richard Johns by a Building]
Photograph of Susselman, Dan Melli, and Richard Johns standing next to a wooden two-story building. Susselman is wearing an O'Reilly General Hospital tee shirt. Melli wears a loose buttoned shirt. Johns wears a soft cap and a U.S. Army uniform with an unbuttoned jacket.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Studying for an Exam]
Photograph of men identified as Johna, Susselman, and Dan Melli crouching on grass in front of a two-story building. A man identified as Winston stands to the right and gestures with his right hand. Each of the men are carrying a book.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[12th Armored Division Memorial Museum Dedication]
Photograph of a large crowd of people sitting outside at the dedication service of the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several men in blue Army uniforms are seated on a raised platform in the background.
Date:
October 6, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Winston and Dan Melli Fistfighting Playfully]
Photograph of men identified as Winston and Don Melli fist fighting with each other in a playful manner. Melli is fighting shirtless. The two men are standing on the cement walkway leading up to stairs attached to a building. A two-story building is visible in the background to the left.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 6, 1942]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 6, 1942. He asks after the farm, and tells them to keep sending him clippings from the Waco newspapers.
Date:
February 6, 1942
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 6, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 6, 1943. He tells them he has received the family pictures they sent, and asks if his watch is working. He tells his mother she can take it with her into town if she wants.
Date:
February 6, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 6, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on August 6, 1944. He mentions a friend, Charles S., who has come to visit, whom he and another friend have taken in. Charles S. is homesick, but John, Jr. believes they will all come home soon. He expresses excitement at getting a rare half day at work, and details all the things he likes to do with his time off. He tells a story of a fellow soldier who fell and broke several ribs, and whom John, Jr. plans to visit in the hospital later. He asks for a new fountain pen in a postscript.
Date:
August 6, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 6, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 6, 1943. He asks to be sent a dollar pocket watch, and mentions he is going to have another tooth filled soon.
Date:
July 6, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 6, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 6, 1944. He had a get together with Wilbur Crawford and some soldiers from his outfit, and he comments on the weather.
Date:
April 6, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, December 6, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, on December 6, 1944, thanking her for the Christmas box she sent him. He talks about the weather, and says that the food is getting bad because it's all canned, so her box is very welcome. He expresses hope that a relative made it safely to France.
Date:
December 6, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 6, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 6, 1944, saying he hasn't gotten any of their letters, but he has gotten a few boxes in the mail. He says he's got some pictures he'll send to them in his next air mail letter. He also mentions a friend who's been stationed nearby and is going to come to the club that night.
Date:
December 6, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cash Purchases, December 6, 1944]
Receipt of cash purchases for Suzette Van Daell totalling $32.68. It is labeled M 2037107.
Date:
December 6, 1944
Creator:
van Daell, Suzette
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943]
Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) on March 31, 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date:
April 6, 1943
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History