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[Telegram from Brant to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943 #1] (open access)

[Telegram from Brant to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943 #1]

Telegram from Brant to Joe B. Plosser discussing the approval of a women's pilot training program by Headquarters Flying Training Command.
Date: February 8, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, Februrary 8, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, Februrary 8, 1943]

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser discussing a recent telephone conversation from the previous day, February 7, 1943. Ford gives detailed information about a proposed women's pilot training program.
Date: February 8, 1943
Creator: Ford, Oliver E., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #1] (open access)

[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #1]

Invoice for electrical service at the Prince & Plosser Air School in Sweetwater, Texas, and for related electrical transformers, totaling $4153.90 billed by the Texas Electric Service Company.
Date: May 8, 1942
Creator: Texas Electric Service Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract between Aeronautical Training Society and Plosser-Prince Air Academy, January 8, 1943] (open access)

[Contract between Aeronautical Training Society and Plosser-Prince Air Academy, January 8, 1943]

Contract between Aeronautical Training Society and the Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the "Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Aeronautical Training Society."
Date: January 8, 1943
Creator: Aeronautical Training Society
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943]

Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser discussing the details of the WASP women's training program at Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas with reference to a phone conversation between the two parties on February 7, 1943. It includes a hand-written note at the bottom of the last page.
Date: February 8, 1943
Creator: Ford, Oliver E., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with E. B. Potter, October 8, 1994

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with E. B. "Ned" Potter, Navy WWII veteran from Norfolk, Virginia, who served in the intelligence section of the 14th Naval District. Potter discusses his education, teaching, commissioning into the Navy and training in communications, assignment to Oahu, codes and ciphers, interception, President Roosevelt's visit, WAVES, and leaving active duty at the end of the war and becoming a history professor. In appendix is a letter from Potter to Marcello with revisions to the interview.
Date: October 8, 1994
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Potter, E. B. (Ned)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Certificate of Service: Charles Frazier] (open access)

[Certificate of Service: Charles Frazier]

Certificate issued by the state of Texas recognizing the loss of Charles Frazier during his service in World War II.
Date: June 8, 1945
Creator: Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with David Braden, October 8, 1994

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with David Braden, an Army Air Force WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Braden served as a navigator/radar-bombardier on a B-29 Superfortress in the Pacific; he recounts being in ROTC at North Texas Agricultural College and signing up for the Air Corps Reserves, flight training, the B-29, his crewmates, assignment to Saipan, organization of a bombing mission, the jetstream, flak and fighters, being shot down, switching crews, targets, briefings, recreation, Japanese holdouts on Saipan, fighter escorts, returning stateside, and leaving the service. In appendix is a letter sent to Dr. Marcello by Braden containing some corrections for the interview.
Date: October 8, 1994
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Braden, David, 1924-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Richard E. Cole, August 8, 2000

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Richard E. Cole describing personal experiences about being Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot during the Tokyo Raid on April 8, 1942, pre-war education, flight training, volunteering for a secret mission and meeting Colonel Doolittle, being assigned as Doolittle's co-pilot, mission training, various B-25 missions against Japanese targets in China and Burma, flying supplies over "The Hump." transferring to the states and volunteering for service in Burma with the 1st Air Commandos to support Wingate's Chindits and Merrill's Marauders, and reunions of Doolittle's Raiders the following war.
Date: August 8, 2001
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Cole, Richard E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of the 211th AA Leaving for the West Coast]

Photograph of troops of the 211th Anti-Aircraft leaving for the West Coast after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The troops are huddled together either resting or sleeping on the journey.
Date: December 8, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Louis Kaczmarik at Camp Hulen]

Photograph of Louis Kaczmarik sitting on the lawn and smoking a cigarette at Camp Hulen.
Date: August 8, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[D'Hooghe Math Quiz #2] (open access)

[D'Hooghe Math Quiz #2]

Handwritten math quiz or math homework by Solange D'Hooghe with a grade of 100 written in green at the top of the first page.
Date: April 8, 1943
Creator: D'Hooghe, Solange
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Immunization Register for Marjorie Wakeham #1] (open access)

[Immunization Register for Marjorie Wakeham #1]

Immunization register for Marjorie Wakeham with records of vaccination for smallpox, triple typhoid, typhus, tetanus, cholera, and yellow fever.
Date: 1952-02-08/1953-10-27
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Immunization Register for Marjorie Wakeham #2] (open access)

[Immunization Register for Marjorie Wakeham #2]

Immunization register for Marjorie Wakeham with records of vaccination for smallpox, triple typhoid, typhus, tetanus, cholera, and yellow fever.
Date: 1952-02-08/1953-10-27
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advance Instruments Exam] (open access)

[Advance Instruments Exam]

Test questions on the advanced use of flight instruments with answers filled in in pencil by Catherine Parker.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[D'Hooghe Math Quiz #3] (open access)

[D'Hooghe Math Quiz #3]

Handwritten math quiz or math homework by Solange D'Hooghe with a grade of 86 written in green at the top of the first page.
Date: April 8, 1943
Creator: D'Hooghe, Solange
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, August 8, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, August 8, 1992]

Letter from Mary Regalbuto Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing the details of the WASP 50th Anniversary Conference such as the event venue, date and dress attire.
Date: August 8, 1992
Creator: Jones, Mary
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, July 8, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, July 8, 1992]

Letter from Mary Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing the details of the WASP 50th Anniversary Conference and requesting that they inform her of any change of plans or cancellations.
Date: July 8, 1992
Creator: Jones, Mary
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bennett Johnston to Charlyne Creger, November 8, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bennett Johnston to Charlyne Creger, November 8, 1990]

Letter from J. Bennett Johnston to Charlyne Creger congratulating her for receiving the "Forgotten Hero" award and thanking Ms. Creger for serving as a member of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots during World War II.
Date: November 8, 1990
Creator: Johnston, J. Bennett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aerial photography. (open access)

Aerial photography.

A training manual designed to teach aerial photography for military purposes.
Date: July 8, 1941
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, March 8, 1943 : week of February 26 to March 5, 182nd week of the war, 64th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: New Guinea -- Solomons -- Submarines -- Tunisia -- Russia -- Western Europe. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show Tunisia -- Moscow/Leningrad region. Includes photographs: Attack: A-20 Boston bombers in central Tunisia -- Jeep rider: South Sea islander hitches a ride on an Army jeep -- Loudspeaker on Guadalcanal -- Jap 75 on New Guinea. Back: German Navy uniforms and insignia. Includes color illustrations of uniforms and components, and insignia with informational text. Chart of German pronunciation of military ranks with equivalent ratings in U.S. and German navies.
Date: March 8, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James F. Sansom, October 8, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with James F. Sansom, October 8, 2004

Interview with James F. Sansom, an officer in the U. S. Army during World War II. Sansom joined the Army in 1940 and began training on anti-aircraft guns in Florida. He was selected for Officer Candidate School (OCS) and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1942. He was assigned to the 843rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Air Warning Battalion, which made its way to India via the Panama Canal and Australia. Shortly after reaching Calcutta, the unit moved to Myitkyina, Burma. After the war, Sansom was assigned to Sagumo Prison outside Tokyo where Japanese war criminals were being held while on trial for war crimes. He describes some of the routines and residents in the prison. Sansom taught Hideki Tojo how to play card games like gin rummy. Sansom also describes the process of executing convicted prisoners as he carried out some sentences. In all, he executed nine convicted war criminals.
Date: October 8, 2004
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Sansom, James F.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004

Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, becoming an airplane mechanic, and going to flight school for pilot training. He was stationed in India and flew supplies into China over the Himalayas (known by pilots as "the Hump"). In China, he traded items such as jewelry or opium for information on Japanese troop placements in Burma. He also discusses his meetings with native Burmese and talks about later experiences he had after the war and during the Vietnam War.
Date: October 8, 2004
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Saunders, Alan W.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alfonso Nava, March 26, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alfonso Nava, March 26, 2004

Interview with Alfonso Nava, a technical sergeant in the US Army during WWII. He answers questions about his decision to enlist and his experiences in the military.
Date: June 8, 2005
Creator: Coy, Marisa E. & Nava, Alfonso
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History