The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 10, Thursday, July 8, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 10, Thursday, July 8, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: July 8, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 8, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing spending the day playing poker and playing a game of catch before it started raining.
Date: June 8, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 8, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing previous letters. Catherine also shares news from home, including plans to go to Gonzales, and bills she paid the previous month.
Date: July 8, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 8, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing eating a good supper that gave him bad breath, talking with Williams, Roberts, and Holquin for three hours, and plans to go swimming the next day.
Date: July 8, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 8, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including painting the kitchen, the weather, her plans to ask for a raise, and reading "Leave Her to Heaven."
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 8, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing a slow day spent sewing his 7th Air Corps patches onto his shirts, getting paid, opting out of playing poker with other men in his squadron, and the poor mail service.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 8. 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 8. 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe noting that it is the one year anniversary of him entering the service, and her pride at his efforts in the war. Catherine also discusses news from home, including going to the train station to meet Dan and awaiting his package with "something pretty."
Date: September 8, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 8, 1944, #1] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 8, 1944, #1]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing her pride over his Air Medal and how excited she was to share the news with her friends.
Date: November 8, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 8, 1944, #2] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 8, 1944, #2]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a snake that was living in the cabinet that Mammy killed, supper with Martha's mother, news of the Isely Airfield bombing, and the weather.
Date: November 8, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 8, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing how good the mail service has been, his enjoyment of the newspaper comics he was sent, and his weight gain.
Date: November 8, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 8, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including drinking beer at Pause Inn with Joyce, Missie, and Roland Meadows' wife, receiving a letter from Bob in Tonopah, and lunch with Baker and Nell.
Date: December 8, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 8, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 8, 1945]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a newspaper article about Joe, going to the Presbyterian Church with Evelyn, and her hope that Lorraine will return to the office soon.
Date: January 8, 1945
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 8, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 8, 1945]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing their plane being named "Texas Kate," being glad that Teddy, their dog, enjoyed his Christmas present, and not being able to send Catherine E.F.M messages.
Date: January 8, 1945
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - February 8, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - February 8, 1945]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including plans to see play Tripoli with Evelyn, washing her hair, and busyness at work. Catherine also advises Joe not to send too much money home, as she wants him to have some spending money.
Date: February 8, 1945
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - March 8, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - March 8, 1945]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including plans for a trip to San Antonio with Martha, the weather, and some sewing she has done.
Date: March 8, 1945
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
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 Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004 (open access)

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

Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders of New Braunfels, Texas, a veteran of the Army Air Force during World War Two. The interview includes Saunders' personal experiences while in the Air Force, including the China-Burma-India Theater and memories of flying cargo to China over the Himalayas. Mr. Saunders also talks about life before and after his service.
Date: October 8, 2004
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Saunders, Alan W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
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