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[Gayle Ewing Ferrying Division Diploma]
Diploma certifying that Gayle D. Ewing completed pre-flight instruction and flight training courses from the 568th Army Air Force Base Unit and is approved to fly the planes, P-39, P-40, P-47, and P-51.
Date:
June 13, 1944
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, June 13, 1943]
Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the delay in the delivery of her letter, his friends, and aviation.
Date:
June 13, 1943
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, November 13, 1943]
Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon thanking her for the package she sent, his diet and health, and wishing her happy holidays.
Date:
November 13, 1943
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frank H. Bigelow, June 13, 2002
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Navy veteran Frank H. Bigelow, survivor of the siege of Corregidor. The interview includes Bigelow's personal experiences about being a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II, boyhood in North Dakota, various jobs during the Great Depression, and enlisting in the Navy. Additionally, Bigelow speaks about volunteering for duty in the Philippines and his assignment to the submarine tender USS Canopus, pre-war military life in the Philippines, the Japanese bombing of Cavite Navy Yard and the destruction of the Canopus, retreating to Bataan and to Corregidor, the fall of Corregidor, his confinement in the 92nd Garage area, the forced march down Dewey Boulevard in Manila and confinement at Cabanatuan, hell ship to Japan, coal mining for Mitsui Heavy Industries, the amputation of his leg by fellow prisoners after a mining accident, liberation, and the destruction in Nagasaki due to the atomic bomb. The interview includes an appendix with an article titled "A Soldier's Story."
Date:
June 13, 2002
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Bigelow, Frank H., 1921-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cecile Kempner, May 13, 1945]
Letter to Cecile Kempner from her father about issues in Europe being solved, but there still being issues in Asia.
Date:
May 13, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert W. Hanna, June 13, 1978
Interview with Robert W. Hanna regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
June 13, 1978
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Hanna, Robert W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Marshall E. Fields, February 13, 1972
Interview with Marshall Fields, a Marine WWII veteran from Arkansas. Fields discusses his deployment to Wake Island shortly before the war, the Battle of Wake Island, his capture, and his experiences in internment at Woosung, China, and Sapporo, Japan.
Date:
February 13, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Fields, Marshall E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James C. Venable, April 13, 1971
Interview with James C. Venable regarding his experiences in the military and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. Mr. Venable was captured while serving in the Marine Corps on Wake Island.
Date:
April 13, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Venable, James C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles Roberts, October 13, 1977
Interview with Charles Roberts regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
October 13, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Roberts, Charles H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sidney F. Krohn, June 13, 1976
Interview with Sidney Krohn, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
June 13, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Krohn, Sidney F.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. E. Rugg, June 13, 1976
Interview with James Rugg, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the minelayer USS Breese during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
June 13, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Rugg, James E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Gas Mileage Ration Folder for F. D. Wyatt]
Mileage ration folder belonging to F. D. Wyatt, valid from June 13, 1945 until September 13, 1945. This card is folded down the center creating a place to put coupons for gas rations inside; the note on the front says: "Any Person Finding Lost Coupons Should Mail or Return Them at Once to the Nearest War Price and Rationing Board."
Date:
June 13, 1945
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. R. Washburn to Prince-Plosser Air College, July 13, 1942]
Copy of a letter from C. R. Washburn to Prince-Plosser Air College discussing an estimate amount of heating units and their total price needed to be installed in the training facilities near Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
July 13, 1942
Creator:
Washburn, C. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Victor J. Nelson, Defense Plant Corporation and James H. Beall, Jr., November 1942]
Copies of correspondence between Victor J. Nelson, Defense Plant Corporation and James H. Beall, Jr. discussing the termination of Victor Nelson's contract with Plosser and Prince Academy, as well as several fees owed to nelson.
Date:
1942-11-13/1942-11-17
Creator:
Nelson, Victor J. & Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Victor J. Nelson to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, November 13, 1942]
Letter from Victor J. Nelson to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince discussing a statement of bills for contracting and construction services and the terms of their contract.
Date:
November 13, 1942
Creator:
Nelson, Victor J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from R. C. Griffith to Charles A. Prince, July 13, 1942]
Copy of telegram text sent from R. C. Griffith to Charles A. Prince discussing the railroad track spur being built toward Plosser Prince Air Academy.
Date:
July 13, 1942
Creator:
Griffith, R. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. G. Pondrom to Plosser and Prince and Victor J. Nelson, June 13, 1942]
Copy of a letter from L. G. Pondrom to Plosser and Prince and Victor J. Nelson discussing an enclosed treasury check for $70,426.37.
Date:
June 13, 1942
Creator:
Pondrom, L. G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 235th week of the war, 117th week of U.S. participation
Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Western Europe; Southwest Pacific; Burma; Eastern front; Italy; U-boats. Maps: Burma: Burma map showing where Chinese and American troops are fighting; Burma map showing where Indian and British troops engage the Japs; Bismarck Sea; Insets: Manus. Includes 10 photographs. Back: Old sea dog learns new tricks; Anzio Harbor. Includes 12 photographs.
Date:
March 13, 1944
Creator:
[United States.] Army Service Forces. Morale Services Division. Army Information Branch.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 270th week of the war, 152nd week of U.S. participation
Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Drive to Free Port, Russian Soil Cleared, B-29s Bomb Singapore, Leyte Action, Eleventh Army Group, Maps: [Eastern Europe], Road to Cologne [Germany], Philippines (Northern Half), Netherlands Battle Front. Back: Post-war plans: a series of four cartoons emphasize the importance of a soldier using money wisely if he wants to achieve post-war goals. Options listed are soldiers' deposits, personal transfer account, class E allotments of pay, war bonds, and national service life insurance.
Date:
November 13, 1944
Creator:
[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. V-E Day + 14 weeks, 191st week of U.S. participation in the war
Front: Summary of Potsdam conference. War News 7 August. Map shows European boundaries as of January 1938. Inset map details administration of eastern Germany and East Prussia. Back: Map of Formosa; inset map shows location of Formosa in Asia.
Date:
August 13, 1945
Creator:
[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Wiliam Wayne Kitts, May 13, 2009
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with William Wayne Kitts, U.S. Navy anti-submarine warfare veteran of World War II. Kitts shares concerning his childhood and family history in Sulphur Springs, Texas; college at the University of Texas during the Depression; musical background; enlistment in the U.S. Navy shortly after the attack at Pearl Harbor; midshipman school in New York City and selection for sonar school in Key West, Florida; assignment to USS Mason, the first ship in the navy with an integrated crew; post-war duty as commanding officer of USS Hollis and USS Tollberg; role in establishing Naval Reserve Training Center in Lubbock, Texas; reactivation to active duty during Korean War; and his post-military career at Vought Aeronautics.
Date:
May 13, 2009
Creator:
Hegi, Benjamin & Kitts, William Wayne, 1921-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 13, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing flying a gunnery mission, plans to see a performance from Bob Hope the next day, and expecting to move to another part of the island when he and his squadron finish gunnery school in a week.
Date:
July 13, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 13, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, his approval of Catherine making cotton dresses, asking her to send a photo of her and Teddy, eating dinner at the post exchange, and his joy that Catherine has heard from their friends in Tonopah.
Date:
June 13, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 13, 1945]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing spending the day building tents and buildings, listening to records after his shower, and reading the Luling newspaper.
Date:
January 13, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History