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Weather for Aircrew Trainees (open access)

Weather for Aircrew Trainees

Textbook titled "Weather for Aircrew Trainees" or "Air Forces Manual No. 6" belonging to Suzette Van Daell. It contains general weather information, as well as specific information regarding temperature, pressure, and thunderstorms.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Harold Salfen, February 14, 2000

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Harold Salfen, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from O'Fallon, Missouri. Salfen discusses his hometown and family background, his childhood and education, working in St. Louis, attending the University of Missouri, joining the Army Air Force and training, operating a ground radar in the European Theater, liberating Buchenwald Concentration Camp, the end of the war, and returning home. In appendix is a biography/resumé of Salfen's.
Date: February 14, 2000
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Salfen, Harold
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Colonel Maurice Morgan]

Photograph of Colonel Maurice Morgan speaking on NBC's "Army Hour" show, discussing Camp Hulen's anti-aircraft personnel. The camp marching band is seated directly behind Morgan as he speaks into the microphone.
Date: February 14, 1943
Creator: Wilkinson, Stanley L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 14, 1944]

Letter to Cecile from her father about "Rhoda Junior" and wife coming back from the hospital from having a child whom will be named "Rhoda Anne". He also discusses the war and political issues.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Officers Broadcasting on a Radio Show]

Photograph of of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Millhiser speaking on the NBC "Army Hour" radio show. Lieutenant Frank Grubbs is holding the microphone to the right side of Millhiser.
Date: February 14, 1943
Creator: Wilkinson, Stanley L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Personnel, Civilian: Wearing of the WASP Uniform (open access)

Personnel, Civilian: Wearing of the WASP Uniform

Air Force regulations for how personnel are to wear, take care of, and behave in a Women Airforce Service Pilots uniform
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weather for Aircrew Trainees (open access)

Weather for Aircrew Trainees

Textbook titled "Weather for Aircrew Trainees" belonging to Catherine Parker. It contains general weather information, as well as specific information regarding temperature, pressure, and thunderstorms.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hermi Salas, February 14, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Hermi Salas, February 14, 2005

Interview with Oral interview with Hermi Salas, a U. S. Marine during World War II. Salas was assigned to the Third Marine Division and was present for the invasion of Guam in the Mariana Islands. He was wounded on Guam and evacuated to a hospital ship, the USS Solace. He also participated in the Iwo Jima landings. After a few weeks at Iwo Jima, Salas was wounded again and placed aboard the USS Solace. He discusses his experiences in the hospital recovering from the wounds he received in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Eventually, he made his way back to San Antonio. He also discusses a brief leave at home before he reported to prison guard duty in Corpus Christi. Upon being discharged after the war, Salas went to radio school and worked at Kelly Air Force Base in the Civil Service.
Date: February 14, 2005
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Salas, Hermi
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Personnel, Civilian: Wearing of the WASP Uniform (open access)

Personnel, Civilian: Wearing of the WASP Uniform

Air Force regulations for how personnel are to wear, take care of, and behave in a Women Airforce Service Pilots uniform, with several sections highlighted in yellow marker.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christenson in Plane]

Photograph of a woman, earlier identified as Dorothy Christenson, sitting in the cockpit of a plane and wearing a headset while looking off camera to the right. Handwriting on the back of the photo reads, "Dorothy C., Feb 14, 1943, Houston, Texas, WASP".
Date: February 14, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP WWII: Wearing of the WASP Uniform (open access)

WASP WWII: Wearing of the WASP Uniform

Army Air Force regulation pamphlet on how to properly wear the Women Airforce Service Pilot uniform.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Uniform Regulation] (open access)

[WASP Uniform Regulation]

Brief manual describing the proper way to wear a Women Airforce Service Pilot uniform, with a later added addendum.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. Monday, February 14, 1944 : week of February 3 to February 10, 231st week of the war, 113th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: USSR, Italy, Marshall Is., Southwest Pacific, Paramushiru, Air offensive. Inset maps: [South Pacific], [Kwajalein], [Soviet border from Sept. 1, 1939 to Nov. 5, 1943]. Includes photographs: Captured Japanese light tank, Mt. Trocchio, Nettuno beachhead, British anti-tank gun. Back: Central Italy. Map with inset of oblique view showing difficult terrain.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Morale Services Division. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Field fortifications (open access)

Field fortifications

"This manual describes field fortification methods and gives details of construction of entrenchments, emplacements, and shelters. It also outlines the principles of terrain appreciation which apply to field fortifications, and explains how to combine individual field fortifications into a unified system by means of organization of the ground."
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - February 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - February 14, 1945]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe wishing him a happy St. Valentine's Day. Catherine discusses news from home, including dinner with Mammy and playing with Julie Kate, and asks after Joe's crew on the plane.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - February 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - February 14, 1945]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the card she sent him for Valentine's Day, his joy at Catherine's frequent bridge games, and sending her some snapshots of men in his crew.
Date: February 14, 1945
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Camp Campbell Building]

Postcard of a building with Army vehicles parked outside, and text that says "Service Club No. 2, Camp Campbell, Ky.-Tenn." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says "Hello all. Winter is here again. The bivouac ended Saturday morning. We had our racing day and everything was OK. The pup tents really do the job. That box Tuesday really gave me and the others something to chew on. Today it is quite cold but very clear. I worked most of this day. Tonite I think I will walk over to a show. Bro. Woodrow."
Date: February 14, 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History