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[Clipping: Return of a WASP] (open access)

[Clipping: Return of a WASP]

Newspaper clippings of the article, "The Return of a WASP" which discusses the homecoming of Twila Edwards after her time as a Women Airforce Service Pilot. She shares the difficulties she has looking for civilian pilot positions and the challenges she's faced due to WASPs not being a military service. The article includes several photos of Twila Edwards.
Date: April 15, 1945
Creator: Boulkind, Mae & Ruohomaa, Kosti
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 15, 1945]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including stopping her flying lessons, asking to put in a request so that she can send him a package, and recovering from her cold.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 15, 1945]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his crew making a late night meal, encouraging Catherine to tell him about her flying lessons, having completed 25 missions, apologizing for not writing to their friends more often.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Captain Charles R. Griggs from his Parents, March 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter to Captain Charles R. Griggs from his Parents, March 15, 1945]

Letter to Charles R. Griggs from his parents wishing him a happy Easter while he is overseas. The bulk of the letter discusses daily life back home in Texas, including their work on the house and yard; at the end they ask Charles to send them the address of a boy in his company that is without parents as they would "like to be mother and dad to him." The back of the letter has a quote that reads: "My Easter prayer for you is this: That you may have a goodly part Of all the beauty of the day - Its joy, its hope, its peace of heart!"
Date: March 15, 1945
Creator: Griggs, C. K. & Griggs, Mrs. C. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drawing of Adrian Mariluch]

Drawing of Adrian Mariluch smiling and wearing a jacket, tie, and garrison cap. A note on the reverse side of the photo says that he was a member of Company A of the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion and killed in Herrlisheim, Germany.
Date: April 15, 1945
Creator: Hatt, F. George, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 15, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 15, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing visiting New Orleans. Written on Jung Hotel stationary.
Date: 1945-03-15?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 15, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing taking a train with other Red Cross workers from Chicago to Seattle, the Seattle area, traveling by ship to Oahu, and impressions of the island. Written on Burlington Hotel (Washington DC) stationary.
Date: May 15, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 15, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about the war.
Date: July 15, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, January 15, 1945] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, January 15, 1945]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 15, 1945] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 15, 1945]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.
Date: November 15, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 2, March 15, 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 2, March 15, 1945

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members. The issue also focuses on employment opportunities available for WASP as flight training instructors and pilots.
Date: March 15, 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 2, March 15, 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 2, March 15, 1945

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: March 15, 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photocopy of V-Mail from Earl Yates, Jr. to Cal Yates, January 15, 1945] (open access)

[Photocopy of V-Mail from Earl Yates, Jr. to Cal Yates, January 15, 1945]

Photocopy of a V-mail letter from Earl Yates, Jr. to Cal Yates saying thank you for the gift package she sent him, though he is unable to find a gift that could be of equivalent meaning.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: Yates, Earl, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : the planned assault on Japan

Front: Text is an excerpt from the Biennial Report of The Chief of Staff, United States Army, 1 July 1943 to 30 June 1945, to the secretary of war showing plans for the invasion of Japan. Map: Japan. Back: Map and figures show the world population in 1940 and projected to 1970. Also gives population and projections for selected areas.
Date: October 15, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 279th week of the war, 161st week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Allies score multiple gains in Burma; Luzon hammered from air-superforts active; German bulge compressed; new Philippine landings. Maps: Pacific action; [Burma]; steps to Luzon; Luzon invasion; Counter-offensives. Back: Two black and white aerial photographs of Duren, Germany: before and after.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[At Swimming Pool]

Photograph of three men at a swimming pool in Luzon in the Philippines. One man stands to the right of the pool, another prepares to jump off a diving platform, and the third sits on the railing at the very top of the platform. A slide is also attached to the diving platform.
Date: July 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man on Diving Platform]

Photograph of Robert Peters in swim trunks, standing on a diving platform in the Philippines.
Date: July 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marble in Snow]

Torn photograph of a man identified as Marble standing in ankle-deep snow in Reichstett, Germany.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Peters Holding Racket]

Photograph of Robert Peters, wearing only shorts, a hat, and shoes. He holds a tennis racket in front of him, and stands next to a tennis net. Trees and a building are visible in the background.
Date: July 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers of the 66th Armored Infantry Battalion]

Photograph of eight soldiers, some of whom were prisoners of war, posing in London a month after getting out.
Date: May 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 165] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 165]

Special orders number 165, transferring Justin L. Bible, among others, to the 11th Replacement Battalion.
Date: September 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Soldiers in Herbrechtingen]

Photograph of Lt. Max Chernow, Marvin Seitz, and Lt. Albert Gaynes in their uniforms, leaning on a railing in front of a chain link fence in Herbrechtingen, Germany. Seitz has a pipe in his mouth, and there are buildings visible in the background.
Date: July 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Volleyball Team in Front of Barracks]

Photograph of soldiers, who were members of the company volleyball team, standing by a net in front of barracks in Augsburg, Germany. Lt. Albert Gaynes is the second man from the left.
Date: May 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Jenkins Swimming]

Photograph of William Jenkins in a swimming pool, waving at the camera. In the background, one man climbs up the slide on the right, and another prepares to jump into the pool on the left.
Date: July 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History