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[Clipping: New memorial to honor all military women]
Newspaper clippings of an article about plans for a memorial to honor Women in Military Service for America in Arlington, Virginia. There are other articles on the back of the clippings.
Date:
June 21, 1995
Creator:
Pisano, Marina
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pay tribute to those who served]
Newspaper clipping of part of an article about women who served in WWII being honored for their service. The article includes a photograph of women in large coats standing behind a large, flat monument stone. There are local television listings on the back of the clipping.
Date:
October 21, 1997
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Newsmap. Monday, December 21, 1942 : week of December 11 to December 18
Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Libya; Tunisia; New Guinea; Solomons; China; Russia; Aleutians Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Includes inset maps: New Guinea; Mediterranean Sea; Russian front. Photographs: Supply dock; wrecked by recoil; Captured Italian flag; Hot on Rommel's heels; Yanks advance on Japs in New Guinea Back: Text describes the history and power of infantry. Includes 19 photographs and a map of Stalingrad and the Caucasus operations area.
Date:
December 21, 1942
Creator:
[United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Three Soldiers Posing Outside of Furst Chateau]
Photograph of three uniformed American soldiers posing together outside of Furst Chateau, a two-story brick building with two rows of windows with shutters. Dan Melli, Czarneke, and Nathan Levine are standing together under a central window.
Date:
February 21, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Soldiers Sitting in Furst Chateau's Doorway]
Photograph of three uniformed American soldiers sitting together in the entryway of a brick building called Furst Chateau. The seated men are John Vitolo, Nathan Levine, and Murray Davis. The men wear white armbands with images of crosses.
Date:
February 21, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Posing Outside of Furst Chateau]
Photograph of five uniformed American soldiers posing together outside of Furst Chateau, a two-story brick building with two rows of windows with shutters. Everett Roeder stands on a truck to the left. The men standing in the foreground are Dan Melli, John Battles, Nathan Levine, and John Vitolo.
Date:
February 21, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Soldiers at Camp]
Photograph of four soldiers, Floyd Adams, Albert Gaus, Fernie Barnes, and Donzel Kelley, squatting in dress uniform at camp.
Date:
July 21, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 21, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 21, 1943. He mentions a movie he saw recently, and lists the people he received birthday cards from.
Date:
May 21, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 21, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 21, 1944. He received a letter from his uncle, and went to the Red Cross in town recently. He gives his opinion on weekly inspections.
Date:
January 21, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 21, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 21, 1944. He reports the receipt of several letters from them, and sends his condolences for one of them who recently had a tooth pulled. He comments that he needs to get one or two teeth filled soon. He is planning on taking Wilbur Crawford to a U.S.O. show soon, and tells his parents to inform Mrs. Crawford, Wilbur's mother, that he'll probably be put in a unit in the rear once he's well enough.
Date:
March 21, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 21, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 21, 1944. He apologizes for not writing more, but the war seems to be winding down and there isn't much to say. He thinks Germany will fold soon and the army will be home by spring. He wishes he could have gone fishing with his friends in Waco, and says he received a box of short bread.
Date:
July 21, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 21, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 21, 1943. He explains that he is writing this letter in a crowded room because it's the warmest place in camp, and the army made the men take their stoves out of their tents. He also talks about the food they have.
Date:
November 21, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 21, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 21, 1943. He mentions his cousin Jimmie entering the army, and asks his parents to send him some clothes from home.
Date:
June 21, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 21, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 21, 1943. He discusses swimming at the beach, and what he wants to do and eat when the war is over. He also asks his father to send him a load of cigarettes and specifies what clothes he wants them to send him.
Date:
July 21, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 21, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 21, 1943. He arrived safely in Italy, and likes it a great deal more than he did North Africa. He comments on the fruit and nuts that grow in Italy, and mentions that he has finally received many letters and packages from home.
Date:
December 21, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 21, 1942]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 21, 1942. He tells them to go visit a friend of his who recently left the army and is going to be in Waco soon.
Date:
December 21, 1942
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 21, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on October 21, 1944, informing his parents that he's been promoted to Technician Sergeant, and that he'll be paid as much as a corporal, so he may be putting more money in the bank. He also mentions getting his winter clothes, which were too big but new.
Date:
October 21, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Instruction Manual for Military Correspondence]
Instruction manual for how to prepare military type correspondence. The manual is divided into seven sections: I. General, II. Channels of Communication, III. Military Letters, IV. Indorsements, V. Inclosures, VI. Nonmilitary Letters, and VII. Telegrams, Radiograms, and Cablegrams.
Date:
August 21, 1942
Creator:
United States Department of War
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. S. Smith to Charles A. Prince, May 21, 1942]
Letter from L. S. Smith to Charles A. Prince discussing "the situation in Washington."
Date:
May 21, 1942
Creator:
Smith, L. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Defense Plant Corporation to Charles A. Prince, August 21, 1943]
Letter from Defense Plant Corporation to Charles A. Prince discussing the Bill of Sale, Plancor 937.
Date:
August 21, 1943
Creator:
Defense Plant Corporation
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank E. Nattier, Jr. to Charles A. Prince, May 21, 1941]
Letter from Frank E. Nattier, Jr. to Charles A. Prince discussing the next step Prince should take in his effort to build the Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date:
May 21, 1941
Creator:
Nattier, Frank E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. S. Smith to Charles A. Prince, May 21, 1942 #2]
Letter from L. S. Smith to Charles A. Prince discussing "the situation in Washington."
Date:
May 21, 1942
Creator:
Smith, L. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Rene Olin to Charles A. Prince, February 21, 1943]
Telegram from Rene Olin to Charles A. Prince discussing the need for extra capital for their new training program in the form of $60,000.
Date:
February 21, 1943
Creator:
Olin, R. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Investigation Report from George Woods, March 21, 1943]
Investigation Report from George Woods containing a copy of an attached signed statement by one Logan Pierson for the case of U.S. vs. Plosser et al.
Date:
March 21, 1943
Creator:
Woods, George
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History