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[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 26, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her hope that he will call her on Christmas Day, an update that John is a prisoner of the Germans, and that their dog, Teddy, killed a possum. In the postscript Catherine shares that she has saved $135 for him.
Date:
November 26, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 26, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing swimming at the coral reefs with other men in his squadron, watching the movie "The Iron Major," and wearing the shorts she sent him.
Date:
November 26, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 26, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 26, 1943. The Special Services put on a stage show for the soldiers, and Willis says that the mail is still being delivered slowly, although one man got a box of candy that was full of worms. He mentions writing to Wilbur Crawford, and hopes that Crawford will write him back soon.
Date:
November 26, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 26, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 26, 1944. He has had a visit from Robert Evans, Jr., and the two of them went up in Robert's plane. Willis enjoyed it, but decides his place is on the ground.
Date:
November 26, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Lt. John Kubitza Jr.]
Portrait of Lieutenant John Kubitza Jr. of Waco, Texas wearing a white Navy dress uniform and hat. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo say "Was an Ensign at time of this picture," and "Now serving as meteorologist at Navy Weather Central, Washington D.C."
Date:
November 26, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History