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[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 27, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his sympathy for John not getting a furlough, drinking a few beers with his crew at the Snake Ranch, and making plans to go bowling with Williams.
Date:
June 27, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 27, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, seeing the movie " The Wife Takes a Flyer" the night before, and listening to the radio.
Date:
October 27, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 27, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, attending a medical lecture, working at the latrine, and fixing his mosquito net.
Date:
July 27, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 27, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Joyce and Gregg Wiley's marriage, which Catherine disapproves of, supper with Missie, Christmas celebrations, and the weather.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 27, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her pride at Joe getting his diploma, eating Mexican food for supper at the Catholic church with Evelyn, and getting his watch fixed.
Date:
July 27, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 27, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Lorraine giving birth to a baby girl named Julie Kate. Catherine also reminds Joe to write letters to Cope and A.C., and not to send to much money home.
Date:
November 27, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 27, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her busyness at work, lunch with Mammy, and Mr. Davis changing his mind about a trip to New York.
Date:
October 27, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 27, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his uneventful day including beginning to build a little house to store guns in, deciding not to play poker, and taking some pictures to mail to her.
Date:
November 27, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 27, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, the impressiveness of Catherine's golf scores, boiling water due to the city's inaction on fixing the pipes, and the squadron being able to keep up with news in the United States via their radio.
Date:
August 27, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 27, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his hangover, complimenting Catherine on making a new dress, cleaning his guns, the weather, and enjoying listening to the radio.
Date:
September 27, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Goldia Lee Carr to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts Jr. - December 27, 1944]
Typed letter from Goldia Lee Carr to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts, dated December 27, 1944. She thanks Roberts for writing to her about the death of her husband, Paul Henry Carr, during the Battle off Samar on the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts. She mentions Paul was awarded the Navy Cross postmortems and asks for any of Paul’s personal belongings to be sent back to her.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Carr, Goldia Lee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Goldia Lee Carr to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts Jr. - December 27, 1944]
Typed letter from Goldia Lee Carr to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts, dated December 27, 1944. She thanks Roberts for writing to her about the death of her husband, Paul Henry Carr, during the Battle off Samar on the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts. She mentions Paul was awarded the Navy Cross postmortems and asks for any of Paul’s personal belongings to be sent back to her.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Carr, Goldia Lee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Six-Piece Band in Military Uniform Playing at Acorn 39 Party]
Photograph of a six-piece band playing at an Acorn (military air base) 39 party. Pictured seated from left to right is a saxophone player, a trumpet player, and a guitarist all sitting in front of a drummer and a double bass player standing behind the seated players. Behind them, a piano can be see with the hat of the piano player visible over the top of the piano.
Date:
April 27, 1944
Creator:
Anderson, Frederick Nels
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service Notice of Classification]
Draft Board notice related to Alan Raisbeck Paulsen.
Date:
July 27, 1944
Creator:
Local Board No. 413 of St. Lawrence County
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History