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[Letter from J. H. Steffen to Charles A. Prince, July 27, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from J. H. Steffen to Charles A. Prince, July 27, 1942]

Letter from J. H. Steffen to Charles A. Prince discussing the shipping of equipment to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, as well as a bill of over $20,000 that Plosser and Prince have yet to pay to Steffen Brothers.
Date: July 27, 1942
Creator: Steffen, J. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Eugene Ward]

Photograph of Eugene J. Ward in his military uniform, with a photograph of a bronze star medal inset to the right. The text on the photograph reads: "17th Armored Infantry Battalion. Eugene J Ward T5 Halftrack Driver for B Company of 17th Armored Infantry Battalion Bronze Star Recipient".
Date: July 27, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dog Tags and Awards]

Photograph of Eugene J. Ward's dog tags and several awards on a red surface. The text on the photo reads: "General Orders number 81 July 27, 1945 Award of the Bronze Star Medal to : Eugene J Ward 32523540, Technician Fifth Grade (then Private First Class), Company B, 17th Armored Infantry Battalion, for Heroic Achievement on 31 March 1945 in the vicinity of Boxberg Germany. During an attack on Boxberg an order was given to bring ammunition up on foot as it was deemed impossible to drive a vehicle through the enemy artillery barrage, Technician Fifth Grade Ward, driver of the ammunition Half-track, voluntarily loaded his Half-track with ammunition and drove it successfully through intense fire to the designated positions. This action was strongly instrumental in successfully carrying out the attack. Entered military service from New York, New York".
Date: July 27, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Student Time Sheet] (open access)

[WASP Student Time Sheet]

Student daily time sheet for flight times during Women Airforce Service Pilot training. Several names can be seen listed next to their time information, and the date 7-27-43 can be seen written at the top of each sheet.
Date: July 27, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Griffith to Charles A. Prince, July 27, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Griffith to Charles A. Prince, July 27, 1942]

Copy of a letter from R. C. Griffith to Charles A. Prince discussing that it was necessary to rewrite the first page of a contract for the proposed railroad track spur to Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date: July 27, 1942
Creator: Griffith, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 27, 1944] (open access)

[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 - July 27, 1944] (open access)

[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

Newsmap. Monday, July 27, 1942 : week of July 17 to July 24

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Southwest Pacific, China, Aleutians, Atlantic, North Africa, Western Europe, Russia. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Includes inset maps: China front, Russian front. Includes seven photographs. Back: Photographs show a variety of tanks utilized by the British Army.
Date: July 27, 1942
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 27, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing money, gas coupons, assignments for trainee pilots, uniforms, her wrist injury, dive bombers practicing over homes, and identifying planes by their motors' sounds.
Date: July 27, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 27, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, most likely to her mother, discussing the recipient's health and trying to convince them to see a doctor, getting a new ration book, her car, the heat, food, and her flight training.
Date: July 27, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History