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[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - February 27, 1945]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Kelly having a nervous breakdown and plans for dinner with Mae and Lorraine. Catherine also celebrates that Joe has completed 36 missions, and looks forward to his homecoming.
Date:
February 27, 1945
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 - January 27, 1945]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including celebrating Corrine's birthday, Rosemary asking her to come to Gonzales, and Baker going to the Texas Open.
Date:
January 27, 1945
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 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 - 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 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 - 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 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
[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 - 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 Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka to Frances Yerkes, October 27, 1949]
Letter from Phil and Cornelia Yerkes Kafka to Cornelia's mother discussing a recent flight, visiting with various people, leaving Tampa for Okeechobee and Fort Lauderdale, fishing, and a cat. Typed on Hotel Annapolis (Washington DC) stationary.
Date:
October 27, 1949
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Kafka, Phillip Eric
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 27, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing the recipient's letters, the weather, her assignment by the Red Cross to work with the 314th Bomb Wing on Guam, transfers, boots, and her friend Billy Ball. Typed on Sheraton Hotel stationary.
Date:
August 27, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 27, 1944?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing travelling from Pensacola to New Orleans, a scarcity of hotel rooms, seeing "the" sea plane, meeting a friend, and getting certain flying ratings. Included is an address and number for her hotel.
Date:
1944-01-27?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. K. Yount to Gayle Snell, November 27, 1944]
Letter sent from Lt. Gen. B. K. Yount, commander of USAAF Training Command, to WASP Gayle Snell offering well-wishes to WASPs and thanking them for their service.
Date:
November 27, 1944
Creator:
Yount, Barton Kyle
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 27, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing graduation from primary flight training, visiting Dallas with a Phil (Kafka?), and the transition to basic flight training.
Date:
April 27, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, September 27, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing returning from an aircraft delivery, problems with her tooth, shooting, orders to fly AT-6s, her divorce, oranges, and a new commanding officer. Typed on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
Date:
1944-09-27?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 27, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing having Thanksgiving dinner on American Airlines, staying in the Hotel Scharbauer in Midland, winter weather in West Texas, a ball at the hotel, recent letters, shows she'd like to see, and flying. Written on Hotel Scharbauer stationary.
Date:
November 27, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 27, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing new student pilots, adjusting living arrangements, check pilots, classes, news about friends, a particularly difficult instructor, and mail. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
May 27, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 27, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her night shift at a Red Cross Canteen, problems with coffee urns, recreating, her schedule, a lizard, news from her friends, opening a new club, and clothes. Typed on Neil House (Columbus, OH) stationary.
Date:
October 27, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 to Frances Yerkes, December 27, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing mail, orders to ferry a UC-78, selling her car, bonds and rations, and Christmas greetings and celebrations. Typed on Santa Rita Hotel stationary.
Date:
December 27, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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