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The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
39
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
31
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
24
Rosenberg Library
15
Heritage House Museum
8
Oklahoma Historical Society
3
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
2
Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
1
Keystone Crossroads Historical Society
1
Moody Medical Library, UT
1
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World War Two Collection
80
Abilene Library Consortium
39
The 12th Armored Division Photograph Collection
39
World War Two Newsmaps
31
National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
24
Harris and Eliza Kempner
15
Rescuing Texas History, 2007
8
Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection
3
Battleship Texas State Historic Site Photograph Collection
2
Doris Appel Papers
1
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[Christmas Card: 1945]
Holiday card from Doris and Bernard Appel featuring a photograph of Doris's sculpture, Praying Hands, along with a quote from General MacArthur about the ending of World War II. The holiday greeting printed on the card includes the names of the Appel's three daughters, with the names of each daughter's own children handwritten beneath.
Date:
1945
Creator:
Appel, Doris & Appel, Bernard
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Longshoremen Are Transporting Cargo at Naha Port, Japan]
Photograph of 5 longshoremen aboard an unknown ship transferring cargo at Naha Port, Okinawa.
Date:
October 16, 1945
Creator:
Cunningham, Dale
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Operations Plans, Iwo Jima, 4th Marine Division]
Document describing the debarkation and approach schedule, air and naval gunfire support, and other plans for the proposed invasion of Iwo Jima, 4th Marine Division.
Date:
January 14, 1945
Creator:
Eberhardt, F. C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ramon M. Esteve to Mr. Jack Lee, October 26, 1945]
Letter from Ramon M. Esteve to Jack Lee discussing Joe's request for release from the Navy and requesting that some of Jack's friends help with the application.
Date:
October 26, 1945
Creator:
Esteve, Ramon M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
T-N-T
Typed account "T-N-T" of bombing of USS Marathon at Okinawa on July 22, 1945, written by Kenneth E. Haden of the ship's crew. Included with the document is an envelope addressed to Mrs. Silas Haden with handwritten notes including "Kenneth account of Bombing."
Date:
October 11, 1945
Creator:
Haden, Kenneth E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Halsey, Jr., to the Third Fleet, September 5, 1945]
Letter from Admiral William Halsey, Jr., to the Third Fleet informing them that US currency will not be legal tender in Japan and that US forces going ashore will need to use US military Yen, available for exchange at a rate of 15 to 1, or Bank of Taiwan and Bank of Chosen notes. However, US currency is legal tender in vessels in Japanese ports.
Date:
September 5, 1945
Creator:
Halsey, William, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Military officers on the deck of the USS Missouri for the Japanese Surrender of WWII]
Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender that ended WWII. Allied military officers stand on the deck of the USS Missouri. From left to right on the front row are: Lt. General Kuzma Derevyando of the U.S.S.R.; General Sir Thomas Blamey of Australia; Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave of Canada; General Jacques LeClerc of France; Vice Admiral Conrad E.L. Helfrich of the Netherlands; and Air Vice Marshall Leonard M. Isitt of New Zealand.
Date:
September 2, 1945
Creator:
Kahl, Kalvin Henry
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Commander Harris L. Kempner, September 27, 1945]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner discussing general points of interest, such as Isaac H. Kempner leaving for New York, sending a copy of a previous letter regarding three naval officers to Mary Jean, Mary Jean's expected return home and where Commander Corzine is stationed.
Date:
September 27, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Lieutenant Colonel James C. DiGiacomo, May 7, 1945]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James C. DiGiacomo extending sympathies regarding the loss of DiGiacomo's son.
Date:
May 7, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, April 29, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father anticipating the end of the war.
Date:
April 29, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, August 5, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father about family matters, going to Houston, the war, and investment advice.
Date:
August 5, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, August 12, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father reflecting on humanity's achievements, nuclear weapons, Russia's relations with Japan, the US attack on Japan, and the politics behind the decision.
Date:
August 12, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, August 26, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father about a recent hurricane, the surrender of Japan, and local news.
Date:
August 26, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 15, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father about the war.
Date:
July 15, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 22,1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father about personal matters and the war.
Date:
July 22, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, May 20, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father about the war and international relations.
Date:
May 20, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, November 22, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father discussing Pearl Harbor and World War 2.
Date:
November 22, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 5, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father discussing US relations with Japan and her tax return.
Date:
September 5, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 23, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father discussing transportation and economics in America.
Date:
September 23, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill Mertz to the Hatchette Household - September 14, 1945]
Letter from Bill Mertz to the Hatchette family describing life in Tokyo and Yokohama following Japanese surrender in World War II. An addendum to the letter updates the Hatchettes on Johnnie Hines' promotion to Captain and Comdr. Kirkpatrick's leave from the service and wishes Mrs. Hatchette and the family well.
Date:
September 14, 1945
Creator:
Mertz, Bill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Staff Memorandum from W. E. Moore to the USS Appalachian, September 26, 1945]
Staff memorandum from W. E. Moore to the staff of the USS Appalachian (AGC-1) giving them the plans for their next movements and dissolution of staff. He mentions that they will be able to sightsee in Yokohama and possibly Otaru, and that there will be transports for return to the United States in Aomori.
Date:
September 26, 1945
Creator:
Moore, W. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hattie Oppenheimer to D. W. Kempner, August 1945]
Letter from Hattie Oppenheimer to D. W. Kempner discussing about Mary Jean's letters and her articles in Vogue and also mentions her thoughts about the atomic bomb on Japan.
Date:
1945-08-07~
Creator:
Oppenheimer, Hattie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Radio Interview with Vice Adm. R. K. Turner and Gen. H. M. Smith, Transcript]
Typed transcript of interview conducted by radio interviewer Richard S. 'Cactus' Pryor with Vice Adm. R. K. Turner and Gen. H. M. Smith the day after the Iwo Jima flag raising and consists of commentary about that event and other combat operations taking place on the island at that time.
Date:
February 24, 1945
Creator:
Pryor, Cactus
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cargo Boxes Piled on Yellow Beach, Okinawa]
Photograph of a section of Yellow Beach, Okinawa, Japan covered in wooden cargo crates and longshoremen sorting through cargo. A water tower is visible in the background.
Date:
October 17, 1945
Creator:
Ryan, Gerald
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History