[Letter from Frederick A. Swenson to WASP, April 30, 2010] (open access)

[Letter from Frederick A. Swenson to WASP, April 30, 2010]

Letter from Frederick A. Swenson to WASP discussing his time flying with the Air Force, his former female instructor, and a check enclosed for $27.00.
Date: April 30, 2010
Creator: Swenson, Frederick A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Guinn Rasbury, April 30, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Guinn Rasbury, April 30, 2004

Interview with Guinn Rasbury, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses joining the Marines, being part of the invasion force at Florida and Tulagi Islands, having multiple malaria attacks, being transferred to Maine to cure his malaria, being transferred around the United States, and finally returning to the Pacific theater. He explains how being sick with malaria and getting bumped from a plane ride home saved his life. He shares anecdotes about sounding "Taps" at a memorial service for President Roosevelt and being chairman of the Second Marine Division Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee.
Date: April 30, 2004
Creator: Graham, Eddie & Rasbury, Guinn
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with H. L. Obermiller, April 30, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with H. L. Obermiller, April 30, 2004

Interview with H. L. Obermiller, a Pharmacist's Mate during World War II. He discusses his involvement in the Battles of Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian, where he served as a Pharmacist's Mate. He remembers having Spam for Thanksgiving, meeting Navajo code talkers, and writing letters home.
Date: April 30, 2004
Creator: Metzler, Ed & Obermiller, H. L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Women Airforce Service Pilots identification card] (open access)

[Gayle Snell Women Airforce Service Pilots identification card]

Gayle Snell's Women Airforce Service Pilots ID card, issued to her as a veteran and member of Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII (aka the Order of Fifinella) and including her photo.
Date: April 30, 1985
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cornelia Yerkes pursuit training certificate] (open access)

[Cornelia Yerkes pursuit training certificate]

Certificate of completion for Cornelia Yerkes, certifying that she completed training to fly the P-40, P-47, P-39, and P-51. An envelope is included.
Date: April 30, 1944
Creator: Broome, Bennie O.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Employee's Statement of Earnings for Eleanor M. McLernon from 44-04-30] (open access)

[Employee's Statement of Earnings for Eleanor M. McLernon from 44-04-30]

Employee's statement of earnings from the Air Force war department for WASP, Eleanor McLernon.
Date: April 30, 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 30, 1944. He thanks them for boxes of food they sent him, and commends his outfit's EM Club, which he went to with his friend Wilbur Crawford recently. He mentions that it's getting warmer where he's stationed, and asks his parents to hold on to the catalogs he's been sending them.
Date: April 30, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 30, 1944. He summarizes a few letters he's received from friends, asks after what his parents have decided about selling their house, and mentions a camping trip he and Wilbur Crawford are planning to go on after the war is over.
Date: April 30, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, April 30, 1944] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, April 30, 1944]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.
Date: April 30, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon #4] (open access)

[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon #4]

Women Airforce Service Pilots pay stub for Eleanor McLernon from the Department of Training.
Date: April 30, 1944
Creator: War Department (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Major McConnel Asks Sweetwater People to Share 'Great Adventure'] (open access)

[Clipping: Major McConnel Asks Sweetwater People to Share 'Great Adventure']

Newspaper clippings of the article, "Major McConnel Asks Sweetwater People to Share 'Great Adventure'" which discusses the women's pilot training at Avenger's Field and urges the town residents to welcome the women trainees into the social and civic activities of Sweetwater.
Date: April 30, 1943
Creator: Chamberlain, L. F.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser, April 30, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser, April 30, 1943]

Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser offering Claiborne's assistance in helping Plosser through his trial.
Date: April 30, 1943
Creator: Claiborne, Harry C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 30, 1943. He laments missing the opening of fishing season for the first time in years, and asks his parents to send him film and a camera.
Date: April 30, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dormitory Equipment Inventory] (open access)

[Dormitory Equipment Inventory]

Inventory with expense sheet for dormitory equipment including beds, quilts, sheets, pillowcases and other bedding materials.
Date: April 30, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dormitory Equipment Schedule D] (open access)

[Dormitory Equipment Schedule D]

A list of dormitory equipment from April 30, 1942. The quantities and prices of the equipment are listed beside them. A handwritten amendment is visible below the total.
Date: April 30, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dormitory Equipment Schedule D #2] (open access)

[Dormitory Equipment Schedule D #2]

A list of dormitory equipment from April 30, 1942. The quantities and prices of the equipment are listed beside them.
Date: April 30, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. Digges La Touche to Charles Prince or Joe Plosser, April 30, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from E. Digges La Touche to Charles Prince or Joe Plosser, April 30, 1942]

Letter from E. Digges La Touche to Mr. Charles Prince or Mr. Joe Plosser discussing the possibility of the Priorities Committee granting a higher A-l-e rating to a building being built under the Defense Plant Corporation. With the information available, the Priorities Committee cannot grant the higher rating, but La Touche provides a list of instructions for the letter's recipients to complete in order to have their request completed. It includes a cc to Captain L. J. Douglas-Mann and mentions a Mr. M. H. Knowles.
Date: April 30, 1942
Creator: La Touche, E. Digges
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Office Equipment Inventory] (open access)

[Office Equipment Inventory]

An inventory of office equipment including quantities and prices of materials. The total value of the inventory is $1,716.54. There is a small handwritten note below the total.
Date: April 30, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Office Equipment Inventory #2] (open access)

[Office Equipment Inventory #2]

An inventory of office equipment including quantities and prices of materials. The total value of the inventory is $1,716.54.
Date: April 30, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History