[Honorable Certificate of Service for Mary L. Laager] (open access)

[Honorable Certificate of Service for Mary L. Laager]

Certificate of service for honorable service presented to Mary L Laager, First Lieutenant, Regular Army, listing the dates of service.
Date: May 4, 1955
Creator: United States. Army. & Klein, John A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Agnes Langley Niernberger, May 2, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Agnes Langley Niernberger, May 2, 1945]

Letter from Agnes Langley Niernberger to her family recounting her daily life while sailing from the United States to the Philippine Islands and upon arriving there. On the island, she tells them that they live in an old Catholic Academy with partial damage from the war, sleep on cots with mosquito bars, and eat with mess kits and canteens in a tent. She mentions that upon arriving, the Filipino people were happy to see them. Agnes' life on the boat consisted of dancing, singing, performances from the G. I. Orchestra, movies, and sleeping on the boat deck. She says it is the first day they received mail since leaving the U.S., and that she received letters from many friends and family, and that she was shocked to hear of President Roosevelt's death and excited to hear of Adolf Hitler's death. She asks if they received a brown envelope that they talked about when she was previously home, and says she will write when she can.
Date: May 2, 1945
Creator: Niernberger, Agnes Langley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Agnes Langley Niernberger, April 27, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Agnes Langley Niernberger, April 27, 1945]

Letter from Agnes Langley Niernberger to her family discussing daily life sailing to the Philippine Islands. She hopes that they will be finished sailing soon. She sleeps on the tennis deck and has gotten so used to being rained out that she covers her head and falls back asleep. Agnes spends her time with Dienst and Baird, who she mentions were married before leaving Topeha. They occasionally see the U.S. Orchestra and movies and there are always song-fests in the evenings.
Date: April 27, 1945
Creator: Niernberger, Agnes Langley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Agnes Langley Niernberger, April 22, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Agnes Langley Niernberger, April 22, 1945]

Letter from Agnes Langley Niernberger to her family telling them that she misses them and explaining why she could not have written sooner. She tells them that she cannot write much about her travels but that she is eating well, getting a tan, and has not gotten sea sick. She suggests her family pass the letter along, since it is futile to write letters to several people when there is nothing to write about.
Date: April 22, 1945
Creator: Niernberger, Agnes Langley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Martha O'Driscoll Singing]

Photograph of Martha O'Driscoll singing into a standing microphone center stage at the Espritur in front of a crowd of servicemen.
Date: March 11, 1945
Creator: Herron, T. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jane Kendeigh with Injured Soldier on Flight]

Photograph of Jane Kendeigh sitting with an injured soldier on flight from Iwo Jima. The soldier is lying on the bottom of a bunk with their head wrapped in bandages. Another person is lying on the top bunk. Jane is kneeling by the bottom bunck and wearing a military uniform.
Date: March 6, 1945
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo of American Red Cross Staff]

Photograph of seven female American Red Cross workers posing for a group photograph in front of some foliage. The woman second from the right is obscuring another woman from view.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jane Kendeigh in Front of Air Transport Service Airplane]

Photograph of Jane Kendeigh in military uniform posing in front of Air Transport Service airplane 90399.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jane Kendeigh with Soldier on Stretcher]

Photograph of flight nurse, Jane Kendeigh, seen crouching down next to a wounded soldier on a stretcher with other soldiers sitting to the left.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jane Kendeigh with Soldiers]

Photograph of Jane Kendeigh shown standing in the center looking off to the right and surrounded by Marine and Navy personnel. To her left is a man in uniform with a camera set up on tripod.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Marine Corps
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jane Kendeigh with Solider on Bunk]

Photograph of Jane Kendeigh smiling while bending down to put a hand on a soldier's forehead as he lies on a makeshift bunk.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[June Brunner Standing Outside Halsey Field Stage]

Photograph of June Brunner stands outside of Hasley Field Stage after performance with her hands on a wooden railing that a serviceman on her right is sitting on with a book propped open on his knee.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Herron, T. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mabel Morrison at Desk]

Photograph of Mabel Morrison in uniform as she sits at a desk signing paperwork, her hat is set down on the right side of the desk.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mabel Morrison & Marine Recruiter]

Photograph of Mabel Morrison sits in WAVES uniform at a desk with an open notepad while a Women's Marine recruiter stands over her. The Marines hat is placed on the desk next to the open notepad and behind the two women there is an American flag and the U.S. Department of the Navy logo on the wall.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mabel Morrison Recruitment Photo]

Photograph of Mabel Morrison standing in a Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service uniform on the right with a WAVE poster and a Marines recruiter in uniform on the left side with a deciding woman sitting on a bench between the two.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mabel Morrison with Group of Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service]

Photograph of Mabel Morrison stands at the back of a group of WAVES posing for a photo. On the left sits a woman in full Naval uniform holding up a newspaper as the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, including Mabel Morrison, stand lined up behind her in casual clothing.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Patsy Thomas & Frances Langford at USO Event]

Photograph of Patsy Thomas and Frances Langford standing backstage of Hasley Field Stage while a Mr. Dadigan stands beside them on the right.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Herron, T. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Peggy Alexander Performing at Halsey Field Stage]

Photograph of Peggy Alexander performing at Hasley Field Stage. She is standing on a wooden platform in a dress with Peter Pan collar and sailor's hat.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Herron, T. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Agnes Langley Niernberger in Army Nurse Corps Uniform]

Photograph of Agnes Langley Niernberger posing in an Army Nurse Corps uniform Her body is angled to the right as she looks straight on with a tight-lipped smile.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Helen Bauer Kilgore in Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service Uniform]

Photograph of Helen Bauer seated in her Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service uniform, she is smiling with her hands clasped one over the other in her lap.
Date: 1945/1946~
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Lieutenant Jacqueline Jacquet in Navy Flight Nurse Uniform]

Photograph of Navy flight nurse, Lieutenant Jaqueline Jacquet posing with a smile for a portrait in her flight nurse uniform.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Viola Hohman in Naval Uniform]

Photograph of Viola Hohman sitting and posing with her arms crossed and looking to the left in a Naval uniform.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Servicemen and Nurses Standing on Steps]

Photograph of two unidentified servicemen standing on a short set of wooden steps with two nurses. They are looking at the camera. The office on the left is wearing a uniform that includes a hat. The woman next to him is wearing pants and a button-up shirt. The man on her left is wearing a similar outfit and is wearing glasses. The nurse on the right of the photo is wearing a knee-length skirt and short-sleeved shirt and safari-style hat. The steps lead to a deck in front of a building. A coat is hanging over the deck railing to their right.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officer with Eagle on Machine Gun]

Photograph of a U. S. Marine Officer holding up a gloved hand to an Eagle perched on top of a large caliber machine gun.
Date: November 8, 1944
Creator: United States. Marine Corps
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History