Resource Type

[Pvt. T. Thies Address Card] (open access)

[Pvt. T. Thies Address Card]

Card with a handwritten address: "Pvt. T. Thies, Co A - 13 tng Bn - 1st PLAT. Camp Wheeler, Ga. U.S. Army."
Date: [1941..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. P. Westbruch to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from R. P. Westbruch to Blanche Perry]

Envelope and handwritten letter from R. P. Westbruch requesting a baptistry painting from Perry for the Pennville Church of Christ in Trion, Georgia. Includes a sketch with measurements of the church auditorium interior and baptistry area.
Date: September 23, 1953
Creator: Westbruch, R. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Sheet of Paper With Handwritten Notes About a Plane] (open access)

[A Sheet of Paper With Handwritten Notes About a Plane]

A sheet of paper with handwritten notes about the UC 78 AT11 Beechcraft chase plane or mother ship. At Fort Stewart, they are used as targets, mostly for exhibition purposes for top brass.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frances Rohrer Sargent (open access)

Frances Rohrer Sargent

Information about WASP Frances Rohrer Sargent. Topics include her growing up, her stations while a WASP, and her life after the WASP disbanded. There is also a picture of Sargent about halfway down the page on the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Payment Voucher Paid for by DFAS - Indianapolis Center] {Has a Social Security Number on it} (open access)

[A Payment Voucher Paid for by DFAS - Indianapolis Center] {Has a Social Security Number on it}

A payment voucher paid for by DFAS - Indianapolis Center Direct for Central Distribution to benefit Helen Snapp. Section 2 includes information on the entitlements for reimbursements
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Helen Wyatt Snapp in Her Own Words (open access)

Helen Wyatt Snapp in Her Own Words

A document about Helen Snapp in her own words. She describes growing up, and her inspiration to become a pilot. She also mentions her stations while enlisted and her life after the WASP disbanded. There is also a picture of Snapp about halfway down the page on the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recognition Certificate for Helen Snapp] (open access)

[Recognition Certificate for Helen Snapp]

Recognition certificate from Air Force Reserve Command to Helen Wyatt Snapp for providing outstanding support to the Air Force Reserve Command's Human Resources Development Council.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gross, Stephen P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Three Photographs of Women Flying Airplanes] (open access)

[Three Photographs of Women Flying Airplanes]

Three photographs of women flying airplanes with captions. The top photo's caption reads, "Kathie 'M' is 'T202' of the Tow Target Squadron at Camp Stewart, GA, June 1944. The pilot is Woman Army Service Pilot (WASP) Helen W. Snapp. (USAF)". The left photo's caption reads, "WASPs gather around the cockpit of 41-18836, an A-25A-10-CS, Camp Davis, NC. WASPs, mainly known for their invaluable service as ferry pilots on the transatlantic run, also served as target-tug pilots at numerous training bases. This was the duty to which most Shrikes were assigned. (USAF)" The bottom photo's caption is, "Shrikes used as tugs or trainers were reclassified as a non-combat type and redesignated RA-25As (R for Restricted) (Bill Larkins via Jim Sullivan).".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Helen Wyatt Snapp W.A.S.P. 43-W-4 B-17F Memphis Belle (open access)

Helen Wyatt Snapp W.A.S.P. 43-W-4 B-17F Memphis Belle

An autobiography of Helen Snapp. There a photo of the B-17F Memphis Belle above the text with tail number 124485, and a portrait of Helen Snapp on the right side.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #2] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #2]

Orders for several Air Force and WASP pilots to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Moultrie, Georgia, San Antonio, Texas, and Fort Worth, Texas. The three WASP pilots are Gayle D. Ewing, Nadine B. Ramsey, and Helen A. Turner.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #2] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #2]

Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry an AT-6 aircraft from Dallas, Texas to Spence Field Air Force base in Moultrie, Georgia.
Date: May 29, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 80, Extract 2] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 80, Extract 2]

Special orders extract reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots to new stations and agreeing to pay them by the mile flown or to reimburse them for expenses incurred while traveling.
Date: September 16, 1944
Creator: Pinkston, Sid C. & Pinkston, Sid C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Paul A. Hill Air Force Documents] (open access)

[Paul A. Hill Air Force Documents]

A collection of various military orders and documents pertaining to Paul A. Hill's Air Force and Air Reserve service.
Date: 1929-09-18/1955-02-03
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Packet Items to Paul A. Hill] (open access)

[Packet Items to Paul A. Hill]

A collection of various military orders and documents pertaining to Paul A. Hill's Air Force and Air Reserve service.
Date: 1945-10-09/1958-08-12
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Product Order Form for The Whisenant Co.] (open access)

[Product Order Form for The Whisenant Co.]

Product order form for The Whisenant Company filled out by Perry Sayles for a coat, vest, and pants, totalling $4.95.
Date: June 9, 1932
Creator: Whisenant Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Notes About Perry Sayles' Order to the Whisenant Company] (open access)

[Handwritten Notes About Perry Sayles' Order to the Whisenant Company]

Paper with a handwritten note listing Perry Sayles' order to the Whisenant Company. The order lists Sayles' measurements and the price of his order.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Timeline of Cornelia Yerkes Kafka's World War II service] (open access)

[Timeline of Cornelia Yerkes Kafka's World War II service]

A handwritten timeline with details of Cornelia Yerkes' service as a WASP and Red Cross worker in World War II, with details on her training, duty stations, aircraft and routes flown, and some personal details.
Date: 2000~/2009~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of The Civil War Diary of Dr. John Henry Bass] (open access)

[Transcript of The Civil War Diary of Dr. John Henry Bass]

Transcript of the diary of D. John Henry Bass documenting his time in the Confederate Army, including his observations, notes about the progress of the war and various skirmishes, and being wounded.
Date: June 6, 2017
Creator: Kuenstler, Jewellee
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Thank you card from Martha Carswell to T. N. Carswell] (open access)

[Thank you card from Martha Carswell to T. N. Carswell]

A printed thank you card depicting a beach, pier, light house, "fishery." Inside is a note written to Uncle Norwood [T. N. Carswell] from Martha [Martha Carswell]. Martha expresses her appreciation for the gift subscription he sent to Chip and Martha and their appreciation for it, describes their Christmas vacation and her hope that he will visit soon.
Date: [1954..1955]
Creator: Carswell, Martha
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation announcement from Raymond Andrew Schanze, Jr. - June 1, 1959] (open access)

[Graduation announcement from Raymond Andrew Schanze, Jr. - June 1, 1959]

An embossed and printed graduation announcement from Raymond Andrew Schanze, Jr., Clinch County High School, Homerville, Georgia, dated Monday evening, June 1st. Class of 1959.
Date: June 1, 1959
Creator: Schanze, Raymond Andrew, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Names, addresses and a personal note for each gift recipient] (open access)

[Names, addresses and a personal note for each gift recipient]

A return address for T. N. Carswell and a list of names with addresses and a personal note to be included for each gift recipient, continued on 2 of 2 pages. Mr. & Mrs. Hilry Nabours, Mr. & Mrs. William Peacock, Jr., Mr. & Mrs. Ashley Carswell, Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Fredeck, Mr. & Mrs. Glyn Quade, Mrs. John Jordan, Edna - Callie - Mary Sue.
Date: 1972
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Railway Express Agency, Incorporated Uniform Express Receipt:  Shipped from A. N. Carswell to Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Whiting] (open access)

[Railway Express Agency, Incorporated Uniform Express Receipt: Shipped from A. N. Carswell to Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Whiting]

A railway receipt from the Railway Express Agency Office, Clifton Forge, Va., Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Whiting. Forwarding Office - Homerville, Ga., A. N. Carswell, dated December 8, 1942. One bag of pecans.
Date: December 8, 1942
Creator: Carswell, A. N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Railway Express Agency, Incorporated Uniform Express Receipt:  Shipped from A. N. Carswell to Miss Peggy Ann Carswell] (open access)

[Railway Express Agency, Incorporated Uniform Express Receipt: Shipped from A. N. Carswell to Miss Peggy Ann Carswell]

A railway receipt from the Railway Express Agency Office, Ithaca, N. Y., Miss Peggy Ann Carswell. Forwarding Office - Homerville, Ga., A. N. Carswell, dated December 8, 1942. One bag of pecans.
Date: December 8, 1942
Creator: Carswell, A. N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reported Missing (open access)

Reported Missing

An article printed by the Clinch County News (Iverson H. Huxford, Editor & Publisher), Homerville, Clinch County, Georgia, titled "Reported Missing," dated December 29, 1944. The article is regarding 2nd Lieutenant Ashley J. Carswell, reported as "missing" this week, according to advices reaching his parents here; that he was commissioned a bombardier in the Air Force in September and has been in action in Europe.
Date: December 29, 1944
Creator: Huxford, Iverson H.
System: The Portal to Texas History