[Arlington High School Class of 1939]

Photograph of all graduates of Arlington High School Class of 1939. All graduates are named individually. Some names have awards listed next to them. Awards include: Athletics-Ben Love, Valedictorian-Faye Nation, Athletics-Elsie Lowe, Scholarship-Frank Wallace, Superintendent-Ben Everitt, Secretary of Treasury and Popularity-Martha J. Hornaday, Popularity-Forrest Green, Sponsor-Elizabeth Geer, Principal-W. R. Windish, Queen-Lois Herbert, Salutatorian-Mary L. Pemberton, Prettiest-Anna Lou Williams, Best Looking-Roy Post, President-Tom Elder, Vice-President-Maurice Duncan.
Date: 1939
Creator: Arlington High School
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colt, Volume 13, Number 12, January 7, 1943 (open access)

The Colt, Volume 13, Number 12, January 7, 1943

Weekly newspaper of Arlington High School describing news, events, and other information related to the school. This issue is addressed to armed forces serving in World War II.
Date: January 7, 1943
Creator: Arlington High School
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Proficiency, Frank W. Gardner] (open access)

[Certificate of Proficiency, Frank W. Gardner]

Certificate awarded to Frank W. Gardner. It reads: "Army Air Forces Combat Crew School, Tarrant Field, Texas. Pilot Transition Training. Certificate of Proficiency. This is to certify that Frank W. Gardner, 2nd Lt., A. C. has successfully completed a course of instruction in Pilot Training and Ground Technical Instruction on B-24 D type equipment and is awarded this certificate in testimony thereof." It is signed by Louis R. Hughes, Jr., Lt. Col., A. C., Director of Training, and James S. Stowell, Col., A. C., Commanding Officer.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Army Air Forces Combat Crew School
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Keep 'Em Flying booklet] (open access)

[Keep 'Em Flying booklet]

Book issued to flying cadets, including information such as officer personnel, student officers, cadet of the class of June 1942, and details of cadet life.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Austin, Garth G.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aviation Cadet Club Membership Card] (open access)

[Aviation Cadet Club Membership Card]

Membership card to the Aviation Cadet Club belonging to Frank W. Gardner. The front of the card says: "Aviation Cadet Club Official Membership Card. This is to certify that the bearer F. W. Gardner is a member in good standing of the Aviation Cadet Club and is entitled to all privileges and benefits as such. Youngblood Hotel, Enid, Oklahoma. Club Phone ---, Date 7-11-42." The back of the cards reads: "I agree to fulfill my obligations to the Aviation Cadet Club and to abide by its rules and regulations. Unless revoked for any reason, this card entitles the bearer, as an aviation cadet, to membership in the Aviation Cadet Club for a period of one year from date of issue."
Date: July 11, 1942
Creator: Aviation Cadet Club
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. D. Baker to Jack Vaughan, October 29, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from W. D. Baker to Jack Vaughan, October 29, 1946]

Letter from W. D. Baker of the Veterans Administration to Jack Vaughan, on October 29, 1946, informing him of what should be done with his separation papers.
Date: October 29, 1946
Creator: Baker, W. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George K. Beard to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Beard, September 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from George K. Beard to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Beard, September 26, 1944]

Letter from George K. Beard to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Beard, on September 26, 1944. He admires the girls and the cities in France, and expresses his homesickness.
Date: September 26, 1944
Creator: Beard, George K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 253] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 253]

Letter containing special orders for Lloyd F. Swaim; Marcus E. Anderson; Dale Powell; Charles W. Lindsey, Jr.; and Claude D. Horan to be transferred to Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: September 11, 1943
Creator: Brocks, S. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
High Pitch, Volume 1, Number 3, Class 42-H (open access)

High Pitch, Volume 1, Number 3, Class 42-H

Booklet compiled by class 42-H at the Enid Army Flying School, including articles and photographs of the class, school, and town, as well as jokes and excerpts from other publications.
Date: 1942
Creator: Enid Army Air Field (Okla.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Corporal Park B. Fielder, 1945] (open access)

[Envelope from Corporal Park B. Fielder, 1945]

An envelope from Corporal Park B. Fielder addressed to Reverend and Mrs. C. B. Fielder and sent on June 9, 1945. A stamp in the lower-left corner says "Passed by U.S. Army Examiner 41073."
Date: June 9, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, April 21, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, April 21, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on April 21, 1945. He details his voyage from Los Angeles, California on the way to Calcutta, India, including a stop in Australia where he met up with a friend.
Date: April 21, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his parents, July 9, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his parents, July 9, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his parents, on July 9, 1945. He is sending them a copy of a letter from a friend.
Date: July 9, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Veterans Administration to Justin L. Bible] (open access)

[Letter from the Veterans Administration to Justin L. Bible]

Letter from R. N. Fish representing the Veterans Administration to Justin L. Bible, informing him that of the evidence he must provide to gain additional subsistence allowance because of dependency.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Fish, R. N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Veterans Administration Letter] (open access)

[Veterans Administration Letter]

Letter from R. N. Fish of the Veterans Administration to Justin L. Bible, informing him that he is not eligible for additional educational benefits because he did not initiate his training on or before July 25, 1951.
Date: December 20, 1951
Creator: Fish, R. N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Dormocrat, Vol. 3, No. 13, April 22, 1942] (open access)

[The Dormocrat, Vol. 3, No. 13, April 22, 1942]

Weekly newspaper issued by the men of Davis Hall at the North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington, Texas. It includes articles written by residents, announcements, gossip, and birthdays.
Date: April 22, 1942
Creator: Ford, Frank
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill Jenkins to Jack Vaughan, December 10, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Bill Jenkins to Jack Vaughan, December 10, 1953]

Letter from Bill Jenkins to Jack Vaughan, on December 10, 1953, offering a tear sheet of the front page of the Herald and News.
Date: December 10, 1953
Creator: Jenkins, Bill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[World War II Memories: Dorothy Roberts Jones] (open access)

[World War II Memories: Dorothy Roberts Jones]

Autobiographical text describing Dorothy Roberts Jones's time in the WAAC during World War II.
Date: 199X
Creator: Jones, Dorothy Robert
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lubbock Army Flying School Graduation Announcement, 1942] (open access)

[Lubbock Army Flying School Graduation Announcement, 1942]

Invitation for the graduation from The Lubbock Army Flying School for November 10, 1942. The front cover has the name of the flying school and an illustration of an airplane in the bottom right corner. The text on the inside reads, "The Lubbock Army Flying School of Lubbock, Texas announces the graduation of Class 42-J. Tuesday morning, November tenth, nineteen hundred and forty-two at ten o'clock."
Date: 1942
Creator: Lubbock Army Air Field (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[World War II Memories: Mercedes McCaleb] (open access)

[World War II Memories: Mercedes McCaleb]

Autobiographical text describing Mercedes Laverne McCaleb's time in the U.S. Navy during World War II, including her enlistment, training, and assignment to Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: unknown
Creator: McCaleb, Mercedes Laverne
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[World War II Memories: Charlie McFadin] (open access)

[World War II Memories: Charlie McFadin]

Autobiographical text describing Charlie McFadin's experiences during World War II in the U.S. Army including a timeline of events with annotations and photographs.
Date: unknown
Creator: McFadin, Charlie
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[World War II Memories: Joe Nation] (open access)

[World War II Memories: Joe Nation]

Autobiographical text describing Joe Nations' early memories of the 1920s and 1930s, and his time in the military during World War II.
Date: 199X
Creator: Nation, Joseph Beverly
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Theresa Allen Building Airplanes]

Photograph of Theresa Allen building airplanes. Allen is surrounded by cables and is wearing a white blouse with stars on it. Her name tag reads "222." Handwritten text on the back reads, "My mother, Theresa Allen building airplanes in Grand Prairie. She later worked at all three drug stores at corner of Main & Center - Terey Bros., Johnstons, Coulter's and later Workman's. My dad worked at the 'Bomber Plant' at Ft. Worth."
Date: unknown
Creator: North American Aviation, Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Aggie, Yearbook of North Texas Agricultural College, 1941 (open access)

The Junior Aggie, Yearbook of North Texas Agricultural College, 1941

Yearbook for North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1941
Creator: North Texas Agricultural College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Aggie, Yearbook of North Texas Agricultural College, 1942 (open access)

The Junior Aggie, Yearbook of North Texas Agricultural College, 1942

Yearbook for North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1942
Creator: North Texas Agricultural College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History