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[Factory Workers Watching Speech]

Photograph of factory workers and visiting soldiers at the Yoder Company plant during a speech by a uniformed soldier, visible from the neck down at the right side of the image, holding a microphone. Four uniformed soldiers are grouped nearby, tentatively identified as Leo Crivello (seated, at left, looking at his hands), Harry Gaby (center) and Louis Cocozza (right) who are standing, and a fourth man who is seated in front of them, facing away. Factory workers are standing behind them, looking toward the camera or watching the man who is speaking, including several who are wearing suits and others wearing work aprons.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sergeant Allen Speaking with Men]

Photograph of three men standing close together and conversing, in front of large, metallic equipment in the Yoder Company plant. One man (right) is wearing light-colored business clothes and is speaking with his right hand raised; a man in the center is wearing a dark-colored military uniform that appears to have a Marine logo on the cap; at left is a man in an Army uniform, tentatively identified as Sgt. Jack Allen. A worker is partially visible at the far right of the image.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gordon Sympson and Unidentified Men]

Photograph of a man wearing a dark-colored military uniform, tentatively identified as Capt. Gordon Sympson standing with his hands in his pockets between two unidentified men wearing dark-colored suits. They are standing near equipment, visible at left, and are all looking toward the left side of the image. Another man in a military uniform is partially visible behind Sympson, looking toward the flor.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Facts & Faces, January 1945 (open access)

Facts & Faces, January 1945

Newsletter for the employees of The Yoder Company in Cleveland, Ohio, including news, events, and other updates of interest to workers. This issue includes a feature about a visit from soldiers sent by General Eisenhower to tour ammunition manufacturers. This copy was sent to Pfc. H. T. Gaby, who was part of the tour, in an envelope that has the company logo on the front and and illustration of soldiers jumping out of a truck on the back.
Date: January 1945
Creator: Yoder Company
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Speech at Kingsbury Plant]

Photograph of nine uniformed soldiers seated at the front of a stage area during a visit to the Kingsbury Plant while a man wearing a suit is standing behind them with his hands in his pockets, speaking at a microphone. The wall behind him has dark panels and a door is partially visible at left, with speakers above. The photo was taken from the audience, where people are visible in seated rose, facing the man who is speaking. The first six soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, and Pfc. Leo Crivello; the soldier at the far right of the line with his head down may be Capt. Gordon Sympson.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Todd & Brown, Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Standing on Stage During Kingsbury Visit]

Photograph of eight uniformed soldiers standing in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant while another soldier is standing at a microphone on the left side of the stage, but turning to face them. Two men wearing suits are seated on the right side of the image and behind all of the men, there is a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag that is partially visible above them. The line of soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: unknown (at microphone), Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Capt. Gordon Sympson, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Todd & Brown, Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Listening to Speaker on Stage]

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers seated in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant while a man wearing a suit is speaking at a microphone on the left side of the stage. They are seated in front of a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag is partially visible above them. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Capt. Gordon Sympson, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen. A ninth soldier is standing behind Crivello and Allen.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sympson Speaking on Stage During Kingsbury Visit]

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers seated in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant while one soldier (possibly Capt. Gordon Sympson) is speaking at a microphone on the left side of the stage. They are seated in front of a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag is partially visible above them. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen. A ninth soldier is seated separately, next to a man wearing a suit, on the right side of the image.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Speaking at Kingsbury Plant]

Photograph of eight uniformed soldiers seated at the front of a stage area during a visit to the Kingsbury Plant while another soldier in uniformit is standing behind on a raised stage next to a covered canvas on an easel, speaking at a microphone. The wall behind him has dark panels and a door is partially visible at left, with speakers above. The photo was taken from the audience, where people are visible in seated rose, facing the man who is speaking. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Pfc. Leo Crivello, unknown, and Capt. Gordon Sympson.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Todd & Brown, Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Dancing in Gymnasium]

Photograph of a large group of people dancing on the wooden floor of a gymnasium while a band plays on stage in the background. Stadium seating is visible on either side of the floor and there is a large American flag on a closed curtain across the back of the stage.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Todd & Brown, Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dancers in Gymnasium]

Photograph of a group of people dancing on the wooden floor of a gymnasium, including several men in military uniforms, taken from one side of the room. Musicians are visible on a raised stage area at right, including a grand piano and a guitar. On the opposite end of the room, other people are sitting in stadium seating and a large doorway is visible in a brick wall below a decorative design, to the left of the stage.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Standing in Front of Equipment]

Photograph of six uniformed soldiers standing in front of equipment at the Kingsbury plant, taken from behind audience members who are standing in a group and facing them. One of the soldiers near the right of the image appears to be speaking and one of the men at the left of the image is turned toward his right and covering his face. The two soldiers in the center are tentatively identified as S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis (left) and Pfc. Leo Crivello (right); the soldier at the far right of the image is tentatively identified as Capt. Gordon Sympson.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Speaking to Employees at Kingsbury Plant]

Photograph of several uniformed soldiers standing on a slightly-raised platform amid a large crowd of audience members during a visit to the Kingsbury plant. One of the soldiers, possibly S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, is speaking at a microphone and the other soldiers are standing in a line to the left, tentatively identified as T/5th Lars Larson (right, directly behind Alexis), a soldier who is bending down and has his back turned, Pfc. Harry Gaby (center), and Capt. Gordon Sympson (far left). Additional audience members are watching from an open doorway in the background, below an American flag.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Staff Sergeant Alexis Speaking to Kingsbury Audience]

Photograph of a uniformed soldier, tentatively identified as S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, standing at the left side of the image and addressing a large audience of employees standing in a group at the Kingsbury plant. They appear to be in factory area and various equipment is visible behind and among the audience members.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Three WWII Soldiers]

Full-length portrait of three men wearing light-colored Army uniforms, including garrison caps, standing with their arms around one another in front of a backdrop decorated with painted vines and curtains. The soldier in the center may be Harry Gaby.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Harry Gaby]

Photograph of Harry Gaby, visible from the waist up and seated facing slightly to the left, looking toward the camera. He is wearing a military uniform, including a garrison cap, a light-colored shirt and necktie, and a darker jacket with pins on the lapel and a triangular, 3rd Armored Division patch on the left sleeve.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Buser to Harry Gaby - December 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from William Buser to Harry Gaby - December 8, 1944]

Letter from Reliance Foundry Co. president William Buser to Pfc. Harry Gaby discussing a transcript from a radio broadcast and meeting Gaby the week before.
Date: December 8, 1944
Creator: Buser, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of WCKY Radio Show on Saturday, December 2, 1944] (open access)

[Transcript of WCKY Radio Show on Saturday, December 2, 1944]

Transcript from a radio show done in Cincinnati, Ohio with visiting soldiers discussing their experiences in the war and the need for ammunition production.
Date: December 1944
Creator: WCKY (Radio Station : Cincinnati, Ohio)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Soldiers on Boulder]

Photograph of four men wearing light-colored army uniforms posing on top of a large boulder. One man is seated in the front and the other three are standing behind him. Other rocks and mountain terrain are visible on either side.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Three Soldiers #1]

Photograph of three men wearing military uniforms, including dark-colored jackets and garrison caps, posing in a group. Two men are seated in the front and a third is leaning between them, with his arms around the other two. The soldier at left, tentatively identified as Harry Gaby, is holding the hand of the person behind and has a patch for the 3rd Armored Division on his left sleeve, along with a private's insignia.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Names on Letterhead] (open access)

[Handwritten Names on Letterhead]

Handwritten text -- "Edgar Bergen and Charlie" -- in the center of a page printed in red ink, with the word "Memo" at the top and a partial illustration of a pencil writing. Printed text at the bottom of the sheet says: "We are in constant touch with Hotel Frederick, Huntington, W. Va.; New Capitol Hotel, Frankfort, Ky.; Hotel Hurth, Portsmouth, Ohio; Hotel Secor, Toledo, Ohio; Hotel Anthonly Wayne, Hamilton Ohio and will be glad to make room reservation for you. Advise Room Clerk. The Daniel Boone.
Date: January 14, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Novelty Pearl Harbor Underwear]

White fabric shaped to look like miniature underpants edged with beige lace, printed with the text: "Greetings from San Francisco, Calif. Don't get caught with your pants down. Remember Pearl Harbor."
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Three Soldiers #2]

Photograph of three men wearing military uniforms, including dark-colored jackets and garrison caps, posing in a group. Two men are seated in the front and a third is leaning between them, with his arms around the other two. The soldier at left, tentatively identified as Harry Gaby, is holding the hand of the person behind and has a patch for the 3rd Armored Division on his left sleeve, along with a private's insignia.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Army Services Medal Certification for Pfc. H. T. Gaby] (open access)

[Army Services Medal Certification for Pfc. H. T. Gaby]

Card issued from a U.S. Army station in Florida certifying that Pfc. Harry T. Gaby is entitled to wear 3 awards earned in the EAME (European–African–Middle Eastern) Theater for good conduct, the bronze star medal, and two foreign service bars.
Date: unknown
Creator: Van de Car, H. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History