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[Flyer: WASP Reunion, October 2004]
Flyer for the 2004 WASP Reunion in Williamsburg, Virginia including information on travel, lodging, and registration. The flyer also includes a schedule of events and details about the tour of Jamestown and the Yorktown Battlefield.
Date:
2004~
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Activity Registration Form]
Photocopy of Eleanor Brown's completed activity registration form for the 2004 WASP reunion.
Date:
2004~
Creator:
Armed Forces Reunions, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP News Report
Report prepared by Lucile Wise for the WASP board meeting discussing recent changes made to the organization's newsletter.
Date:
April 2, 2005
Creator:
Wise, Lucile
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Small Handwritten Note Regarding Jerry]
Small handwritten note on notebook paper that says "8mm, Jerry 1st Birth on Lewis St. 1948 in Stanton(?) Va. Also Yates Family, Also Grandad Snapp, Jerry 2nd Birth on Farm IS REAL funny - run slow motion & see Jerry blow out candles? Va. Beach - Martha Sve(?) & boys 1950, Jerry's (?)th birth, Eddie - Terry and Lawhorn girl."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Donor Pamphlet for the Minerva Center]
A pamphlet asking for donations to the Minerva Center, with text on both sides about the publications from the Minerva Center. The Minerva Center provides information and inspiration for those who care about women in the uniformed services and civilian women in defense services.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New memorial to honor all military women]
Newspaper clippings of an article about plans for a memorial to honor Women in Military Service for America in Arlington, Virginia. There are other articles on the back of the clippings.
Date:
June 21, 1995
Creator:
Pisano, Marina
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Monument to women in service dedicated]
Newspaper clipping of an article about plans for a memorial honoring women who served in the U.S. military, including the meaning of the monument to veterans and family members of veterans, like Ann Freeman, Frieda Hardin, and Dahrie Christiansen. On the back of the clipping is part of an advertisement for supporting local small businesses.
Date:
[1993..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Military women remember past, celebrate the future]
Newspaper clipping of the first part of an article about military servicewomen being honored with a memorial at the Arlington National Cemetary. The article includes a photograph of Welda Smith, Karen Vaught, Sue Wright, and Dori Johnson at the memorial dedication. On the back of the clipping, there is part of an article with a photo of a woman in a floral dress.
Date:
1997
Creator:
Pisano, Marina
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pay tribute to those who served]
Newspaper clipping of part of an article about women who served in WWII being honored for their service. The article includes a photograph of women in large coats standing behind a large, flat monument stone. There are local television listings on the back of the clipping.
Date:
October 21, 1997
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Remembrance Ceremony]
Program for a ceremony at the Arlington U.S. Air Force Memorial in remembrance of fallen Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
2010
Creator:
Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Marvel Rowland]
Photograph of Marvel Rowland posing in dress uniform at Fort Myers, Virginia.
Date:
March 6, 1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Jim Nixon]
Photograph of Jim Nixon in uniform, in Richmond, Virginia. A tree is visible behind him.
Date:
July 24, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Jim Nixon]
Photograph of Jim Nixon posing in uniform.
Date:
July 24, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clara Evans Willis to John C. Lattimore, January 6, 1943]
Letter from Clara Willis to John C. Lattimore on January 6, 1943, lamenting the entrance of Lattimore and Clara Willis's son Todd into the army, and their subsequent departure from Waco. She goes on to mention the weather in Grand Rapids, where Lattimore is stationed, and discusses the weather in Waco. She mentions that her son is on leave in Richmond, Virginia, and expresses her pride in Lattimore's entrance into the army.
Date:
January 3, 1943
Creator:
Willis, Clara Evans
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 14, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on January 14, 1943. He mentions a friend who has gone AWOL, and who will lose his citizenship if he doesn't turn up in 2 days. He also details the war bonds he's taken out and how much money he's going to send home to put in the bank.
Date:
January 14, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women in Military Service Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.]
Certificate for Helen W. Snapp and photograph of Arlington National Cemetery within a blue certificate folder adorned with gold ink that details the Arlington National Cemetery and reads "Women in Military Service Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C." The certificate is for Helen W. Snapp from the Women in Military Service for America and Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C. to commemorate Snapp's service. She received an American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal for her service as a part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots from February 1942 to December 1944.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Rotbart, Annabelle R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Scrap]
Scrap of an envelope. Printed on it is "K. G. Friedkin, 10 Mass. ave, rt #2, Franklin Park, Falls Church, Virginia."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with E. B. Potter, October 8, 1994
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with E. B. "Ned" Potter, Navy WWII veteran from Norfolk, Virginia, who served in the intelligence section of the 14th Naval District. Potter discusses his education, teaching, commissioning into the Navy and training in communications, assignment to Oahu, codes and ciphers, interception, President Roosevelt's visit, WAVES, and leaving active duty at the end of the war and becoming a history professor. In appendix is a letter from Potter to Marcello with revisions to the interview.
Date:
October 8, 1994
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Potter, E. B. (Ned)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles M. Lagow, October 11, 2000
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Charles M. Lagow, a Army WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Lagow discusses his family history, attending Texas A&M, joining the CCC, the lead up to war, activation and training with the 352nd Engineer Battalion, deployment to Khorramshahr, Iran, building roads, delivering supplies to the Soviets, crash landing in a B-17 in Palestine, returning to the States and transfer to the 1346th Eng. Bat., deployment to Okinawa, occupation duty and Japanese holdouts, thoughts on Hideki Tojo, attitudes towards the Japanese, shell shock and mental breakdowns, the atomic bomb, and life after the war.
Date:
October 11, 2000
Creator:
Ripley, Christopher & Lagow, Charles Marshall
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Kenneth Poff, August 10, 1997
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Kenneth Poff, a Army WWII veteran from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, who served with the 1913th Engineer Aviation Battalion. Poff discusses his early life, being drafted and training, shipping out to Townsville, Australia, and landing on New Guinea, fighting attached to the 1st Marine Division for the Cape Gloucester and Hollandia campaigns, constructing and maintaining an airstrip, the Lingayan Gulf campaign in the Philippines, the atomic bomb and VJ-Day, and returning home.
Date:
August 10, 1997
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Poff, Kenneth
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Photo Memories of a Seabee Battalion
Book compiled by the 136th Naval Construction "Seabee" Battalion documenting the history of the group from boot camp in Virginia to various military installations across the U.S. and more permanent postings in Guam and Japan during World War II. There are photographs of various persons and evens as well as an epistolary narrative and lists of names by company at the end of the text.
Date:
1945
Creator:
United States. Naval Construction Battalion, 136th.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blaylock and Atwell with a Jeep]
Photograph of men named Blaylock and Atwell as they lean against a jeep that is missing its grille while holding tools. Two other men can be seen sitting in the jeep. A truck, trees, and a long building are visible in the background.
Date:
September 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Greeters at the Dock]
Photograph of a crowd waiting to welcome back troops on the docks at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History