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Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts
Textbook titled "Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts" or Technical Order No. 08-15-1, created June 1, 1944 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces. This copy is marked for "Classroom use Only."
Date:
June 1, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 1, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing visiting Honolulu with Graves, appreciating the scenery of the island, and telling Catherine to tell their congregation that he is stationed on an island in the Pacific.
Date:
June 1, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 1, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 1, 1944. He went sightseeing with a friend, and declares the country in Italy to be the best looking country he has seen. He says everything is in bloom, and the grape vines and cherry trees are heavy with fruit.
Date:
June 1, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Edward F. Waszak]
Photograph of Edward F. Waszak, a member of the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion, taken at Camp Barkeley in June of 1944.
Date:
June 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Private Leo Gaines]
Photograph of Private Leo Gaines, from Springfield, Illinois, standing in front of a barracks building at Camp Hulen.
Date:
June 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Gayle Snell]
Photograph portrait of Women Airforce Service Pilot Gaye Snell, smiling in her flying cap and jacket. In the bottom write is an autograph reading: "Lots of luck[,] Gayle"
Date:
June 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Gayle Snell with Frame]
Portrait photograph of Gayle Snell in her flying gear, with a black frame.
Date:
June 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Photographs of Donald Coombes]
Two copy photographs of Donald Coombes knocking down his boxing opponent. A man in the background of the first photograph holds up a camera.
Date:
June 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 2, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including hearing from Rita who saw Joe in California, doing some yardwork, and that Lorraine is pregnant.
Date:
June 2, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 2, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing visiting Honolulu with Graves the day before, being grateful that he brought his shorts and cigarette lighter overseas, the cheapness of cigarettes, and requesting that Catherine send his friends' addresses.
Date:
June 2, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 2, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 2, 1944. He asks his mother to write him so he knows she is doing well, and mentions plans to go swimming the next day. He explains how he and the men who live with him refloored their tent and put up mosquito netting and a screen door.
Date:
June 2, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs)
United States customs form endorsed to clear Royal Air Force officer, Paul A. Hill, to depart from La Guardia Airport in New York, bound for Montreal, Canada.
Date:
June 3, 1944
Creator:
Hill, Paul A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 3, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including fun with Jessie during a trip to Gonzales, plans to do yard wo0rk, and Uncle Jim having a heart attack and subsequently planning to sell his store.
Date:
June 3, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 3, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing playing golf with other men in his squadron, plans to go to Waikiki beach, Williams shampooing him, and expecting to get his laundry done the next day.
Date:
June 3, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 4, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing receiving a mosquito net, seeing the movie "Cover Girl," news that Joe DiMaggio is playing baseball for the Seventh Air Corps, and his gratitude that their dog, Teddy, is at home to protect Catherine.
Date:
June 4, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Franklin Delano Roosevelt Portrait]
Photograph of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. On the back is a note; "Friend, I hope you enjoy the enclosed photo of my father, which was taken June 5, 1944 at the White House...it comes from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library. Jim Roosevelt."
Date:
June 5, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 5, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including some trouble in receiving mail, giving out Joe's address, and Walter Langston shipping out from San Antonio to San Francisco.
Date:
June 5, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 5, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the tan he has acquired, his gratitude for her safety and security at home, his squadron having to send their dog back to Tonopah, and expecting Bob Hope to come to perform soon.
Date:
June 5, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 247th week of the war, 129th week of U.S. participation
Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Italy, Western Europe, USSR, Pacific, Southeast Asia, China. Maps: Approach to Rome; northern New Guinea. Includes photographs: U.S. Navy plane on patrol duty; American jeep passes by a disabled German self-propelled 88mm. gun in the Spigno area; Ensign R. Black, Navy hellcat pilot of Brigham, Utah exits from his shattered plane. Back: Air commandos. Text and 8 photographs tell the story of air commandos in Asia.
Date:
June 5, 1944
Creator:
[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping photocopy: Would Halt Rise of Women Pilots]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping that includes an article about a report from the Civil Service Investigating Committee, advising the cutting of the WASP program. The grounds for this advice is to make way for excess male pilots in the Air Force. Other articles surround the article about cutting the WASP program, including some about politics and war. At the top of the photocopy, the page number of the article is handwritten.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Vitola and Another Soldier]
Photograph of John Vitola and another soldier standing together in front of the plywood wall of a quarters. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps. Vitola drapes his left arm over the other man's shoulder.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 6, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the excitement in town over the invasion of Normandy, the weather, and the town shunning Mr. Allen over a disagreement with one of the Benners over some gas.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying out of Kansas City, news about the invasion of Normandy, her friend Nancy Nesbitt, recent correspondence, flying P-51s at high altitude, books, physical examinations, and her friend Bobby's marriage. Typed on the back of official memo cards.
Date:
June 6, 1944, 1:00 p.m.
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting to pick up a P-40, visiting New York City, the Bell factory pilot lounge, and plans for future travel.
Date:
June 6, 1944, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History