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[Aeronautical Chart of Abilene]

Aeronautical chart with various pieces of aviation information for flight and descent over Abilene. A handwritten note at the bottom edge reads, "Revised 8-25-44 for contact practice, Inst. Board."
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Elite Nurses] (open access)

[Clipping: Elite Nurses]

Newspaper clipping showing a photo of Charlyne Creger (third from left) with other nurses and stating that they have been awarded an academic scholarship from the Houston Florist Telegraph Delivery association.
Date: August 25, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos on Top of an M4 Tank]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos on top of an M4 tank. The uniformed man is standing out of the turret hatch and is leaning on a hatch door. in the background, several trucks can be seen around a building on the lower left portion of the photo.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Firing a Carbine]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos kneeling on the ground and aiming a carbine to the right. He is wearing a soft cap and a U.S. Army uniform.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on an M5 Tank]

Photograph of Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on an M5 tank. Mauger sits on the hull of the vehicle while Giannopoulos stands up from within the driver's hatch. Giannopoulos leans an arm over the tank's gun while wearing a helmet and goggles.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Leaning on a Half-Track]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos leaning against the hood of a half-track. He wears a soft cap, glasses, and a U.S. Army uniform. It is parked over a piece of concrete labeled HQ-1.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Leaning on a Half-Track]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos leaning against the hood of a half-track. He wears a soft cap, glasses, and a U.S. Army uniform. It is parked over a piece of concrete labeled HQ-1. The reverse side of the photograph contains a note "to Kay" regarding Giannopoulos' displeasure at driving half-tracks.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Sitting on a Half-Track's Track]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos sitting on the track of a half-track. Giannopoulos is wearing a soft cap and a U.S. Army uniform. The vehicle has a bag hanging near its front and a square and star painted on its side.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Certificate for Gayle Ewing] (open access)

[WASP Training Certificate for Gayle Ewing]

Certificate from the Air Force showing that Gayle D. Ewing completed her Women Airforce Service Pilot training.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with T. A. Roth Jr., August 25, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with T. A. Roth Jr., August 25, 1974

Interview with Theodore Roth, Jr., U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Hull during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: August 25, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Roth, Theodore A., Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of 7th Army Soldiers]

Photograph of many soldiers crowding an open field. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "7th Army, south of Grenoble, France."
Date: August 25, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 25, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 25, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying P-51s, a hurricane and bad weather, and a friend's divorce. Written on Neil House (Columbus, Ohio) stationary.
Date: 1944-08-25?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 25, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her recent flying. The postcard features an image of a silver Douglas DC-3 with red trim in flight.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 25, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including breakfast with Mammy, car troubles, busyness at work, and Martha gifting her perfume.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 25, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing seeing a dentist to get his teeth checked, a friend visiting after being in a hospital, listening to Fleming's radio frequently, and plans to go flying that night.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wedding Portrait of Bill and Shirley Wesserling]

Wedding portrait of Bill and Shirley Wesserling. Bill was a member of the 56th Armored Infantry Battalion.
Date: August 25, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History