[Portrait of Captain Gerald Lawrence Schetky]

Portrait of Captain Gerald Lawrence Schetky. Schetky was commander of the U.S.S. Texas from August 7, 1945 to July 26, 1966.
Date: [1945-08-17..1966-07-26]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
East Sweden Tidings, Volume 1, Number 9, August, 1945 (open access)

East Sweden Tidings, Volume 1, Number 9, August, 1945

An issue of the "East Sweden Tidings", a monthly church newsletter, containing more local news than military updates and revealing that area ministers are making plans for a V-J Day but that plans are "(C)ensored for the present"; announcing the impending closing of Curtis Field and the Prisoners of War Camp; and making a metaphorical comparison of different types of souls to different types of soils.
Date: August 1945
Creator: Dewey, Anston T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Shoe Ration Letter from William A. Molster to Earl Yates, August 7, 1945] (open access)

[Shoe Ration Letter from William A. Molster to Earl Yates, August 7, 1945]

Letter from William A. Molster to Earl Yates discussing "Amendment 107 to Ration Order 17, which permits the selling on a ration-free basis of men's and women's lox priced shoes." The letter walks him through the application process, and contains the form needed to be filled out and sent to his district office.
Date: August 7, 1945
Creator: Molster, William A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History