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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 8, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on August 8, 1944. He's glad to hear that Wilbur Crawford is home and wishes he could be home himself. He says that it's hot where he is, but not like in Waco. Willis goes on to say that he went to the show the night before, but it wasn't a good one, so he left. He asks his parents to send him a picture of them and the house, as well as a box of cold tablets if they can manage it.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 8, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 8, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 8, 1943. He confirms that he has received some of their letters, one including a picture, and offers his condolences upon the deaths of an uncle and a friend. He also says that he cannot print the pictures he has taken due to lack of printing paper.
Date: August 8, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Richard E. Cole, August 8, 2000

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Richard E. Cole describing personal experiences about being Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot during the Tokyo Raid on April 8, 1942, pre-war education, flight training, volunteering for a secret mission and meeting Colonel Doolittle, being assigned as Doolittle's co-pilot, mission training, various B-25 missions against Japanese targets in China and Burma, flying supplies over "The Hump." transferring to the states and volunteering for service in Burma with the 1st Air Commandos to support Wingate's Chindits and Merrill's Marauders, and reunions of Doolittle's Raiders the following war.
Date: August 8, 2001
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Cole, Richard E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Louis Kaczmarik at Camp Hulen]

Photograph of Louis Kaczmarik sitting on the lawn and smoking a cigarette at Camp Hulen.
Date: August 8, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advance Instruments Exam] (open access)

[Advance Instruments Exam]

Test questions on the advanced use of flight instruments with answers filled in in pencil by Catherine Parker.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, August 8, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, August 8, 1992]

Letter from Mary Regalbuto Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing the details of the WASP 50th Anniversary Conference such as the event venue, date and dress attire.
Date: August 8, 1992
Creator: Jones, Mary
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 8, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing a slow day spent sewing his 7th Air Corps patches onto his shirts, getting paid, opting out of playing poker with other men in his squadron, and the poor mail service.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Prendergast on K.P.]

Photograph of Private Joseph Prendergast on K.P. on his first Sunday in the Army, at Camp Lee, Virginia.
Date: August 8, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. L. Roberson to Herman Fuchs, August 8, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from H. L. Roberson to Herman Fuchs, August 8, 1986]

Letter from H. L. Roberson to Herman Fuchs enclosing a copy of a letter from Don Smith (not included) and discussing some recent flying and Fuchs' time as a WASP instructor.
Date: August 8, 1986
Creator: Roberson, H. L. (Button)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 8, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including painting the kitchen, the weather, her plans to ask for a raise, and reading "Leave Her to Heaven."
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History