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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 18, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 18, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 18, 1943. He discusses the heat, the movies he has seen, and going to the beach to swim.
Date: August 18, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the 7th Army]

Photograph of the 7th Army, North of Salernes, France. Tanks are carrying members of the 45th infantry division driving the German Army out of the area.
Date: August 18, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Cucumber Field]

Photograph of men at work in a cucumber field. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Pickle Patch", followed by a list of names.
Date: August 18, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James F. O'Connor, August 18, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James F. O'Connor, August 18, 1974

Interview with James F. O'Connor, a Navy WWII veteran from New Albany, Indiana, who was present aboard the USS San Francisco during the attack on Pearl Harbor. O'Connor discusses joining the Navy, assignment to the San Francisco, work on the ship, crew organization, undergoing maintenance in Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack, the day before, the bombing, and the following night.
Date: August 18, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & O'Connor, James F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Flight Diary of Donald Fleming, 781st Bomb Sqadron, 465th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Scan of the flight diary kept by Donald Fleming, a B-24 navigator in WWII from Kansas, documenting the missions he flew in the European Theater from February to August, 1944.
Date: August 18, 2003
Creator: Fleming, Donald
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing her trip from Jacksonville to Dallas. Written on Hotel Texas (Fort Worth) stationary.
Date: 1943-08-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a new pen, flying, dinner, and catching an airliner. Written on American Airlines stationary.
Date: 1944-08-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 18, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his chat with the Major, Captain, and Lieutenant, discussing Texas geography and golf.
Date: August 18, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 18, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including playing golf, updates from her friends on their partners' locations in the war, and a water line breaking in front of the house.
Date: August 18, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History