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[Clipping photocopy: Announcement Gives Promise and Future of Avenger Field]
Newspaper clipping of two articles from the Nolan County News. Both articles discuss the prospect of new housing for pilots in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
August 12, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Newsmap. Monday, August 30, 1943 : week of August 19 to August 26, 207th week of the war, 89th week of U.S. participation
Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Italy, Russia, Kiska, Berlin, Conference, Burma, China, New Guinea, New Georgia. Maps show Russian front -- Southern Italy. Includes photographs: Kiska, Sicily. Back: Weapons of the German Infantry Division. 17 weapons are identified and described, including the size, maximum range, and number found in various German Army units. Each weapon is keyed by number to a battle illustration.
Date:
August 30, 1943
Creator:
[United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dog transportation.
A manual describing the use of sled dogs as a means of military transportation in Arctic regions.
Date:
August 19, 1943
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Soldiers at Camp Campbell]
Photograph of Bob Sanderson and Ki Witek, who poses with a gun, in a field at Camp Campbell.
Date:
August 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nathan Levine Standing by Tents]
Photograph of Nathan Levine wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap. He is standing in front of a tent with his arms behind his back. Shadowy cots are visible within the tent.
Date:
August 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 14, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 14, 1943. He discusses going to a party, and says he made a crystal radio, but still asks them to send one from home as he thinks it will work better.
Date:
August 14, 1943
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]
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
[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
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 5, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 5, 1943. He asks them to send him supplies to build a crystal radio set, and briefly mentions going swimming.
Date:
August 1, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 26, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 26, 1943. He thanks them for the clothes and roll of film they sent him, asks for more film if they can manage, and tells them about a show he saw.
Date:
August 26, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 20, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 20, 1943. He included some pictures of the town in North Africa where he was stationed, and apologizes for not being in any of them himself.
Date:
August 20, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., August 14, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis Sr. on August 14, 1943. He tells his father to sell most of Willis' rifles if he can get a good price for them.
Date:
August 14, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 23, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 23, 1943. He talks about the shows and movies he has seen.
Date:
August 23, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 7, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 7, 1943. He confirms that he has received the camera and rolls of film they sent to him, and asks again for a crystal radio set and cookies.
Date:
August 7, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 20, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 20, 1943. He tells them about a musician he's going to go see, and mentions that the Arab and French men are eating a new kind of fruit.
Date:
August 20, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 9, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 9, 1943. He has received a package of V mail paper and a couple magazines, and he asks for more rolls of film. He also talks about race horses.
Date:
August 9, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 19, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 19, 1943. He asks them to tell him if anything bad happens to them without delay, due to his friend Harmon's family informing him that one of them needed an operation only after it was done.
Date:
August 19, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide
Textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide" or "Instrument Flying: Ground Trainer" or Technical Order No. 30-100C-1, created August 1, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date:
August 1, 1943
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Defense Plant Corporation to Charles A. Prince, August 21, 1943]
Letter from Defense Plant Corporation to Charles A. Prince discussing the Bill of Sale, Plancor 937.
Date:
August 21, 1943
Creator:
Defense Plant Corporation
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. Harris to Charles A. Prince, August 28, 1943]
Letter from P. Harris to Charles A. Prince discussing the completion of Bills of Sale for the Defense Plant Corporation.
Date:
August 28, 1943
Creator:
Harris, P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Prince to Governor Dan Moody, August 23, 1943]
Letter from Charles A. Prince to Governor Dan Moody discussing an alleged Bill of Sale from the "Dallas Agency."
Date:
August 23, 1943
Creator:
Prince, Charles A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - August 1, 1943]
Letter written on "Recreation Hall" letterhead from Camp Wolters by Harold Langrill to his wife, telling her how happy he is that they have now been married two years. Then hedescribes the night training exercises that they have just done and all of the activities the next day. He also talks about finances, a letter of reference, and asks her to send a photograph of herself.
Date:
August 1, 1943
Creator:
Langrill, Harold
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Weather Air Masses and Fronts Worksheet]
Flight school worksheet covering weather fronts and air masses, with answers handwritten in pencil by Solange D'Hooghe.
Date:
August 3, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Thomas J. Johnson, August 30, 1943]
Memo from Thomas J. Johnson explaining the Executive for WASP organization along with information for Squadrons, Squadron leaders and executives.
Date:
August 30, 1943
Creator:
Johnson, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History