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Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
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Chester W. Nimitz Personal Letters, 1893-1911
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Carol Weaverling Collection
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Oral History Interview with Jerell E. Crow, August 24, 2002
Interview with Jerell E. Crow. He entered the Coast Guard in 1940 and trained in Florida and New York City. He served aboard a Landing Ship, Tank (LST) when those ships were first introduced. He traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Neville Island Shipyard operated by the Dravo Corporation as part of a crew that brought an LST down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. From there, the crew practiced operations at Biloxi, Mississippi. Eventually, Crow travelled to San Diego aboard the LST through the Panama Canal. From there, he went to Guadalcanal and unloaded tanks. Eventually, his ship was hit at Saipan and he was wounded. He also served aboard an LST during the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Afterwards, Crow's LST was present in Tokyo Bay for the surrender. He visited Hiroshima while on occupation duty after the atomic bomb was dropped. Eventually, his LST made its way back to San Francisco where he was discharged.
Date:
August 24, 2002
Creator:
Rabalais, Larry & Crow, Jerell E.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ed Carseth, August 6, 2003
Interview with Ed Carseth, a pilot during World War II. He discusses an early interest in aviation and earned his pilot's license through the Civilian Pilot Training program. He spent a year as an instructor before joining the Air Transport Command. Through 1944 he delivered aircraft to Australia before being assigned to Myitkyina, Burma. He speaks of living conditions at Myitkyina. He flew materials over the Himalaya Mountains (the Hump) from Burma to Kunming, China. Carseth relates anectdotes about General Claire Chennault, Lord Louis Mountbatten, and a squadron mate who kept a baboon.
Date:
August 6, 2003
Creator:
Metzler, Ed & Carseth, Ed
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 19, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a visit with a friend name Sally and a trip planned for Gonzales with Baby and John, a suggestion about an address book to track the information that she gives him, and an update that Jessie got a job in San Antonio.
Date:
August 19, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 22, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including plans to get a perm, the weather, and updates on family members.
Date:
August 22, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 23, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including visits with various people, a speech by Pinky Brown at the Kiwanis Club, and the reported news about the war.
Date:
August 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 27, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, the impressiveness of Catherine's golf scores, boiling water due to the city's inaction on fixing the pipes, and the squadron being able to keep up with news in the United States via their radio.
Date:
August 27, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 26, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, his enjoyment of the fixed up watch she sent him, and celebrating Jessie's new job in San Antonio.
Date:
August 26, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 24, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, spending the night with Walter, seeing a biographical movie about Mark Twain, and hemming his shorts.
Date:
August 24, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 22, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing taking a test with Williams, responding to the contents of Catherine's last letter, and planning to write a letter to Dan.
Date:
August 22, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 23, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, including receiving a package of pear candy, and flying with a new soldier for the first time.
Date:
August 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 21, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing seeing the movie "Young Ideas," having a good supper, a new man joining their squadron, the mail service, and his joy at Clifford Smith returning home.
Date:
August 21, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 19, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, his appreciation for the work that Catherine is doing on the kitchen, his sadness at Forrest Foch's death, and being behind on his letter writing.
Date:
August 19, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 17, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing writing a letter to Pat, going to a museum and hearing a lecture about island living, and his gaining weight.
Date:
August 17, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 16, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing one of his crew's gunners getting sick, a little girl giving him the victory sign, and reading adventure books from the library.
Date:
August 16, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 15, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his plans to visit Corporal Langston, having a few beers in town with other men in his squadron, and buying a new fountain pen.
Date:
August 15, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 13, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing seeing a biographical film about Jack London and his guilt over missing church.
Date:
August 13, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 12, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the time they went swimming with their dog, Teddy, his approval of Elaine coming to stay with Catherine, and President Roosevelt coming to their island.
Date:
August 12, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 11, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the items they have mailed each other, Joe's expectation that his squadron will move soon, and his trying and failing to contact Walter.
Date:
August 11, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 10, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the contents of the letters he received, including his excitement over the birthday present Catherine will mail him, his sorrow over Lorraine, Catherine's coworker, leaving, and his enjoyment of his letter from Tommy.
Date:
August 10, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 9, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing attending a lecture about the poll tax, ordering his ballot, and reading books from the library in lieu of playing cards with other members of his squadron.
Date:
August 9, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 7, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing a trip his squadron made into town, including breakfast at a small cafe, going swimming, buying jars of cheese spread, and playing cards upon their return to the barracks.
Date:
August 7, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History