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[Monsieur and Madame Forrestre in a Garden]

Photograph of the elderly Monsieur and Madame Forrestre standing together in their garden on Rue Sauvage in Auffay, France. Monsieur Forrestre wears a flat cap, waistcoat, and pants while his wife wears a dark dress. Nathan Levine and Dan Melli billeted with the couple.
Date: November 19, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 19, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 19, 1944, detailing his day. Since it was Sunday he slept late, and he says he may go to church that night. He also says that he got a call from a Lieutenant who told him he could have an Eversharp Lifetime pen that Robert Evans, Jr. sent with him.
Date: November 19, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 19, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 19, 1944. His friend Wilbur Crawford now works at the hospital and gets Thursdays off, so Willis takes Thursday off as well. He looks forward to going swimming with Crawford, although it rains frequently. He wishes his mother well.
Date: May 19, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 19, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 19, 1944. He talks about his day in town where he saw a Red Cross show, and explains how he made himself a spring bed.
Date: January 19, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement from Miss Jacqueline Cochran on Accomplishments of WASP Program (open access)

Statement from Miss Jacqueline Cochran on Accomplishments of WASP Program

Press release from the War Department giving Jacqueline Cochran's assessment of the accomplishments of the Women Airforce Service Pilots as the director of the WASP program.
Date: December 19, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cash Purchases, December 19, 1944] (open access)

[Receipt of Cash Purchases, December 19, 1944]

Receipt for the cash purchase of several items, totaling at $11.05, signed at the bottom by Catherine Parker.
Date: December 19, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Teletypewriter switching and relay procedure. (open access)

Teletypewriter switching and relay procedure.

Describes Army procedures "for establishment, control, and termination of teletypewriter connections involving one more more manual switching centrals" as well as relaying sets of messages through reperforator centrals.
Date: September 19, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 249th week of the war, 131st week of U.S. participation

Front: Text highlights action on various war fronts: France ; Italy ; Pacific ; Eastern Front ; Balkans. Inset maps: The advance beyond Rome ; Europe ; The Normandy coast ; China. Photographs: American assault troops move ashore in northern France ; Canadians with bicycles disembark from an infantry landing craft. Back: Map of Germany and adjacent areas shows railroads, superhighways, rivers, and mountains.
Date: June 19, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 19, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, the crew not having named their plane yet, and telling Catherine that he doesn't care if she gains weight.
Date: June 19, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 19, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, plans for when he returns home, the weather, and finishing reading "The Good Earth."
Date: October 19, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 19, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing starting school the next morning, and his squadron enjoying their three day pass out of town, during which they shared a quart of rum with a man they met on the beach.
Date: July 19, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 19, 1944] (open access)

[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 Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, November 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, November 19, 1944]

Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, discussing his distaste for the army. Powell suggests that is it better to voluntarily enlist into the military rather than waiting to be drafted. Powell also discusses his discontent for the current political climate in Texas and the recent election.
Date: November 19, 1944
Creator: Powell, Beal S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Crab Orchard Lake, Marion, Illinois]

Postcard of a group of people standing on a dock and swimming nearby in Crab Orchard Lake at Marion, Illinois. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says, "Hello all. Will probably arrive Thursday- trip has been fine so far. Am stopping off to see Lt. Crews. He is still alive. Woodrow."
Date: June 19, 1944
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abilene, Texas Countryside]

Photograph of the countryside near Abilene, Texas, taken from a hill overlooking a valley with a road running through it and a hand-drawn "x" above the road. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Lt. Aten. Same picnic, taken from the top of one of the three mountains. You can see our car pictured just below the letter 'x.'"
Date: May 19, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Property turn-in slip for Gayle Snell] (open access)

[Property turn-in slip for Gayle Snell]

A form detailing items returned by Gayle Snell to her quartermaster the day before her deactivation as a WASP, including item quantity and condition.
Date: December 19, 1944
Creator: Haffan, R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 19, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the Nineteenth parade, a weekend with Mother, and requests that he write back to the other friends from home who have sent him letters.
Date: June 19, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 19, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a trip to Gonzales with Sue Merle to see Mother, breakfast with Mammy, plans to eat dinner with Nell and Thelma, and the death of Morris Dowell and Willie Appling.
Date: July 19, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 19, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her return from Gonzales, her hope for him to be stationed in Hawaii, and her quiet evening in with the pets.
Date: November 19, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 19, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including going out to the Kopper Kettle with Dan, plans for family dinner at Gladys and Weston's house, and their dog, Teddy, having rolled in a dead fish.
Date: September 19, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 19, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including receiving a letter from Cope, waxing the floors and doing other chores around the house, and plans to go home for the weekend.
Date: October 19, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 19, 1944] (open access)

[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 Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 19, 1944]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing construction going on in his area.
Date: January 19, 1944
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History