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[Catherine Parker Pilot School Fee Statement] (open access)

[Catherine Parker Pilot School Fee Statement]

Statement of monthly base fees owed by Catherine Parker with an ink stamp marking them as paid.
Date: November 30, 1944
Creator: 3024th Army Air Force Base Unit
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cornelia Yerkes pursuit training certificate] (open access)

[Cornelia Yerkes pursuit training certificate]

Certificate of completion for Cornelia Yerkes, certifying that she completed training to fly the P-40, P-47, P-39, and P-51. An envelope is included.
Date: April 30, 1944
Creator: Broome, Bennie O.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli and Nathan Levine Standing by the 82nd Medical Battalion Headquarters]

Photograph of Dan Melli and Nathan Levine standing on either side of a sign for the 82nd Medical Battalion's headquarters. They are wearing dress uniforms and garrison caps. A building with multiple pairs of windows and a metal chimney passes behind them.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli Standing Beside a Jeep]

Photograph of the Dan Melli wearing a U.S. Army dress uniform while standing beside an army jeep. The jeep is parked beside the 82nd Medical Battalion's headquarters, which is a lightly colored wooden building with a single visible window.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Employee Earnings and Deductions Statement for Eleanor Brown from 44-06-30] (open access)

Employee Earnings and Deductions Statement for Eleanor Brown from 44-06-30]

Employee's statement of earnings and deductions from the Air Force War Department for WASP member, Eleanor McLernon.
Date: June 30, 1944
Creator: War Department (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Employee's Statement of Earnings for Eleanor M. McLernon from 44-04-30] (open access)

[Employee's Statement of Earnings for Eleanor M. McLernon from 44-04-30]

Employee's statement of earnings from the Air Force war department for WASP, Eleanor McLernon.
Date: April 30, 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell earnings statement] (open access)

[Gayle Snell earnings statement]

Statement of earnings and deduction for WASP Gayle Snell for the pay period ending November 30, 1944.
Date: November 30, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 30, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a dance she attended at Honey's, upcoming busyness at work, sewing a new suit, and the weather.
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 30, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including busyness at work and playing cards with May and one of her brothers. Catherine also chastises Joe for not having written her, and encourages him to send her a cable.
Date: December 30, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 30, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the mail she has sent and received, a trip to Gonzales with Maggie Lee Blackman and Joyce to see Emma, her application for new tires, Mammy's new furniture, and her enjoyment of his recent letters.
Date: June 30, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 30, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including car troubles, the weather, Mr. Figart's sons' enlisting, and her hopes for their future after the war.
Date: October 30, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 30, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying to Atlanta, trying to call her ex-husband, a party, flying to Dallas, problems with her radio, grounded airliners, and Dutch student pilots at Jackson Army Air Field. Written on Delta Air Lines stationary.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. L. Werner to Mickey McLernon, March 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. L. Werner to Mickey McLernon, March 30, 1944]

Letter from D. L. Werner to Mickey McLernon discussing her appointment to the WASP, his flight training, the weather, and how busy he is.
Date: March 30, 1944
Creator: Werner, D. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 30, 1944]

Letter to Cecile from her father discussing his concern about investment related decisions she made and offers advice. He writes about conflict between Russia and Germany in the war.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 30, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing going to school early in the morning, the mail service, and sending her the addresses of his crewmates wives.
Date: July 30, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 30, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing getting paid, sending her $27.10 from his check, washing his clothes, and seeing the movie "Above Suspicion."
Date: June 30, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - May 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - May 30, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing drinking beer with Williams, Holquin, and Graves at the Snake Ranch, mailing Catherine his watch to be fixed, and getting along well with the other men in his squadron.
Date: May 30, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 30, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the Christmas packages he received, gambling with the other soldiers, buying a $10 war bond, and seeing 14 enemy planes shot down.
Date: November 30, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 30, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his appreciation of the photo she sent, the good breakfast he had, and looking for a letter from Pat.
Date: October 30, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 30, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his being gone for 4 months and getting a letter from A.C. with an invitation to play golf.
Date: September 30, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 30, 1944. He thanks them for boxes of food they sent him, and commends his outfit's EM Club, which he went to with his friend Wilbur Crawford recently. He mentions that it's getting warmer where he's stationed, and asks his parents to hold on to the catalogs he's been sending them.
Date: April 30, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 30, 1944. He summarizes a few letters he's received from friends, asks after what his parents have decided about selling their house, and mentions a camping trip he and Wilbur Crawford are planning to go on after the war is over.
Date: April 30, 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 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 30, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on August 30, 1944. Willis mentions that the mail is getting through again, and regrets hearing that Waco has been so hot recently. He recalls that dove season opens on September 1st, and he wishes he could go. He also mentions that he's talked to a friend who recently got married, and Willis doesn't think his friend was in the right position to get married. He's gone swimming a lot recently, and he hasn't gotten to see Robert, Jr. yet.
Date: August 30, 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 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 30, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 30, 1944. A man from the Red Cross brought the soldiers donuts, and Willis says Wilbur Crawford may be down to see him soon.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History