[Transcript of Letter from William N. Smith to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts Jr. - January 22, 1944] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William N. Smith to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts Jr. - January 22, 1944]

Handwritten letter from William Norman Smith to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts, dated January 22, 1944. He writes to thank Roberts for writing to him about the death of his son Norman Smith. He enquires about getting more details of his son’s injuries and the significance of the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts in the war.
Date: January 22, 1944
Creator: Smith, William N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William N. Smith to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts Jr. - January 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from William N. Smith to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts Jr. - January 22, 1944]

Handwritten letter from William Norman Smith to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts, dated January 22, 1944. He writes to thank Roberts for writing to him about the death of his son Norman Smith. He enquires about getting more details of his son’s injuries and the significance of the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts in the war.
Date: January 22, 1944
Creator: Smith, William N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, January 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, January 3, 1944]

Letter from Charles Stasny to his parents discussing life during the war. He mentions receiving a package from Dottie, his parents going into the cutlery business, the success of the garden, and requests they have some photo prints made for him.
Date: January 3, 1944
Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hasty Pudding Service Club Membership Card, January 1, 1944] (open access)

[Hasty Pudding Service Club Membership Card, January 1, 1944]

Membership card issued from the Hasty Pudding Service Club to Edgar Jones.
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: Hasty Pudding Service Club
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Battleship-Carrier Team]

Photograph of an aircraft carrier moving towards one of the Marshall Island bases on a task force mission. A U.S. Navy battleship is moving near the aircraft in order to guard the aircraft.
Date: January 28, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Power Plant]

Photograph of a new power plant setup for a transmitter at Lae, New Guinea. The setup is made up with a wooden canopy and is filled with barrels underneath it. Thick trees and bushes surround the area.
Date: January 14, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History