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The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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National WASP WWII Museum
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Private Collection of T. B. Willis
12
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
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Kafka Collection
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Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
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Dan J. Melli Collection
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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
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Newsmap
5
Prince Collection
5
Julien D. Saks Collection
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Donald Coombes Historical Collection
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William Jenkins Collection
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Catherine Parker Collection
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AWVS Official Monthly Progress Report: Austin Unit, April 1944
Monthly progress report filled out by the Austin chapter of the the American Women's Voluntary Services discussing their news and activities.
Date:
1944-05~
Creator:
American Women's Voluntary Services, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group Photo of Soldiers and Wives]
Photograph of three married couples posing together in front of a car. They are, from left to right, Elsie Hacker, Walter Hacker, Bill Bowling, Zella Bowling, Ralph Jannelli, and Anna Jannelli. A building is visible in the background.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jeep at Lake Abilene]
Photograph of a group of soldiers Boyd, Kelly, and Doughty on a Jeep that was stuck in the mud at Lake Abilene in Texas.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man on Jeep in Camp Berkeley]
Photograph of a man in a mechanic uniform standing with one foot in the cab of a Jeep. The picture was taken in Camp Berkeley, Texas.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 242nd week of the war, 124th week of U.S. participation
Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Western Europe, USSR, Italy, Southwest Pacific, Central Pacific, Southeast Asia, China. Map: Southwest Pacific showing areas of action. Includes photographs: Various sizes of bombs; German self-propelled gun with an American tank and a Nazi armored personnel carrier in the background; Capsized liberty ship in Naples harbor; View of Sabang Harbour before being taken by Japanese; Allied planes carry out some of the heaviest bombing operations at Hollandia airfield. Back: Memorandum for the Armed Forces. Subject: Home front production. Includes photographs: Guns; Shells; Vehicles; Planes; Ships. Text includes 4 point memorandum and descriptions of photographs.
Date:
May 1, 1944
Creator:
[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Photograph of Harold Wells and Amos Pierce in Encampment]
Photograph of Harold K. Wells (left) and Amos E. Pierce (right) posed standing in the encampment area, showing two plywood huts in the background.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Marvin Bertelson]
Photograph of Marvin Bertelson, a private in Company C, 493rd ARmored Field Artillery Battalion, taken in May of 1944.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Prickly-Pear Cactus at Camp Barkeley]
Photograph of a patch of prickly pear cactus at Camp Barkeley. The plants are bearing fruit.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Soldier in Jungle]
Photograph of a soldier in uniform standing in the jungle. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Cpl. Mauer in New Guinea jungle."
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Soldier Washing Clothes]
Photograph of a soldier crouching on the bank of a river washing clothes. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Wash day in New Guinea."
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Soldier Washing Clothes]
Photograph of a soldier squatting on the bank of a river washing clothes. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Sgt. Asthalter washing clothes in New Guinea."
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Hopkinsville, Kentucky Methodist Church]
Postcard of a Methodist church in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten says "Dear Helen: I got your card, was glad to hear from you. We are both fine. It's awful hot down here. This church is 18 blocks from our house. I haven't even been in it. But the one across its street I has been in. Give our best to all, write soon."
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Philadelphia City Hall]
Postcard of Philadelphia city hall at night, with the tower illuminated by spotlights. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten says "Hello Hellen. Just a few lines to let you know I am here in the city. Trying to be a city girl. But I don't know how I'm going to make out. Ha ha. I am having a very nice time. With love."
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier By a Creek]
Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing by a creek in a New Guinea jungle.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier Standing on Tank]
Photograph of Stanley Banaszak standing on top of a tank on Bond Drive at Camp Barkeley. There are other people on the tank, and more stand around it. Buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers in Front of Hutments]
Photograph of Walter Litwinski and Charles Kozak standing in front of a hutment at a camp.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Men in Jeep at Camp Barkeley]
Photograph of three men in a Jeep driving down a dirt road at Camp Barkeley. The men are identified as Henry Oaks, Robert Kampling, and McDonald, three members of the 66th Armored Infantry Battalion.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Trucks at Camp Barkeley, Texas]
Photograph of a row of trucks at Camp Barkeley, Texas.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Men Wearing Uniforms]
Photograph of Elimer and Parker, two men wearing uniforms posing in front of a single-story building with their arms resting on the window sill; the man on the right is wearing dark glasses and has a cigarette in his hand and behind him the door to the building is open.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 3, 1944]
Letter from Women Air Service pilot Cornelia Yerkes written on Delta Air Line stationary, discussing recent work.
Date:
May 3, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, May 3, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her father Fred discussing ferrying P-47s and P-51s. The card features an image of four US Army Air Forces P-47Ds flying in formation.
Date:
May 3, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cleaners Receipts]
Receipt from Roy Rasco: Cleaners-Hatters-Dryer the handling of a pair pants and two blouses owned by WASP, Catherine Parker.
Date:
May 4, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jack Vaughan in Honolulu]
Photograph of Jack Vaughan in his military uniform, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Date:
May 4, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of 12th Armored Division Headquarters at Camp Barkeley]
Photograph of the headquarters building of the 12th Armored Division at Camp Barkeley, Texas. A raised insignia of the 12th Armored Division constructed out of rocks is visible in front of the building.
Date:
May 4, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History