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[54th Day Room]
Photograph of airmen in the Waco Army Air Field relaxing on the grass near several buildings. Most lay on towels together, wearing trousers. A note is written on the back of the photograph.
Date:
April 3, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blood Donors at Waco Army Air Field]
Photograph of a large group of men posing together outside of a Red Cross blood donation site at the Waco Army Airfield. Handwriting on the back of the photograph notes that only 30 of the men pictured could give blood. Mr. V. J. Jacox, Red Cross Field Director, poses in the center.
Date:
April 4, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clara Willis Reading a Letter]
Photograph of Clara Evans Willis standing on the porch of her home, reading a letter from John Todd Willis, Jr.
Date:
August 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dave Koenig on Second Story of Barrack]
Photograph of Dave Koenig posing for a picture on the second story of his barrack at the Waco Army Airfield. He poses shirtless on the railing of a second story balcony, looking down at the photographer.
Date:
April 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dave Koenig Posing Outside of Barracks]
Photograph of Dave Koenig, identified as "Dave Koenig (Pin Up Boy)," posing outside of barracks at the Waco Army Air Field. He poses shirtless on a sidewalk that runs along rows of identical, light-colored buildings.
Date:
April 15, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Presbyterian Church in Gainesville, Texas]
Postcard image of the First Presbyterian Church in Gainesville, Texas that is positioned from a side front view. The church is designed with early Gothic features such as pointed archways, and a large spire. Greenery is visible growing up the side of the front of the church. William A. Cann of St. Louis designed the church edifice.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Cann, William A.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 2, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about the continuous rain and work left to do.
Date:
February 2, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 6, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing progress in his camp's construction and Sharon's temper.
Date:
February 6, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 12, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing her using the name "Catherine Smith" instead of "Mrs. Merrill Smith" and life in his deployment.
Date:
February 12, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 16, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about carving and the climate.
Date:
February 16, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 13, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that he is no longer in Fiji and is now on a different island that he cannot disclose.
Date:
January 13, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 17, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife updating her on the weather and life on deployment.
Date:
January 17, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 21, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing the completion of the showers in his area and that he is still working hard in the camp's construction.
Date:
January 21, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 27, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about life on his deployment and the beach.
Date:
January 27, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - June 13, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about a photograph that his mother sent him and his cold.
Date:
June 13, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - March 11, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing the photograph of Sharon, the poem, and letter he received from her recently.
Date:
March 11, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - March 13, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing a letter he received from Betty, her enjoyment of married life, and his continual labor in constructing the camp.
Date:
March 13, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - May 20, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his mother's bonds in Lockhart.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James M. Kendrick to Clara Willis, July 18, 1944]
Letter from James M. Kendrick to Clara Willis on July 18, 1944, asking after her health. He suggests car rides as a means of convalescence, going on to say that he believes he's outgrown them and he hasn't been sick in a while. He goes on to describe the rain and the effect it's had on his tent and the ground where he's stationed. He asks after Clara's son Todd, imagining him in Rome sight-seeing. He tells his aunt to get his mother to settle down, and asks after the rest of the family.
Date:
July 18, 1944
Creator:
Kendrick, James M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, May 7, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, on May 7, 1944. He tells her to get the very best care during and after her operation, and to ask his father to write him every day to tell him how his mother is.
Date:
May 7, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, May 31, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, on May 31, 1944. He entreats her to get well and be careful while recovering from her operation, and thanks her for some boxes of food she sent to him. He tells her his company has moved into tents, with six men to a tent, which he finds to be a relief from living in a room with thirty other men.
Date:
May 31, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., in 1944, apologizing for not writing more. He tells them he's going to the Rest Camp in a few days, so they won't hear from him for a while. He also says that it's been raining a bit, but he doesn't mind since his tent doesn't leak at all.
Date:
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 1, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 1, 1944. He recently ran in to some people he was connected to from home while spending time at the Red Cross with Wilbur Crawford.
Date:
April 1, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History