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[Diary Entry: In the Philippines, January 18, 1945] (open access)

[Diary Entry: In the Philippines, January 18, 1945]

Diary entry by Edgar Jones about his experience onboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5). He discusses his first time on shore in the Philippines in order to get some film from aircraft guns developed and the things he saw along the way.
Date: January 18, 1945
Creator: Jones, Edgar, 1915-2009
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary Entry: This Is About a Man, January 30, 1945] (open access)

[Diary Entry: This Is About a Man, January 30, 1945]

Diary entry by Edgar Jones about his experience onboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5). He discusses meeting an Army sergeant who was a Japanese prisoner of war and escaped duringthe invasion of Leyte, taking refuge with Filipino guerrilla forces.
Date: January 30, 1945
Creator: Jones, Edgar, 1915-2009
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Room 0202

Pencil drawing made of the interior of a room on the USS Monitor by Edgar Jones. On the left side of the room is a wall mounted sink with a mirror and shelves above it. Next to it is a rack of hanging clothes. A bunk bed is in the back middle of the room, with chains supporting the top bunk and lights and a vent on the ceiling above it. On the right side of the room is a chair at a folding desk, with upper shelves containing what appear to be hard hats. Toward the back right of the room, next to the bed, is a doorway with a curtain in it. On the bottom left of the drawing are the words "Room 0202 USS Monitor (Lsv-5)" followed by the date "1-21-45."
Date: January 21, 1945
Creator: Jones, Edgar, 1915-2009
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church in Dulag, Philippines]

Photograph of a dilapdated church building in Dulag, Philippines. A row of cars are lined up in front of the building. A few trees are visible in the distance.
Date: 1945-01~
Creator: United States. Navy.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Edgar Jones in Group at Cemetery]

Photograph of Edgar Guffey Jones standing amongst a group of young Filipinos at a cemetery in Buraeun, Phillipines. Jones is in the center of the group in photograph, with a young girl and boy standing in front of him. Eight young men make up the rest of the group. A cross-shaped grave marker is visible in the foreground of the photo. Tall palm trees and other foliage are visible in the distance.
Date: 1945-01~
Creator: United States. Navy.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of a Philippine Chapel]

Photograph of the interior of a chapel in Buruaen, Philippines. A statue of Christ's crucifixion is at the center of the photograph, above an ornately carved altar. Three rows of skulls rest on the altar in front of the statue.
Date: 1945-01~
Creator: United States. Navy.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Philippine Cemetery]

Photograph of a grave site in a cemetery in Burauen, Philippines. There is an inscribed cross with three skulls placed on top in the center of the photo. Behind the cross are several other marked grave sites among overgrown grass. There is a church in the background with mountains in the distance.
Date: 1945-01~
Creator: United States. Navy.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman on Water Buffalo]

Photograph of a woman riding a water buffalo carrying a large sack on its back, taken in Buruaen, Philippines. The woman and buffalo are at the center of the photograph traveling on a dirt path. A tent is behind them alongside some sparse foliage. More tents and trailers are visible in the background, and eventually buildings and power lines in the distance.
Date: 1945-01~
Creator: United States. Navy.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women in Front of Church in Dulag, Philippines]

Photograph of a dilapidated church in Dulag, Philippines. A row of cars, one with a visible medical cross on the side, are parked in a row in front of the church. At the center of the photograph are a group of women nurses, partially blocked by a barrel and a large sign that reads "Stay the hell out of the ditches".
Date: 1945-01~
Creator: United States. Navy.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 277th week of the war, 159th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: German offensive gains momentum, "Greatest Japanese Defeat," Soviet forces in action, Fighting bitter on Italian front. Maps: [German offensive] -- Mindoro -- Philippine Islands -- Leyte, Samar battle area -- Czechoslovakia, Hungary border -- Northern Italy near Bologna. Back: 1945 calendar with advice: "Every day be careful what you say or write!"
Date: January 1, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 278th week of the war, 160th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Jap-Held Island Hammered from Air, Philippines take Allied Aerial Blows, Allies Blunt German Western Front Drive, Battle Rages Inside Budapest. Maps: Burma, India, China -- Iwo-Jima -- Distance from Japan to Saipan -- Philippine targets -- Belgium region -- Central Europe -- Eastern front. Back: Map of Germany and its approaches.
Date: January 8, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 279th week of the war, 161st week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Allies score multiple gains in Burma; Luzon hammered from air-superforts active; German bulge compressed; new Philippine landings. Maps: Pacific action; [Burma]; steps to Luzon; Luzon invasion; Counter-offensives. Back: Two black and white aerial photographs of Duren, Germany: before and after.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 280th week of the war, 162nd week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: U.S. aircrafts invade enemy waters, American troops penetrate Luzon, Allies Strike German Perimeter, Red Army on the Move. Maps: U.S. aircrafts invade enemy waters -- Western front salient -- Burma -- American troops penetrate Luzon -- Road to Manila -- Soviet offensive. Back: Color map of Sumatra and Malay states
Date: January 22, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 281st week of the war, 163rd week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: German Salient Compressed, Red Army in Full Scale Offensive, Tarlac Falls - Pacific Air Action Continues. Maps: European fronts -- South from Lingayen -- Formosa -- South China Sea. Back: Color poster highlights the importance of saving.
Date: January 29, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Jeep on Railroad Track]

Photograph of a military Jeep driving on a railroad track. Several soldiers look over their shoulders at the camera.
Date: January 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Children in Canal]

Photograph of Filipino children standing in a canal surrounded with water.
Date: January 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Philippines Shore]

Photograph of the Philippines shore seen from the ocean.
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ship near Philippines]

Photograph of a ship in the ocean near the Philippines. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Landing in the Philippines."
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier in Philippines Camp]

Photograph of a soldier sitting in a folding chair near a tent with cots. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "A day or so after the second Philippine beach head."
Date: January 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers in Philippines]

Photograph of soldiers walking in a field in the Philippines, with palm trees around them. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Lunch the day we landed in the Philippines."
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History