[Creger Personal Narrative Draft] (open access)

[Creger Personal Narrative Draft]

Handwritten draft of a personal narrative written by Charlene Creger for inclusion in a WASP publication. She describes how she became part of the WASP program and some aspects of life on the homefront.
Date: 1999
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Eleanor Brown Pilot Certificate Copy] (open access)

[Eleanor Brown Pilot Certificate Copy]

Photocopy of a pilot certificate belonging to WASP member, Eleanor Brown. A schedule from 1999 can be seen printed on the back.
Date: 1999?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McLernon Autobiographic Sketch] (open access)

[McLernon Autobiographic Sketch]

Short autobiographic essay written by Eleanor McLernon on her life, family, career, and experience with the WASP program. A note paired with the paper reads, "Brief autobiographic sketch for the ALL-WASP lino graphic book Betty Turner currently working on (1999)".
Date: 1999
Creator: McLernon, Eleanor Michel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jeep Exhibit]

Photograph of mannequins in an army Jeep display at the General George Patton Museum in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Patton Museum Sign]

Photograph of a roadside entrance sign for the General George Patton Museum in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sign for Fort Knox]

Photograph of an entrance sign on the side of the road for the Fort Knox U.S. Army N.C.O. Club.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of 1939 Cadillac Sedan]

Postcard of the green 1939 Cadillac sedan used by General George Patton after World War II on display at the Patton Museum .
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Army Jeep Exhibit]

Postcard of mannequins in an army Jeep display at the General George Patton Museum in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Camo Tank]

Postcard of a camouflage tank at the General George Patton Museum in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Fort Knox]

Postcard of the exterior of the United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of George Rogers Clark Statue]

Postcard of a statue of George Rogers Clark in Louisville, Kentucky. The engraving on the granite base reads, "General George Rogers Clarke by Felix W. de Weldon -- A gift to the people of Louisville by the Helman-Hopkins family.”
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Helicopter Exhibit]

Postcard of the UH-1B helicopter exhibit at the General George Patton Museum in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Parked Tanks]

Postcard of a pair of parked camouflage tanks at the General George Patton Museum in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Parked Tanks]

Postcard of a line of parked camouflage tanks on display at the General George Patton Museum in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Parked Tanks]

Postcard of a line of parked camouflage tanks on display at the General George Patton Museum in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Patton Museum]

Postcard from the Patton Museum of the exterior of the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Soldiers in Tank]

Postcard of soldiers in a U.S. M-24 Light Tank, "Chaffee," with a painted star at the General George Patton Museum in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Biographical Sketches of Eleanor Brown] (open access)

[Two Biographical Sketches of Eleanor Brown]

Document containing two biographical sketches of Eleanor Brown, including details about her interest in aviation, service in the WASP organization, career, and personal life.
Date: 1999~
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Howard L. Patton, January 5, 1999

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Interview with Howard L. Patton, a Army WWII veteran from Flora, Illinois. Patton discusses his family background, commissioning into the Army through ROTC, training with anti-air artillery, his marriage, deployment to New Guinea, the assault on Wakde Island, the battle of Leyte, operations at Zamboanga, and the end of the war.
Date: January 5, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Patton, Howard L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with William H. Haugh, January 12, 1999

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Interview with William H. Haugh, a Army WWII veteran from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Haugh discusses growing up in Wrightsville, getting his own farm, the wartime economy, being drafted into the Army, becoming a machine gunner in the 35th Infantry Division, arrival in Metz and advancing to the Battle of the Bulge, artillery, experiences in combat, the Rhineland Campaign, the Ruhr Valley, being wounded, the German surrender and the Army of Occupation, reflections on combat, and returning to civilian life.
Date: January 12, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Haugh, William H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with John R. Leber, January 15, 1999

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Interview with John R. Leber, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, who flew with the 317th Troop Carrier Squadron in the China-Burma-India Theater. Leber discusses enlisting in the Air Corps, training as an aircraft mechanic and becoming a crew chief, the C-46 and the C-47, deployment to India, flying over the Himalayas, living conditions, and continued service postwar. In appendix are handwritten letters of Leber from his time overseas.
Date: January 15, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Leber, John R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Roy D. Much, February 3, 1999

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Transcript of an interview with Roy D. Much, Army veteran (987th Field Artillery Battalion), concerning his experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Much discusses his pre-war education and employment; basic training in the artillery, Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas, 1942; and general comments about his experiences at Normandy, Saint-Lô, liberation of Paris, Huertgen Forest, Remagen Bridge, Battle of the Bulge, and the liberation of Czechoslovakia.
Date: February 3, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Much, Roy D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Tom Peays, February 6, 1999

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Transcript of an interview with Thomas "Tom" Peay, a rancher and Army Air Forces veteran (Air Transport Command), concerning his experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Peay discusses his enrollment in the Civilian Pilot Training Program, 1942; tenure as a primary flight training instructor of Aviation Air Cadets, Harmon Training Center, Ballinger, Texas, 1942-43; Air Ferry Command, 1943; induction into the Army Air Forces, 1943; assignment to the Air Transport Command, 1943; stationing at Tezgaon-Kurmitola, India, 1944; flying C-109s loaded with gasoline over "The Hump" into China; weather problems over the Himalaya Mountains; and his separation from the military, 1946.
Date: February 6, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Peays, Thomas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Frederick J. Holland, Jr., February 16, 1999

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Transcript of an interview with Frederick J. Holland, Jr., an Army Air Forces veteran, concerning his experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Holland discusses his early employment with REA Express; basic training, Fort Miles Standish, Massachusetts, 1942; his transfer to the Air Force and assignment to Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1942; Officer Candidate School, Miami, Florida, 1943; assignment to India; assignment to Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, 1943; his role in supervising and shipping cargo over "The Hump" (Himalaya Mountains) to China; assignment to Baruipur Airport, Calcutta; his role in the development and operation of the first mobile conveyor unit to load and unload cargo; awarding of the Bronze Star for his invention. Appendix includes one leaf that gives history of the mobile conveyor and one leaf that shows four images of the mobile conveyor.
Date: February 16, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Holland, Frederick J., Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library