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WASP Timeline (open access)

WASP Timeline

A timeline of major event involving the creation and existence of the Women Air force Service Pilots organization, printed from www.wasp-wwii.org.
Date: October 3, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs) (open access)

Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs)

United States customs form endorsed to clear Royal Air Force officer, Paul A. Hill, to depart from La Guardia Airport in New York, bound for Montreal, Canada.
Date: June 3, 1944
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[HPI Quik Splice Card] (open access)

[HPI Quik Splice Card]

Card from HPI for a quik splice, dual eight interlock butt splicer with brief instructions. There is a date stamped on the back.
Date: June 3, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. Monday, January 3, 1944 : week of December 22 to December 29, 1943, 225th week of the war, 107th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: New Britain, Air offensive, USSR, Italy, Scharnhorst, Command. Maps: Central Italy showing rivers and roads, Distance from London to the coast of France near Boulogne, Coastline of northern Scandinavia. Photographs: American 155mm gun fires on German positions at Mignano; American soldiers temporarily reside in holes on Venafro Ridge; Equipment retreating Germans used to tear up railroad tracks; Allied troops clear the torn up tracks to use the road bed as a highway; An LST lands at Mono Island. Back: Color map of northeast New Guinea/New Britain.
Date: January 3, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The Vassallos on Their Wedding Day]

Photograph of Angelo and Margaret Vassallo on their wedding day. A house is visible in the background.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Men beginning to be discharged!]

Photographs of soldiers preparing to be discharged and leave Germany. The first photo involves a First Sergeant calling out while holding a paper. Soldiers mill about to the right, with Ferdinand Caravelli looking towards the camera. The middle-left photo shows Joe Hurt carrying a full sack over his back and standing in a street. The middle-right photo shows Nathan Levine standing in front of a German theater. The bottom photo is a close up of Dan Melli and a man named John. They are smiling, standing in front of a wall, and wearing shirts and ties.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recollections of Jack Vaughan] (open access)

[Recollections of Jack Vaughan]

Recollections written by Jack Vaughan concerning his service in the military in American Samoa during World War II.
Date: January 3, 1998
Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 3, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on October 3, 1943. He tells them to tell Wilbur Crawford's mother not to worry about Crawford's injury. He is sad that he can't go into town with his friends because he is on KP, but says it's not too bad.
Date: October 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 3, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 3, 1943. He found out a movie about A&M is being shown in town, and plans on going. He tells his father to expect a letter from the battalion clerk explaining the mix up with the checks Willis sent home.
Date: November 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clara Evans Willis to John C. Lattimore, January 6, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Clara Evans Willis to John C. Lattimore, January 6, 1943]

Letter from Clara Willis to John C. Lattimore on January 6, 1943, lamenting the entrance of Lattimore and Clara Willis's son Todd into the army, and their subsequent departure from Waco. She goes on to mention the weather in Grand Rapids, where Lattimore is stationed, and discusses the weather in Waco. She mentions that her son is on leave in Richmond, Virginia, and expresses her pride in Lattimore's entrance into the army.
Date: January 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, Clara Evans
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 3, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on September 3, 1943. He comments on the invasion of Italy, and tells his parents what he wants for Christmas. He also mentions that he has lost a lot of weight since going overseas.
Date: September 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 3, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 3, 1943. He asks them to take pictures of themselves and send them to him, and asks how the farm is doing.
Date: February 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 3, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 3, 1943. He tells them he's fine, and mentions that he and some friends went fishing.
Date: March 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 3, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 3, 1944. He says he went into town and stopped by the Red Cross. He also received a letter from Wilbur Crawford, and asks for a box of shortbread cookies.
Date: January 3, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 3, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 3, 1943. He talks about his Fourth of July plans, and asks them to write back and tell him if they fixed a watch he sent home.
Date: July 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 3, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 3, 1945]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on January 3, 1945, apologizing for not writing sooner. He explains that they had to move the camp up, and that sometimes Italy can be pretty. They're camped near the mountains, and he's glad they aren't on them, because the snow must be cold. He confirms that he got the pictures they sent him, and hopes that everyone will be home for Christmas this year.
Date: January 3, 1945
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, April 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from P. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, April 3, 1943]

Letter from P. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing a recent visit by Plosser and Prince to the Defense Plant Corporation.
Date: April 3, 1943
Creator: Harris, P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. E. Berres to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, August 3, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from G. E. Berres to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, August 3, 1942]

Letter from G. E. Berres on behalf of the Steffen Brothers Hotel Supply Company to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing a bad unit in a four-hole single row 1941 Kelvinator Cabinet.
Date: August 3, 1942
Creator: Berres, G. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Condensing Unit] (open access)

[Invoice for a Condensing Unit]

Invoice for items sold to Plosser-Prince Air Academy by the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, including a replacement for an HP sealed condensing unit.
Date: August 3, 1942
Creator: Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from S. W. Bohls to J. E. Peavy, July 3, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from S. W. Bohls to J. E. Peavy, July 3, 1942]

Telegram from Dr. S. W. Bohls to Dr. J. E. Peavy of the Nolan County Health Unit discussing the existence of coli-form organisms in the Plosser-Prince Air Academy barracks and the lack of such organisms in the mess hall.
Date: July 3, 1943
Creator: Bohls, S. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Powell D. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, April 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Powell D. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, April 3, 1943]

Letter from Powell D. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the Bill of Sale between the Defense Plant Corporation and the Air Academy.
Date: April 3, 1943
Creator: Harris, Powell D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert W. Harper to Charles A. Prince, June 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Robert W. Harper to Charles A. Prince, June 3, 1943]

Letter from Brigadier General Robert W. Harper to Charles A. Prince discussing a previous letter written from Charles A. Prince to General H. H. Arnold concerning Prince's request for the reinstatement of his contract with the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Date: June 3, 1943
Creator: Harper, Robert W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Sections

Miscellaneous details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include details of skirting, detail of scuttle in ceiling, wardrobe, bulletin board, details of louvers, detail of bench, detail of screened ceiling vent, detail of coal box, details of shelf, roof framing plan at chimney, platform and ladder detail, revisions, and graphic scales.
Date: May 3, 1941
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, June 3, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, June 3, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about work and remaining issues in Syria, Lebanon, Persia, Egypt, Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History