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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
[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 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, 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, 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
Instrument Flying: Basic (open access)

Instrument Flying: Basic

Technical manual containing training documentation related to basic flying of aircraft.
Date: January 3, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recollections of Honolulu, Hawaii] (open access)

[Recollections of Honolulu, Hawaii]

Document written by Jack Vaughan recollecting his time spent in Honolulu, Hawaii during March and April of 1944.
Date: January 3, 1998
Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recollections of Klamath Falls] (open access)

[Recollections of Klamath Falls]

Recollections by Jack Vaughan about his time spent in Klamath Falls, Oregon, recovering from a disease he had contracted in American Samoa.
Date: January 3, 1998
Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recollections of Yerba Buena Island] (open access)

[Recollections of Yerba Buena Island]

Document of Jack Vaughan's recollections of his time spent at the detention barracks on Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco, California, from July 1945 to April 1946.
Date: January 3, 1998
Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Steering Committee Meeting, January 8, 1988] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Steering Committee Meeting, January 8, 1988]

Minutes for the WASP Steering Committee meeting including updates on the status of the construction, upkeep, and funding of two WASP monuments and planing and funding for upcoming reunions.
Date: January 3, 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, January 3, 1945]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing preparing for her interview with the Red Cross and visiting the Russian embassy. The postcard features an image of a silver DC-3 with red trim in flight.
Date: January 3, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History