[Photograph of John Crowley]

Photograph of John Crowley standing in the rubble of a house. He holds a kitchen pot in one hand.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jerry Duhan]

Photograph of Jerry Duhan standing in front of a truck.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of William Carmody]

Photograph of William Carmody leaning against the side of a truck in Giebelstadt, Germany.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fred Lefavour]

Photograph of Fred Lefavour standing next to a hole in the ground. There is a truck parked in front of a building in the background.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Guy Arcaris]

Photograph of Guy Arcaris standing next to a truck. There is a building in the background.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Resting]

Photograph of Lt. Col. Jean Norton resting on the steps in front of an iron door after bringing his unit on a 50-mile march. He wears a coonskin cap under his helmet. There's a typed description of the photograph on the back.
Date: February 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donald Hoppe By Truck]

Photograph of Donald Hoppe standing against a truck in Germany.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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

[Charles Dear Leaning Against a Wall]

Photograph of Charles Dear in civilian clothing leaning against the wall of the Message Center building in Augsburg, Germany.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in a Field]

Photograph of four soldiers, including Herman Gerhard and Charles Allan Dear, standing in a field between two trucks.
Date: March 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[21st Annual Hellcat Reunion]

Photograph of men and women at the 21st Annual Hellcat Reunion (part of the 12th Armored Division). This reunion took place at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Detroit, Michigan from August 3-5, 1967.
Date: [1967-08-03..1967-08-05]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Staff and Officers of the 494th Armored Battalion]

Photograph of the commanding officer along with other staff and officers of the 494th Armored Battalion. Names are written on the reverse side.
Date: April 3, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
[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
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

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

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Details

Miscellaneous details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include section thru landing & steps, section thru heater room & wood floor, section thru interior heater room wall at toilet room, section thru interior stud partition between concrete & wood floor, section thru exterior wall at toilet wash or shower room, typical details of concrete slab on wood floor in areas other than toilet & shower rooms, section thru interior partition occurring between joist, details of typical ladder on exterior, typical interior partition finish details, typical interior finish of exterior walls, section thru heater room, detail of typical exterior heater room wall, litter hook, detail of interior handrail, notes, and revisions.
Date: May 3, 1941
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History