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National WASP WWII Museum
56
UNT Oral History Program
18
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
14
The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
13
Private Collection of T. B. Willis
10
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
7
Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
5
Arlington Public Library
4
Pioneer City County Museum
4
Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.
3
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Kafka Collection
17
Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
14
Prince Collection
8
Newsmap
7
Catherine Parker Collection
6
Charlyne Creger Collection
6
Henry Taylor Collection
6
Eleanor Brown Collection
4
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
4
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
4
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[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
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 3, 1945]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about a past experience in the military with Vina Fanuldo and present life in the military.
Date:
August 3, 1945
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Extract from an Official Document of the United States Army Showing Personnel Reassignments]
Extract from an official military document containing the names and ranks of men in the 8th Armored Division and their new assignments to different battalions. Captain Charles R. Griggs was assigned to the 49th Armored Infantry Battalion, and the list continues on the back side and the page attached; the subheading shows which battalion, company, platoon, etc. the men underneath will belong too.
Date:
July 3, 1945
Creator:
United States. Army. Armored Division, 8th.
Object Type:
Text
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
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 3, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent correspondence, traveling around Guam, mangoes, her friend Marion, living arrangements, mail, and flowers. Written on USMC stationary.
Date:
June 3, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Cornelia Yerkes War Department ID]
War Department-issued identification card for Cornelia Yerkes as a civilian noncombatant.
Date:
May 3, 1945
Creator:
United States. War Department. Adjutant General's Office
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 3, 1945?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes (probably to her parents) written on Burlington Hotel (Washington, D. C.) stationary, discussing travelling, a visit to Chicago, war bonds, and letters.
Date:
1945-05-03?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
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
[Envelope from a Letter Sent to Captain Charles R. Griggs, April 3, 1945]
Envelope from a letter sent to Captain Charles R. Griggs of the 49th Armored Infantry Division in the 8th Armored Division. This letter was sent to the postmaster in New York City, New York.
Date:
April 3, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, April 3, 1945]
Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, April 3, 1945, discussing the mail he had received in the last few weeks and that he is keeping a lookout for his friends Bob and Raymond, who are in different stations. Powell writes that he thinks the war will be over soon.
Date:
April 3, 1945
Creator:
Powell, Beal S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 3, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a visit to Washington, D.C., people she met there, food, needing a duffle bag, and Red Cross training. Written and typed on Hotel Annapolis stationary.
Date:
April 3, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
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
[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 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 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
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - March 3, 1945]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Catherine's feeling ill, Mother breaking a few ribs, and Baker borrowing the car.
Date:
March 3, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
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
[Letter from B. A. Thompson to Catherine Parker, February 3, 1945]
Letter from B. A. Thompson to Catherine Parker welcoming her to the "Order of Fifinella" organization.
Date:
February 3, 1945
Creator:
Thompson, B. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - February 3, 1945]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including conflicting plans for her afternoon, the newspaper reporting a bombing on Iwo Jima, and the car getting fixed.
Date:
February 3, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - February 3, 1945]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his squadron swimming at the beach, having ice cream for dessert, his faith in the security of their marriage, and throwing a party where he drank but didn't get drunk.
Date:
February 3, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
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
[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