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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., May 9, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis Sr. on May 9, 1943. He asks after the farm, and talks about the food the soldiers are served.
Date:
May 9, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, May 9, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis on May 9, 1943. He wishes her a happy Mother's Day, asks if his father has gone fishing recently, discusses his dinner, and informs her that V-mail is delivered faster than air mail.
Date:
May 9, 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 9, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 9, 1944. On his day off, Willis brought Wilbur Crawford to his camp, and they went to a U. S. O. show in the evening. Willis heard that his cousin Jimmie Kendrick landed in New Guinea.
Date:
March 9, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, June 9, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis on June 9, 1943. He details the improvements he and his tent mates have made to their tent, and promises to send her pictures now that the ban on sending them has been lifted.
Date:
June 9, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 9, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 9, 1943. He has received a package of V mail paper and a couple magazines, and he asks for more rolls of film. He also talks about race horses.
Date:
August 9, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earl Yates, Jr. to his Mother, May 9, 1945]
Letter from Earl Yates, Jr. to his mother saying that "is seems as if Hitler finally gave up being the superman," and that he hopes this is the last trip that U. S. O. members will have to make.
Date:
May 9, 1945
Creator:
Yates, Earl, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the A.A.T.C. Band and TA2 Troops]
Photograph of the A.A.T.C. band standing in formation next to TA2 troops, who are also standing in formation, for formal review.
Date:
December 9, 1942
Creator:
Finch, William A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, May 9, 1942]
Letter to Cecile from her father, wishing her a happy birthday and discussing the conflict between China and Russia. He writes about Herbert, a relative in the military, who is expected to come back from overseas and Bell Kirkland, a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy as well as Browne Baker, a civilian working for the Navy in Washington. He also says that he plans to be in New York soon.
Date:
May 9, 1942
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 9, 1946]
Letter to Cecile from her father about friends and family and the war.
Date:
July 9, 1946
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of T/4 Brown]
Photograph of T/4 Brown wearing a helmet and standing in front of a building at Camp Hulen.
Date:
February 9, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Private First-Class Swissgood]
Photograph of PFC Swissgood from West Virginia standing in front of a building at Camp Hulen.
Date:
February 9, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clinton Simon Quin to Catherine Parker, November 9, 1945]
Letter from Bishop Clinton Simon Quin to Catherine Parker thanking her for her contributions in ending the war as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot.
Date:
November 9, 1945
Creator:
Quin, Clinton Simon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, March 9, 2000
Interview with Arwin Bowden, a marine during World War II. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw, and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment before joining the battle of Saipan. He describes ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made, and the time he had leave.
Date:
March 9, 2000
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Bowden, Arwin J.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mary Schandua, July 9, 2004
Interview with Mary Schandua, a riveter for the Boeing Company during World War II. Florence Reeves also participates in the interview. She began working for the Boeing Company as a riveter in Seattle after she married her husband John, who was in the service. She assembled wing sections on aircraft.
Date:
July 9, 2004
Creator:
Nichols, Chuck & Schandua, Mary
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Women by Car]
Photograph of four women, an unidentified woman, Jane Richart, Mrs. Petranek, and Martha Downey, dressed for church. Three of them sit in a truck and the fourth sits on the running board. Brush-covered hills are visible in the background. A handwritten note at the bottom of the photo reads: "Easter Sunday 1944 - Somewhere in Texas".
Date:
April 9, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1]
Special orders extract reassigning a list of Women Air Force Service Pilot members, having completed their training, to be transferred to new air base stations.
Date:
September 9, 1943
Creator:
318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders]
Operation orders for several pilots to ferry aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie Texas. The group of pilots listed includes two Women Airforce Service Pilots, Gayle D. Ewing and Virginia Luttrell.
Date:
November 9, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #3]
Army delivery receipt certifying that a UC-45 model aircraft was delivered to Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with radio and bomsight equipment.
Date:
February 9, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #3]
Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from the Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas to San Angelo, Texas and Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Date:
February 9, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, December 9, 1943]
Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing past correspondence, telling her who Bill Stewart is, that he may come visit her, and making conversation.
Date:
December 9, 1943
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Allen Drew to Mickey McLernon, February 9, 1944]
Letter from Dr. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the war, the letters he received from her, and making conversation.
Date:
February 9, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airport Data #2]
Data notes on Avenger Field airport by the engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date:
March 9, 1990
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Packet Items to Paul A. Hill]
A collection of various military orders and documents pertaining to Paul A. Hill's Air Force and Air Reserve service.
Date:
1945-10-09/1958-08-12
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Civilian Aircraft Mechanic Certificate]
Small card certifying that Alfred J. Greenway is certified to be a civilian aircraft mechanic.
Date:
November 9, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History