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[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings] (open access)

[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor Michel McLernon's graduation from the WASP flight school and Esther L. Stahr beginning her training for WASP flight school. The article includes close-up photographs of both women. There is part of a large advertisement on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Announcement Gives Promise and Future of Avenger Field] (open access)

[Clipping photocopy: Announcement Gives Promise and Future of Avenger Field]

Newspaper clipping of two articles from the Nolan County News. Both articles discuss the prospect of new housing for pilots in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: August 12, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. Monday, April 12, 1943 : week of April 2 to April 9, 187th week of the war, 69th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Solomons, New Guinea, Aleutians, Bolivia, Tunisia, Air offensive. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show Sicily and Tunis. Includes photographs: Malaria control, Super block-buster [8,000 lb. aerial bomb], Change of ownership [captured Mercedes Benz troop-carrier], Bren-gun carriers support British Grenadiers in Kasserine Pass, Italian troops in the African war zone. Back: The Marine Corps. A unified fighting force. Graphic image shows helmeted Marine soldiers with rifles attacking a tropical island with ships and transport boats in background, as well as various photos of parachutes, bombardments, etc.
Date: April 12, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Soldiers at a Machine Gun]

Photograph of Private Frank kneeling and PFC. J. Wisely sitting in front of a machine gun.
Date: November 12, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Einsiedel Wedding Photo]

Photograph of Ray and Ginny Einsiedel on their wedding day. He wears his military uniform, and she wears flowers on her jacket.
Date: December 12, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers by Rear of Truck]

Photograph of soldiers by the rear of a truck on a snow range. Those standing are, from left to right, Cpl. Thomas, Staff Sgt. Underwood, Pvt. Spera, and Pvt. Blankenship. The soldiers kneeling in the front are Pvt. Adler and Pfc. Jarvis.
Date: November 12, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 12, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on September 12, 1944, detailing a day spent in town with Marvin White and Bob Smith, and asking for number 3 print paper so that he can get his pictures enlarged. He plans to send the small pictures he had printed home to his parents.
Date: September 12, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 12, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 12, 1944, telling them about a visit he had from some soldiers who are also from Waco. They went to the friend's camp and talked. Willis mentions that it's been very cold, so much so that he sleeps with four blankets and is still cold.
Date: November 12, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., August 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., August 12, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr. on August 12, 1944, asking his father if he knows a man named Marvin George who used to work at First National Bank in Waco. George sends on his regards to a Miss Todd who used to work at the bank. Willis wishes he could be home to help his father with fishing, and goes on to say he had a letter from Robert [Evans] Jr. and they hope to see each other soon.
Date: August 12, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 12, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 12, 1943. He asks after the crops, and tells them that he's not sure when he will be promoted to corporal.
Date: June 12, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 12, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 12, 1943. He discusses a church service he went to, asks them to send him an Argus camera, and lists the magazines he already receives and the ones he'd like them to send him.
Date: July 12, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 12, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on October 12, 1943. He is glad his grandmother is visiting, but wishes he could be there to see her. He talks about going swimming, and mentions that the Waco papers he gets overseas are usually a month old, and he wishes he could get more recent ones to read about the football games.
Date: October 12, 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 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 12, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 12, 1944. Willis sent a letter to Jimmie Kendrick, and assures his parents that Wilbur Crawford won't have to go back into the army following his injury. He also tells them to be on the lookout for papers he is sending them for his scrapbook.
Date: March 12, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Note With Airplane Info on It] (open access)

[A Note With Airplane Info on It]

A note with airplane info on it, including Culver Cadets PQ 8 & 14, Beechcraft twin, UC 78, and Bamboo Bomber.
Date: September 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Department Message Forms] (open access)

[War Department Message Forms]

Seven blank War Department message forms.
Date: March 12, 1943
Creator: United States Department of War
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Plosser-Prince Air Academy, January 12, 1942] (open access)

[Memorandum from Plosser-Prince Air Academy, January 12, 1942]

Memorandum from Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing a recent dispatch order, Serial No. 102114, from The Bureau of Aeronautics to The Commandant, Eleventh Naval District.
Date: January 12, 1942
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earle G. Davis to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., June 12, 1942 #1] (open access)

[Letter from Earle G. Davis to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., June 12, 1942 #1]

Letter from Earle G. Davis to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. discussing Davis' offer to buy listed equipment.
Date: June 12, 1942
Creator: Davis, Earle G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from R. E. Olin to Ira L. Thomason, June 12, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from R. E. Olin to Ira L. Thomason, June 12, 1942]

Telegram from R. E. Olin to Ira L. Thomason discussing the need for immediate contact from Thomason in order to secure their bid on office furniture and automobiles.
Date: June 12, 1942
Creator: Olin, R. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earle G. Davis to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., June 12, 1942 #2] (open access)

[Letter from Earle G. Davis to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., June 12, 1942 #2]

Letter from Earle G. Davis to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. discussing Davis' offer to buy listed equipment.
Date: June 12, 1942
Creator: Davis, Earle G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. W. Warren to Royal Air Force Commanding Officer, September 12, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from S. W. Warren to Royal Air Force Commanding Officer, September 12, 1942]

Letter from S. W. Warren to the Royal Air Force Commanding Officer discussing how the R.A.F. Delegation can settle medical, dental, and hospital accounts through the appropriate channels. It references other correspondence from September 8, 1942 and June 15, 1942.
Date: September 12, 1942
Creator: Warren, S. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Soaring salute--Memoir reveals wartime exploits of unsung civilian pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: Soaring salute--Memoir reveals wartime exploits of unsung civilian pilots]

Newspaper clipping from the Chicago Tribune, "Soaring salute" by Abigail Foerstner discussing the life and service of a WASP pilot Anne Noggle.
Date: August 12, 1990
Creator: Foerstner, Abigail
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with William H. Haugh, January 12, 1999

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with William H. Haugh, a Army WWII veteran from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Haugh discusses growing up in Wrightsville, getting his own farm, the wartime economy, being drafted into the Army, becoming a machine gunner in the 35th Infantry Division, arrival in Metz and advancing to the Battle of the Bulge, artillery, experiences in combat, the Rhineland Campaign, the Ruhr Valley, being wounded, the German surrender and the Army of Occupation, reflections on combat, and returning to civilian life.
Date: January 12, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Haugh, William H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with John Hargrove, August 12, 1998

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with John Hargrove, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hargrove discusses growing up and his family background, being drafted into the Air Corps, training, assignment to the 18th Reconnaissance Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group at Langley Field as a radio operator, life and work at Langley, transition to the B-26, the start of the war, submarine patrol, deployment to Townsville, Australia via Hawaii, flying his first mission, liberty and recreation, bombing and close air support missions, the crew being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, losses, returning to the US, work as a radio instructor, meeting his wife, postwar service, and reflections on the atomic bomb. In appendix is a manuscript for an autobiography written by Hargrove, an addendum to the interview, and a letter to Ron Marcello making corrections to the interview.
Date: August 12, 1998
Creator: Lane, Peter B.; Byrd, Richard W. & Hargrove, John H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Allen Stafford, March 12, 1999

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Allen Stafford, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Kiowa County, Oklahoma, who served with the 124th Cavalry Regiment. Stafford discusses his early life, working in Texas oil fields, enlisting and training, deployment to the China-Burma-India Theater and reorganization as an infantry unit, combat operations with the Japanese around the Burma Road, and returning to the United States.
Date: March 12, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Stafford, Allen E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library