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[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 18, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including going home and seeing Jessie on Saturday, giving Teddy, their dog, his worm pill, plans for Honey to take his physical on Wednesday, and James joining the Merchant Marines.
Date:
December 18, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her private celebration of Joe's birthday, visiting Charlotte at home, going dancing, and plans for dinner with Mammy.
Date:
1944-09-18~
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 18, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe reminding him to ask for a package so that she can get past the mail restriction and send him something in time for his birthday. Catherine also discusses news from home, including plans for a trip to Gonzales with Sue Merle, supper at Weston's where she saw baby Sybil, and the money she has deposited into their special account.
Date:
July 18, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 18, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including playing golf, updates from her friends on their partners' locations in the war, and a water line breaking in front of the house.
Date:
August 18, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 18, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her day cleaning the house, plans to see a movie with Evelyn, and an update on the World Series game.
Date:
October 18, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - May 18, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a carnival in Seguin she attended with Betsy and the fact that she overspent by $15.
Date:
May 18, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - May 18, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his travel plans. Joe expects to be on a train for five days, but does not know his destination. Joe tells Catherine that he will not be able to send her letters while he is traveling. A portion of text has been removed from the letter.
Date:
May 18, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 18, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing going to 7th Air Corps gunnery school, the mail service, getting a haircut, and seeing a good baseball game.
Date:
June 18, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 18, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the events his trip into town on a three day pass, including sleeping by the ocean, going swimming, and having a few drinks with other men in his squadron.
Date:
July 18, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 18, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his chat with the Major, Captain, and Lieutenant, discussing Texas geography and golf.
Date:
August 18, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 18, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the weather, his birthday celebration, the mail service, and seeing the movie "The Pied Piper."
Date:
September 18, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 18, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing a picture he is sending her, drinking whiskey with his crew, and the weather.
Date:
October 18, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 18, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the weather and the fact that she has been taking the bus to Gonzales because her car needs new tires. She also congratulates him on his promotion and asks if he liked the Christmas gifts she sent him, as well as letting him know about things that he should expect from others.
Date:
November 18, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 18, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing picking up a P-47, being grounded by fleet-wide defective landing gear, going to a street market, and trying to get transportation from Evansville to Dallas. Written on Hotel Vendome (Evansville) stationary.
Date:
June 18, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 18, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a phone call with a friend, flying a P-40, meeting with a Rev. Johnson, papers, and traveling. Written on San Juan Hotel (Orlando) stationary.
Date:
1944-07-18?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a new pen, flying, dinner, and catching an airliner. Written on American Airlines stationary.
Date:
1944-08-18?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 18, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Newark, meeting a major returning from the Pacific, a day on the town, the weather, and preparing to ferry a P-40 and P-51. Written on Hotel Lenox (Buffalo) stationary.
Date:
November 18, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 8, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on hotel stationary, discussing a trip from Tulsa to Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Date:
March 18, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, February 18, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her father, discussing her mother, not being able to see her friend Margaret Metz, finances, having to use Link Trainers, her instructors, check flights in large aircraft, flying in bad weather, the kinds of people becoming pilots, and uniforms. Typed on 5th Ferrying Group stationary.
Date:
February 18, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 18, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing news from home, being grounded by weather, recreating, a brief flight in a P-51, Officer Training School, and living arrangements. Typed on 5th Ferrying Group stationary.
Date:
April 18, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parker WASP Appointment Slip]
Appointment slip stating Catherine Parker's new position, pay grade, and station in the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date:
April 18, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #4]
Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry a PT-13D aircraft from Boeing Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas, to an Air Force base in Dos Palos, California.
Date:
February 18, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #2]
Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing completed her ferry pilot assignment and delivered a PT-13 D model aircraft to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date:
February 18, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 18, 1944]
Letter to Cecile from her father about visiting her grandmother and financial difficulties in his business. Discusses the war as well.
Date:
July 18, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History