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[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - February 20, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing a night out drinking with other soldiers, eating dinner at the service club, the weather, a group of boys gambling away their pay, and his appreciation of the beautiful countryside.
Date:
February 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 20, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including seeing Heine, planning not to attend Mamie Jane's wedding, and an update from Leepy that Johnny has been missing in action since September 27.
Date:
October 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 20, 1945]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a quiet evening at home, busyness at work, and chores she has to get done before leaving for Gonzales.
Date:
January 20, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 20, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing her enjoyment of his letters, as well as news from home, including supper at Weston's, a prayer meeting at the Baptist church, and Mr. Davis planning a dinner for the soldiers who have returned home.
Date:
September 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 20, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including receiving a letter from Rita, Sally giving her material for a new dress, spending the evening with Evelyn and Joyce, and having to keep their dog, Teddy, tied up in the yard due to the killing of another mad dog.
Date:
July 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 20, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Jessie Bell being stationed in Illinois, seeing the movie Gaslight, a potential visit with Uncle John and Aunt Em that she avoided, and her idleness at work.
Date:
June 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - February 20, 1945]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her awaiting his return, playing bridge at Corrine's house, and Lois bringing her six packages of Lucky Strike cigarettes.
Date:
February 20, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 20, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a fish supper at Joyce's house, a war bond rally that raised $21,00, Jenny's crush on Walter, and plans to go to the post office.
Date:
November 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 20, 1945]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his crew making improvements to their tent, the mail service, and expecting to see a good movie in the evening.
Date:
January 20, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 20, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, having his broken watch mailed home to her, appreciating her handwritten letters, and playing a game of poker. The third page of the letter has notes from Joe's crewmates, Graves and Williams, on the back.
Date:
June 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 20, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his success at school, which he chooses not to describe to avoid censors, and visiting men they knew in Tonopah with Holquin.
Date:
July 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 20, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing going fishing with Graves, with little success, and the mail service.
Date:
September 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 20, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing exploring the island, taking pictures, and supporting Elaine coming to live with Catherine.
Date:
October 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 20, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the rainy weather, playing poker, good meals, taking a shower, and planning to write letters to his friends back home.
Date:
November 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Choice B. Lovelady, February 20, 1978
Interview with Choice Lovelady, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at the Marine Barracks between Pearl Harbor and Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
February 20, 1978
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Lovelady, Choice B., 1920-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Preston E. Stone, February 20, 1980
Interview with Preston Stone, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Stone talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Nakhom Pathon, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date:
February 20, 1980
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Stone, Preston E., 1916-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert E. Johnson, December 20, 1974
Interview with Albert Johnson, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
December 20, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Johnson, Albert E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Earnest A. Cochran, December 20, 1974
Interview with Earnest Cochran, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, about his experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-2 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
December 20, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Cochran, Earnest A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert O. Andrews, September 20, 2003
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Interview with Robert O. Andrews, businessman and an Army Air Forces veteran, concerning his experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Andrews discusses his pre-war education and farming activities in Olney, Texas; enlistment in the Army Air Forces, c. 1941; assignment to Chanute Field, Illinois, c. 1941-42; Officer Candidate School, Miami Beach, Florida, c. 1942; assignment to Perrin Field, Sherman, Texas, c. 1942-44; overseas transport to India; assignment to Warazup, Burma, 1944-45; his reaction to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and postwar career in business.
Date:
September 20, 2003
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Andrews, Robert O., 1919-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 20, 1943]
Letter from Harold Langrill to his wife describing the daily army training activities and how many of the other trainees have passed out from exhaustion or from all of the vaccines that they have received. He also discusses finances and medication that he received for bed bug bites and a cold. It is written on Camp Wolters stationery that has a large color image of a lake and trees at the top of the first page and small text at the bottom about the Camp.
Date:
June 20, 1943
Creator:
Langrill, Harold
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes October 20, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her frustration with the Red Cross, preparing to open a new club for enlisted men, getting transferred to Aganus, her work schedule, and friends. Typed on The Neil House (Columbus, OH) stationary.
Date:
October 20, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, March 20, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father thanking him for recent packages and discussing a solo flight, a check ride, taxiing at Avenger Field, calisthenics, weather, menial work, and money.
Date:
March 20, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3]
Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
Buckingham, George E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Organizations adopt Wings Across America, National WASP Museum
A printed webpage article from Air Force Print News discussing the Arnold Air Society's adoption of the Wings Across American WASP Museum project.
Date:
April 20, 2004
Creator:
Easterling, Ann
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History