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The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 12, Thursday, July 22, 1943
Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
July 22, 1943
Creator:
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gordon Sympson and Unidentified Men]
Photograph of a man wearing a dark-colored military uniform, tentatively identified as Capt. Gordon Sympson standing with his hands in his pockets between two unidentified men wearing dark-colored suits. They are standing near equipment, visible at left, and are all looking toward the left side of the image. Another man in a military uniform is partially visible behind Sympson, looking toward the flor.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sergeant Allen Speaking with Men]
Photograph of three men standing close together and conversing, in front of large, metallic equipment in the Yoder Company plant. One man (right) is wearing light-colored business clothes and is speaking with his right hand raised; a man in the center is wearing a dark-colored military uniform that appears to have a Marine logo on the cap; at left is a man in an Army uniform, tentatively identified as Sgt. Jack Allen. A worker is partially visible at the far right of the image.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Louis Cocozza Holding a Microphone]
Photograph of S/Sgt. Louis Cocozza, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Cocozza is wearing a military uniform and another uniformed man is partially visible on the right side of the image; a number of workers are visible in the background, watching the speech.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Factory Workers Watching Speech]
Photograph of factory workers and visiting soldiers at the Yoder Company plant during a speech by a uniformed soldier, visible from the neck down at the right side of the image, holding a microphone. Four uniformed soldiers are grouped nearby, tentatively identified as Leo Crivello (seated, at left, looking at his hands), Harry Gaby (center) and Louis Cocozza (right) who are standing, and a fourth man who is seated in front of them, facing away. Factory workers are standing behind them, looking toward the camera or watching the man who is speaking, including several who are wearing suits and others wearing work aprons.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Visiting Soldiers at Yoder Plant]
Group portrait of uniformed soldiers during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, posing together in several lines. They are tentative identified as: Capt. Gordon Sympson (left), Pfc. Harry Gaby (back left), Pfc. Leo Crivello (back center), and left-to-right, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Sgt. Jack Allen, Cpl. Myles Gates, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, and T/5th Lars Larson. A man wearing a suit is partially visible at the far right of the image.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gordon Sympson Shaking Hands with Yoder Administrator]
Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers standing in two lines during a visit to the Yoder Company plant. In the center of the image, Capt. Gordon Sympson (left) is standing in front of the group with his left arm around Sgt. Jack Allen while he shakes hands with an unidentified man wearing a dark-colored suit (right). The other soldiers are tentatively identified (left to right) as: back row, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Pfc. Leo Crivello, T/5th Lars Larson; front row, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, and Pfc. Louis Cocozza.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gordon Sympson Holding a Microphone]
Photograph of Captain Gordon Sympson, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Alexis is wearing a military uniform and several other uniformed men are seated on the left side of the image, in front of several workers who appear to be watching the speech. Part of the factory structure and catwalks are visible in the background.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clarence Alexis Holding a Microphone]
Photograph of S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Alexis is wearing a military uniform and several other uniformed men are visible on the left side of the image, in front of several workers who appear to be watching the speech. A woman's face is partially visible on the right edge of the image.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Eating at Yoder Company]
Photograph of a group of roughly thirteen men seated around a long table eating a meal during a visit at the Yoder Company plant. The visiting soldiers are wearing military uniforms and the men at the foreground end of the table are wearing dark-colored suits, including a man seated at the head of the table, facing the opposite direction. Various dishes, cutlery, and pitchers are visible on the table, which is covered with light-colored cloth or paper. A map and several posters are visible on the wall in the background and other men appear to be at a table out of view on the right. An unidentified man wearing a lab coat is standing between the tables, facing the back of the room.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Leo Crivello and Worker Looking at Shells]
Photograph of Pfc. Leo Crivello standing next to an unidentified female worker at the Yoder Company plant; both of them are looking down at a series of large metal shells on a table and the worker is holding hose suspended from the ceiling in her right hand. A man wearing work gloves is standing directly behind Crivello, laughing and looking toward the left side of the image; another worker is visible on the right side of the image, looking at mechanical equipment, which is visible in the background.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier Signing Photograph]
Photograph of several men looking at an extremely large, framed, photographic print on a table during a visit at the Yoder Manufacturing Plant. Two uniformed soldiers are in the center of the photo including Louis Cocozza seated at left, who appears to be writing on the photo and Leo Crivello at center, who has his arm around Crivello. A man wearing a dark-colored suit is standing at right, looking down at the image and other men are partially visible in the background, as well as large, metallic machinery or equipment.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Beiser to Harry Gaby - December 22, 1944]
Letter from William Beiser to Harry Gaby praising him for his trip to the foundry and the impression he made on their people. Beiser goes on to wish a Gaby well on his tour and victory in WWII so he could be reunited with his friends and family.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
Beiser, William
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers and Businessmen at Restaurant]
Photograph of nine uniformed soldiers and four men wearing dark-colored business suits posing together around a restaurant table. Six men are seated along the far side of the table, tentatively identified as: unidentified soldier, T/5th Lars Larson, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Pfc. Harry Gaby. Pfc. Leo Crivello, and an unidentified civilian. Two solders are posing behind the seated men, at left, tentatively identified as Sgt. Jack Allen (left) and Pfc. Louis Cocozza (right). The other five men are standing at one end of the table, at the back right of the image, including three civilians at right, and (tentatively), Capt. Gordon Sympson, who has his arms around the men on either side of him, and Cpl. Myles Gates (left). The wall behind them has a series of decorative murals and the photo is in a folder identifying the location as "Herman Pirchner's Alpine Village, Playhouse Square. Cleveland's Only Theatre Restaurant."
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
Nite-Club Photo Co.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - February 22, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his leaving for Nevada, trying to find a place for her to stay if she visits, and drinking a few beers with other soldiers. A portion of text has been removed from the letter.
Date:
February 22, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 22, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including plans to see Missie on Christmas afternoon, Honey passing his physical, and taking a plane ride in a Piper Cub with a former Captain in the Civil Air Patrol.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 22, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing what Catherine has heard of the warfront, including a letter from Jack Cope and a newspaper article about a marine who invaded Saipan. Catherine also asks that Joe tell her what he would like for Christmas.
Date:
September 22, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 22, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Ina Clark divorcing Hugh to marry Ragsdale Nichols, and plans for her to go to San Antonio with May, Lorraine, and Missie.
Date:
June 22, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 22, 1945]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his crew having their picture taken in front of their plane, "Texas Kate," the mail service, hoping that the book "Frenchman's Creek" will be made into a film, and asking after Crockett.
Date:
January 22, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - May 22, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, drinking with his friends the previous few nights, seeing a performance from Bob Hope and other stars, going on carnival rides, such as the "Big Dipper," and apologizing for being rushed when they spoke on the phone.
Date:
May 22, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 22, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his crewmates writing on the back of the letter he sent her previously, calling James Carter, and missing the spare time he had before his squadron started school.
Date:
June 22, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 22, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing playing bridge and rummy with other men in his squadron, writing letters to Raymond and J.D., an update that his squadron will soon be moving to another field, and plans to look for a watermelon.
Date:
July 22, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 22, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing taking a test with Williams, responding to the contents of Catherine's last letter, and planning to write a letter to Dan.
Date:
August 22, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 22, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing missing church, having completed ten missions, and sympathizing with Bob's money troubles.
Date:
October 22, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History