[Joseph Franzone Standing by a Row of Tents]

Photograph of Joseph Franzone standing on a field in front of a row of tents. He is wearing a cap and a U.S. Army uniform. Another soldier is reclining on the grass behind him.
Date: September 30, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Piled Atop Sergeant Franzone]

Photograph of a group of soldiers piled atop Sergeant Joseph Franzone in a field while another soldier stands behind them. They are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and soft caps. The piling soldiers are identified as Cohan, Dan Melli, Holzer, Denemark, and the standing Leo Alexander. Rows of tents are visible on either side of the photograph.
Date: September 30, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Captain Walter Lillesand Standing by Tents]

Photograph of Captain Walter Lillesand standing on a dirt path in front of a couple of tents. He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap.
Date: September 30, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Geritza, Irving Denemark, and Dan Melli Posing Together on a Field]

Photograph of Geritza, Irving Denemark, and Dan Melli posing together on a field in front of a row of tents. Geritza, wearing a chef's hat and white smock, stands behind Irving Denemark who is in turn standing over Dan Melli. Denemark and Melli are wearing U.S. Army uniforms.
Date: September 30, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Sergeant John Fitch and Irving Denemark Standing at a Tent Entrance]

Photograph of First Sergeant John Fitch and Irving Denemark standing together in a tent's entryway. Fitch is wearing a uniform with a garrison cap while Denemark is wearing a uniform with a soft cap. Tent pegs are visible at their feet.
Date: September 30, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Request for Reimbursement] (open access)

[Copy of a Request for Reimbursement]

Copy of a request for reimbursement by the Defense Plant Corporation in Dallas, Texas for expenditures made on the construction of plant of Plosser & Prince Flying School in Sweetwater, Texas totaling $48,185.30.
Date: September 30, 1942
Creator: Defense Plant Corporation
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Braden, September 30, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with David Braden, September 30, 2000

Interview with David Braden, a member of the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He discusses his training in the U.S. to become a navigator; his deployment to Saipan with the 870th Squadron, 497th Bomb Group, 73rd Wing; initial attacks on Tokyo in a B-29 bomber at high altitude (during which the jet stream interfered with the bombing raids); a low-altitude fire-bombing mission over Tokyo in March, 1945; living conditions on base at Saipan; a mission in which the B-29 he was on ditched in the ocean and his subsequent rescue; Victory in Europe (V-E) Day on Saipan; completing 35 missions; and going home.
Date: September 30, 2000
Creator: Johnson, Kep & Braden, David
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon] (open access)

[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon]

Women Airforce Service Pilots pay stub for Eleanor McLernon from the Department of Training.
Date: September 30, 1944
Creator: War Department (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rig Edwards Honorable Discharge] (open access)

[Rig Edwards Honorable Discharge]

Honorable discharge and enlistment forms for Rigdon Edwards.
Date: September 30, 1944
Creator: United States Army
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Planning Committee Minutes] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Planning Committee Minutes]

Minutes from a planning committee meeting for a Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: September 30, 1997
Creator: WASP Reunion Planning Committee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Speech] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Speech]

Speech from a Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion banquet discussing an the two receivers of the year's Fifi Award, Bee and Joe Haydu.
Date: September 30, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee Haydu to Executive Board Elected at Colorado Springs Reunion, Sept. 30, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Bee Haydu to Executive Board Elected at Colorado Springs Reunion, Sept. 30, 1978]

Letter from Bee Haydu to Executive Board Elected at Colorado Springs Reunion with a previous letter to Lillian Roberts discussing decisions Roberts made as president.
Date: September 30, 1978
Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk (Bee)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank L. Constant to M. H. Knowles, September 30, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Frank L. Constant to M. H. Knowles, September 30, 1942]

Copy of a letter from Frank L. Constant to M. H. Knowles discussing the matter of Constant not being informed of a contract between Plosser-Prince Air Academy and Texas Electric Service Company.
Date: September 30, 1942
Creator: Constant, Frank L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul N. Comolli to Charles Prince, September 30, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Paul N. Comolli to Charles Prince, September 30, 1942]

Copy of a letter from Paul N. Comolli to Charles Prince discussing plans for the lawn service of Avenger Field.
Date: September 30, 1942
Creator: Comolli, Paul N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 22, Thursday, September 30, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 22, Thursday, September 30, 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: September 30, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, September 30, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing getting some pants fitted and eating dinner at the airport. The postcard features a photo of the Sunken Garden at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio.
Date: September 30, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter, clipping, and envelope from Lorraine Bain to H. L. Roberson, September 30, 1986] (open access)

[Letter, clipping, and envelope from Lorraine Bain to H. L. Roberson, September 30, 1986]

Letter from Lorraine Bain to members of WASP class 44-W-5 asking for news to include in an upcoming newsletter, as well as a clipping of Jennie G. Wynne's obituary, and a scan of the envelope it was sent in.
Date: September 30, 1986
Creator: Bain, Lorraine N. Nelson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 30, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his being gone for 4 months and getting a letter from A.C. with an invitation to play golf.
Date: September 30, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History