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[McLernon Autobiographic Sketch]
Short autobiographic essay written by Eleanor McLernon on her life, family, career, and experience with the WASP program. A note paired with the paper reads, "Brief autobiographic sketch for the ALL-WASP lino graphic book Betty Turner currently working on (1999)".
Date:
1999
Creator:
McLernon, Eleanor Michel
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs)
United States customs form endorsed to clear Royal Air Force officer, Paul A. Hill, to depart from La Guardia Airport in New York, bound for Montreal, Canada.
Date:
June 3, 1944
Creator:
Hill, Paul A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope of Quik Splice Tapes]
Envelope for HPI quik splice super 8mm splicing tapes. There are some tapes left inside.
Date:
1965
Creator:
Hudson Photographic Industries Incorporated
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr.]
Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. in his army uniform.
Date:
November 4, 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Approaching New York Harbor]
Photograph of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, taken on the approach of the ship carrying the 12th Armored Division.
Date:
1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Private Bob Trump]
Photograph of Private Bob Trump posing in front of a tree and wooden building.
Date:
1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers on Tank]
Photograph of soldiers posing on a tank. Those in the top row are, from left to right, Pvt. Jake Cohen, Pvt. Bud Thomas, and Pvt. Tom Brennan. The soldiers in the bottom row are Sgt. Emmett Greeley, Pvt. Bill Witrey, Sgt. Louis Gagnon, and Pvt. Buck Everett.
Date:
1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers at Stoney Point, NY]
Photograph of S/Sgt. Vern M. Thomas and Silas Frasure standing in a field at Stoney Point, New York.
Date:
1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Entering New York Harbor]
Photograph of three ships entering New York Harbor. The ship in the foreground is decked out with streamers and banners, one of which reads: "Welcome Home - Well Done", and a band is visible on the ship's deck.
Date:
October 10, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Capt. W. S. Shape]
Photograph of Capt. W. S. Shape of the 35th Armored Regiment posing in dress uniform at Pine Camp, New York. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Capt. W. S. Shape, Serv. Co. 35th A.R. Pine Camp".
Date:
1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rifle Drill Team]
Photograph of Pvt. Jake Cohen looking at a rifle drill team at Pine Camp in New York. The drill team includes Sgt. John Storms, Sgt. Carl Edmunds, Sgt. Bill Musir, PFC Ed Tungate, Sgt. Ed Smyth, Sgt. Ed Presley, Sgt. Louis Ganon, and Sgt. Bill Riley.
Date:
1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Officers at Stoney Point]
Photograph of Capt. W. S. Shape and another unidentified officer posing outdoors at Stoney Point, New York. Trees are visible in the background.
Date:
1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Corporal E. Sweet]
Photograph of E. Sweet, a corporal in a medical detachment, posing in front of buildings at Pine Camp, New York.
Date:
1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers in the Snow]
Photograph of Carlisle, James, Moore, Cpl. Jimison, Young, Carothers, Knoch, and Blankenship kneeling in the snow at Pine Camp, New York. Buildings and a car are visible in the background.
Date:
[1941..1942]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, December 6, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, on December 6, 1944, thanking her for the Christmas box she sent him. He talks about the weather, and says that the food is getting bad because it's all canned, so her box is very welcome. He expresses hope that a relative made it safely to France.
Date:
December 6, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Surgeon Business Card]
Business card for U.S. Army Air Corps Flight Surgeon Ermin L. Ray, M. D. Ray also has "Medical Examiner, Civil Aeronautics Admin." and "Official Airline Examiner" listed on his card, along with "examinations by appointment."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gasoline Ration Coupon #1]
B level coupon ration for gasoline written out in the 1945's while Suzette lived in New York. Found inside [Pilots Flight Operating Instructions] ark:/67531/metapth873945.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gasoline Ration Coupon #2]
B level coupon ration for gasoline that was torn in half written out in the 1945's while Suzette lived in New York. Found inside [Pilots Flight Operating Instructions] ark:/67531/metapth873945.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John J. Clemens, May 13, 2003
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with John J. Clemens. The interview includes Clemens' personal experiences about childhood and early adulthood in Houston, Texas, World War II-era service in the U.S. Navy, serving aboard USS Wren in the Pacific Theater, and piloting a ship into Tokyo Bay immediately following the Japanese surrender. Clemens speaks about convoy missions across the Atlantic Ocean, the January 4, 1944 sinking of the USS Turner while moored in New York Harbor and the court of inquiry regarding the sinking, actions in the Aleutian Islands, Attu, Okinawa, and Philippine campaigns and anti-kamikaze warfare while aboard the USS Wren, and the effects that Allied bombing had on Tokyo.
Date:
May 13, 2003
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Clemens, John J., 1921-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, May 9, 1942]
Letter to Cecile from her father, wishing her a happy birthday and discussing the conflict between China and Russia. He writes about Herbert, a relative in the military, who is expected to come back from overseas and Bell Kirkland, a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy as well as Browne Baker, a civilian working for the Navy in Washington. He also says that he plans to be in New York soon.
Date:
May 9, 1942
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 11, 1950]
Letter to Cecile from her father about a trip with her mother to Austin, the President's decisions, Russia, World War II, the Spanish-American War, and speculation about potential war with Russia.
Date:
December 11, 1950
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 21, 1947]
Letter to Cecile from her father about Granny's condition, Russia and Nazism/Bolshevism, and World War Two.
Date:
September 21, 1947
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, August 26, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father about a recent hurricane, the surrender of Japan, and local news.
Date:
August 26, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number A-2265]
Special orders listing role re-assignments and reporting requirements of several officers in the Unites States Air Force, including Marjorie Wakeham.
Date:
September 22, 1959
Creator:
3910th Combat Support Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History