Helen's Itinerary (open access)

Helen's Itinerary

Helen Snapp's itinerary, compiled by David A. Stallman, which includes the contact information for Helen, David, and Brian Moffett, the addresses for a museum and Holiday Inn #68088282. and Delta flight information.
Date: February 26, 2008
Creator: Stallman, David A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Snapp Obituary]

Plaque of Helen Wyatt Snapp's obituary in The Washington Post, dated February 24, 2013.
Date: February 24, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Snapp, Helen] (open access)

[Clipping: Snapp, Helen]

Newspaper clipping of a death notice for WASP member Helen Wyatt Snapp. The clipping includes other articles about local news, including medical care and immigration.
Date: February 24, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Base Historic Marker Inscription] (open access)

[WASP Training Base Historic Marker Inscription]

Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are details for the planned location for the marker, the marker's material, and dimensions for the inscription's lettering.
Date: February 20, 1972
Creator: Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sweetwater, Texas Municipal Airport]

Photograph of an aerial view of a large swath of land. It contains a textbox at the bottom of the photograph with four lines of text; from top to bottom, it reads: "U.S. Engineer Office--War Department--Galveston, Texas," "Sweetwater, Texas Municipal Airport--C.A.A.," "Grading & Paving Operations - Looking S.E.--Feb. 13, 1942," and "Bell & Braden--Contract No. W-359-eng-3545 (CCA-4090)--April 9, 1941--Photo No. 5."
Date: February 13, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wings of Freedom] (open access)

[Clipping: Wings of Freedom]

Newspaper clipping of an article about a WWII airplane being displayed at the Victoria Regional Airport in Texas. The article details the history of the aircraft. There is another article about cotton pickers and cowboys beneath, and on the back of the clipping, there are anniversary announcements and an article about florists.
Date: February 25, 2007
Creator: Jone, Martha
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Lost Airports] (open access)

[Clipping: Lost Airports]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the history of little-known airports in Dallas County, such as White Rock Airport, Dallas-Garland Airport, and Highland Park Airport. A large, full-page advertisement for home pools is included.
Date: February 10, 1985
Creator: Ramsey, Ross
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Special Pre "Red Alert" Notice (open access)

Special Pre "Red Alert" Notice

A notice from Bee Haydu, asking members of a former WASP organization to contact their local Captains with their contact information, and information on upcoming legislation concerning the veteran status of former WASP members.
Date: February 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. Monday, February 22, 1943 : week of February 12 to February 19, 180th week of the war, 62nd week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, New Guinea, Solomons, China, Pacific and Far East, French fleet, North Africa. Large world map is keyed to text. Includes table: Great Circle Distances in Statute Miles. Inset maps show Tunisia and Russia. Includes 8 photographs. Back: Poster provides recognition cues and front and profile drawings of Allied and Axis light tanks and self-propelled weapons. Includes range scale.
Date: February 22, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, February 1, 1943 : week of January 22 to January 29

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Allied Council, North Africa, Western Europe, Solomons, New Guinea, Wake, Russia, Aleutians. Includes ten photographs. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show North Africa and Russia. Back: "Soviet Infantry." Two posters by Glen Mitchell show Soviet infantry in action. Also included are images of Soviet uniform insignia and Soviet weapons.
Date: February 1, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, February 8, 1943 : week of January 29 to February 5

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps: [Rostov area] ; [Tunisia coast]. Includes 8 photographs. Back: The World at War map indicates points where U.S. forces are stationed.
Date: February 8, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Troops Outside Barracks]

Photograph of troops standing at attention outside the barracks at Camp Barkeley. Four officers walk past them.
Date: February 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers]

Photograph of five soldiers, including Marshall Lyon, posing at the rear of a vehicle in the forest.
Date: [1943-02..1943-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Standing in Forest]

Photograph of a soldier standing by a rack of drying cooking pots and pans in the forest.
Date: [1943-02..1943-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Troops By Barracks]

Photograph of troops standing at attention outside the barracks at Camp Barkeley. To the left, one set of troops walks forward, and to the right, an officer faces them.
Date: February 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Troops at Attention]

Photograph of troops standing at attention outside the barracks at Camp Barkeley.
Date: February 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Troops at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of troops standing at attention outside the barracks at Camp Barkeley.
Date: February 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Soldiers by Vehicle]

Photograph of Marshall Lyon and two other unidentified soldiers posing by the rear of a vehicle.
Date: [1943-02..1943-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Around Field Kitchen]

Photograph of soldiers gathered around a field kitchen under a canvas cover in the forest.
Date: [1943-02..1943-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Kneeling in Forest]

Photograph of a soldier kneeling to draw water from a container. A field kitchen is visible in the background.
Date: [1943-02..1943-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers With Mess Gear]

Photograph of soldiers standing next to a pup tent holding mess gear.
Date: [1943-02..1943-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Wrestling]

Photograph of two soldiers wrestling in front of a tent in the forest. Other soldiers stand around in the background.
Date: [1943-02..1943-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 5, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 5, 1945]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on February 5, 1945. He sends well wishes to a friend who has the chicken pox, and says he hasn't heard from his cousin Jimmie Kendrick since he went to Australia. He tells his parents about the food he ate the night before, and mentions that eggs are cheaper in Italy than they are in the U.S.
Date: February 5, 1945
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, February 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, February 15, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, on February 15, 1944. He thanks her for a box she sent him at Christmas, and admits that Italy is better than Africa, and there are more things to take pictures of in Italy than in Africa, but he still wants to go home. He's heard that Margaret Ann is dating a soldier, and predicts that they will get married.
Date: February 15, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History