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National WASP WWII Museum
116
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
83
The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
73
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
34
Rosenberg Library
19
Pioneer City County Museum
13
Arlington Public Library
12
Private Collection of T. B. Willis
10
Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
7
Palacios Area Historical Association
6
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Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
83
Kafka Collection
62
Newsmap
32
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
19
Catherine Parker Collection
18
Lawrence Fessler Collection
17
Eleanor Brown Collection
10
Henry Taylor Collection
7
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
7
119th Armored Engineer Battalion Collection
6
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[Brown Posed in WASP Dress Uniform]
Photograph on foam board of Eleanor Brown posed for a portrait while wearing her WASP dress uniform. Printed text at the bottom of the photo reads, "Eleanor 'Mickey' Brown, Service Pilot for Women's Air Force, 1945. Frances Mozisek Collection, courtesy the Photograph Collection at VC/UH-V Library."
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, October 8, 1945]
Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing her recent travels for aviation training.
Date:
October 8, 1945
Creator:
Chamberlain, Margaret L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1945
Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date:
1945
Creator:
Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Assembling a Bridge]
Photograph of a group of U.S. Army soldiers assembling a wooden bridge over a ditch. Low trees and shrubs grow behind the men.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Soldiers Behind a Sign at Camp Campbell]
Photograph of three United States soldiers standing behind the Camp Campbell headquarter's sign. The sign features images of armored vehicles, tank treads, and a coat of arms.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Truck Crossing a Bridge Near Soldiers]
Photograph of an army truck on a wooden plank bridge. Soldiers are visible in the foreground and among bushes in the background.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photographs of Training Manouvers]
Flip album containing twelve photographs of soldiers during training exercises, taken during World War II. Several of the images include soldiers at campsites or standing near overturned armored vehicles.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Amundson and Passenger in a Jeep]
Photograph of John Amundson and a passenger inside of an army jeep. Both men are wearing helmets and U.S. Army uniforms. A row of two story buildings with shallow gables are located behind them.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers with Scaffolding]
Photograph of a group of soldiers standing among a metal building frame at the base of a hill.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Dinner in Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Photograph of United States soldiers sitting together on benches and partaking in Christmas Dinner at Camp Campbell. Several soldiers are looking toward the camera. A couple of women are visible scattered among the soldiers.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Standing Around Buildings at Camp Campbell]
Photograph of several uniformed U.S. Army standing outside of a building at Camp Campbell. Three soldiers stand in front of a wooden building that has a sign labeled "Orderly Room." A building in the background to the right has two stories, a chimney, and a balcony. Further to a right is a shadowy one story building.
Date:
1945~
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
[Alvin Pheterson Shaving from His Helmet]
Photograph of Alvin Pheterson sitting under a bush with a helmet and shaving kit before him. He holds a razor in his right hand and scrapes against his lathered face.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
Jones, Zane E.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers On a Bridge]
Photograph of a group of U.S. Army soldiers standing on and around a wooden plank bridge. Two of the men are standing on the bridge, two more are sitting on a metal railing. Low shrubs and trees grow in the background.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sergeant Brown with Half-Track]
Photograph of Sergeant Brown posing by the rear of a half-track at Camp Barkeley
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Soldiers with Beer]
Photograph of a group of three U.S. Army soldiers standing together in front of a clapboard building's windowed wall. The men are carrying bottles of beer in each hand. The man in the middle is identified as Leopold A. Kusnierczak.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Separation Qualification Record]
Separation qualification record, detailing the jobs Justin L. Bible held in the army.
Date:
November 29, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters, March 1945]
Photocopy of a letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., in March of 1945. She explains that she did not sign papers for an allowance from her son Jack, and that she has learned that the amount originally allotted for her has been withheld from his pay for several months. She asks that the money be restored to him.
Date:
March 1945
Creator:
Vaughan, Emma
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[119th Armored Engineer Men at Camp Campbell, Kentucky]
Photograph of some members of the 119th Armored Engineer Battalion posing together while wearing dress uniforms and garrison caps. Five men kneel in front of five standing men. Camp buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 28, 1945]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on September 28, 1945, telling them that he'll be on a ship to come home in a couple of days. He details how the camp he's stationed at is set up, including German prisoners of war who do K. P. He sets the goal of starting his life over again, and bemoans his loss of a Sergeant rating due to his absence from his original camp, but decides he doesn't care since he'll be a civilian again soon. He is excited to be home in time for deer season.
Date:
September 28, 1945
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 Joe S. Lattimore, March 1, 1945]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Joe S. Lattimore at Baylor University College of Medicine, on March 1, 1945, lamenting the number of hunting seasons he's missed. He says he has a friend who's uncle owns a pasture they can rent out when they get back from the war, and asks Lattimore to go with him.
Date:
March 1, 1945
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 18, 1945]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 18, 1945. He explains how he and some friends have taken over two empty rooms in the shop they run for the military, and how because of this they live like officers. He tells about going on a picnic with a German secretary and her family, and an American-born Italian girl he met there. He also tells an anecdote about going to a co-worker's house to have dinner. He explains how the military weeded out Nazis from German POWs.
Date:
July 18, 1945
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 13, 1945]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on May 13, 1945, detailing his time overseas. He worked in a plant for a while, then in a battery shop. After a while he broke his foot, and had it put in a cast, so he worked in a supply room until it healed. They were on their way to Oran when Italy fell, so they went on to Italy instead. After the invasion of southern France, his company moved to northern Italy and built the largest maintenance shop in Italy. In May 1945, he was in charge of the Tire and Battery Shop.
Date:
May 13, 1945
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History