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[Clipping: Wings of freedom were well worn]
Newspaper clipping of an article about John Faulkner and Jay Rigby, two veterans who flew in WWII. The article includes a photograph of both men. On the back of the clipping are anniversary and birth announcements.
Date:
March 25, 2007
Creator:
Wolff, Henry, Jr.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Allen Stafford, March 12, 1999
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Allen Stafford, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Kiowa County, Oklahoma, who served with the 124th Cavalry Regiment. Stafford discusses his early life, working in Texas oil fields, enlisting and training, deployment to the China-Burma-India Theater and reorganization as an infantry unit, combat operations with the Japanese around the Burma Road, and returning to the United States.
Date:
March 12, 1999
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Stafford, Allen E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lyndle Lynch, January 10, 1995
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Lyndle Lynch, a Navy WWII veteran from El Paso, Texas, who was aboard the USS Utah during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Lynch discusses going into the Navy, work aboard the Utah, liberty in Honolulu, the morning of the attack, the sinking of the Utah and abandoning ship, assisting the wounded, duties after the attack, morale and reactions, and service aboard the USS Detroit.
Date:
January 10, 1995
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Lynch, Lyndle
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Felicitas Latlip's War Ration Book One]
War Ration Book One that belonged to Felicitas Latlip. Felicitas Latlip's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains 2 unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
Date:
May 4, 1942
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos Hugging a Tree]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos leaning forward against a tree and hugging it with his arms. He looks towards the camera and wears a soft cap and uniform. A four-story building of the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy is visible in the background. The reverse side of the photo has a handwritten note that says "Who is drunk - The tree or me."
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Specialized Training Program Dormitory]
Photograph of a three-story dormitory building at the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy in El Paso, Texas. The walls of the building have a slight diagonal tilt away from the low roof.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos with a Gas Mask]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos holding a gas mask in front of his face. The dark haired man is wearing a uniform and spectacles. Rocky terrain and a building of the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy are visible behind him. The note on the reverse side of the image says that he had trouble wearing the mask due to his eyeglasses.
Date:
December 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[College of Mines Centennial Museum]
Photograph of the Centennial Museum of the College of Mines in El Paso, Texas. Evergreen trees are arranged around the museum's yard. The building is u-shaped, with its doorway recessed behind two protruding walls. Cars can be seen on the road to the right.
Date:
[1943..1944]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Young Men Walking Down Stone Steps]
Photograph of uniformed young men walking together down stone steps at the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy. The reverse side of the photo indicates that this was William Giannopoulos' section marching in formation. A two-story building and evergreen trees are located behind the young men.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Uniformed Men Sitting in a Yard]
Photograph of Ronda Lee Gill, William Giannopoulos, and Hageman sitting in a grassy yard that is enclosed with stone walls behind them. More uniformed men can be seen in the background, and a reclining soldier is visible to the left of the group.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos Crouching in Front of a Mountain]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos wearing a uniform, glasses, and peaked cap while crouching in front of a mountain covered in scrub vegetation.
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos Reclining on the Ground]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos reclining on a grassy field. He is wearing a uniform and eyeglasses.
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos Standing Against an Evergreen Tree]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos standing within the branches of an evergreen tree. He is wearing a khaki uniform and glasses.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oris Cripe in Uniform]
Photograph of a uniformed young man identified as Oris Cripe, roommate of William Giannopoulos at Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy during the Army Specialized Training Program. Cripe wears a khaki uniform and garrison cap while standing with his arms behind his back. Evergreen trees and buildings are visible behind him.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy Building]
Photograph of the metallurgy building at the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy. The white building has three stories and is built into the side of a mountain.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos Sitting with William Booker]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos sitting on the ground behind the reclining William Booker. Booker is shirtless, leaning against Giannopoulos, and has his hands on the other man's shins. Giannopoulos is shirtless and wearing a peaked cap. His arms are clasped around Booker. A handwritten note on the reverse side of the photo indicates that they are roommates.
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Uniformed Men with a Cannon]
Photograph of William Booker, Ronda Lee Gill, William Giannopoulos, and Oris Cripe standing together behind a cannon carriage. Gill and Cripe are both propping up a knee on the carriage. The men are wearing khaki uniforms and garrison caps. Behind the men are trees and a three-story building from the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy in El Paso. A handwritten note on the back indicates that the men are roommates.
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ronda Lee Gill in Uniform]
Photograph of a uniformed young man identified as Ronda Lee Gill, roommate of William Giannopoulos at Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy during the Army Specialized Training Program. Gill wears a khaki uniform and peaked cap while standing in front of evergreen trees. He holds some of the tree's needles in his hands.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier at the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy]
Photograph of a uniformed young man standing in a field at Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy during the Army Specialized Training Program. A three-story building and short evergreen trees are visible in the background.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos Posing Before His College Bedroom]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos standing in front of the window of his apartment bedroom at the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy. He is wearing a khaki uniform and glasses.
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Uniformed Men Standing by a Wall]
Photograph of three men identified as Ronda Lee Gill, Oris Cripe, and William Booker standing together by a wall. They are wearing military style uniforms, Gill wears a peaked cap, and Booker wears a garrison cap. The reverse side of the photo contains a handwritten note that indicates that these men were attending the Army Specialized Training Program.
Date:
December 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos with a Satchel]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos standing in a rocky field with a satchel slung under his arm. The reverse side of the photo says that he has a gas mask.
Date:
December 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Uniformed Men Standing by a Wall]
Photograph of three men identified as Ronda Lee Gill, Oris Cripe, and William Booker standing together by a wall. They are wearing military style uniforms, Gill wears a peaked cap, and Booker wears a garrison cap. The reverse side of the photo contains a handwritten note that indicates that these men were attending the Army Specialized Training Program.
Date:
December 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joe D. Crane
Interview with Joe D. Crane, a colonel in the US Army. He answers questions about his service time and life in the military.
Date:
1995~
Creator:
Crane, Jodie & Crane, Joe D.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History