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Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Travis County (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Travis County

Directory of the men and women from Travis County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Willard Wall, July 12, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Willard Wall, July 12, 1977

Interview with Willard Wall, a Army WWII veteran from Austin, Texas. Willard discusses his experiences on Oahu during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including his entry into the Army, assignment to Schofield Barracks, the morning of the attack, and preparations of the island for invasion afterwards.
Date: July 11, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wall, Willard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Plosser-Prince Memorandum of Meeting] (open access)

[Plosser-Prince Memorandum of Meeting]

Minutes from a meeting at the office of Plosser-Prince Air Academy between several parties discussing faults in construction of Avenger Field and the Wilson Glider School and the possibility of the contractor, Victor J. Nelson, correcting the issues.
Date: November 6, 1942
Creator: Hughes, J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Robert H. Jackson, July 24, 1997

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Robert H. "Hal" Jackson regarding his experiences as a Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War. It details his experiences with different aircraft and on carriers and in land-based squadrons in the Pacific.
Date: July 24, 1997
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jackson, Robert H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Mark White to Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 25, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Mark White to Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 25, 1986]

Letter from Texas Governor, Mark White, thanking Women Airforce Service Pilots for their duty and sacrifice during World War II. The letter has been trimmed and is adhered to red mat background.
Date: September 25, 1986
Creator: White, Mark
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reunion Information] (open access)

[Reunion Information]

Page with information about lodging, transportation, cost, and tour information for the Bartlesville, Oklahoma WASP reunion, as well as other WASP regional news.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Paul A. Hill Air Force Documents] (open access)

[Paul A. Hill Air Force Documents]

A collection of various military orders and documents pertaining to Paul A. Hill's Air Force and Air Reserve service.
Date: 1929-09-18/1955-02-03
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Woman Recalls World War II Pilot Days"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Woman Recalls World War II Pilot Days"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Ruth Florey's and Clinnie Lovvorn's service with the WASP.
Date: April 6, 1975
Creator: Borden, Robert C.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flag Certificate] (open access)

[Flag Certificate]

Document certifying that a flag presented to Mickey Brown by the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau was flown by the Texas State Capitol on September 16, 2008 in honor of the WASP 2008 reunion.
Date: September 17, 2008
Creator: State of Texas House of Representatives
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation (open access)

Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation

A compilation of the many achievements of Women Airforce Service Pilot flight instructor, Ziggy Hunter, as a pioneer in aviation. Notes on the cover page indicate that the author, Nettie Moore, was a WASP control tower operator and that her attempts to gain national honor for Hunter have gone unsuccessful as of 1980.
Date: May 10, 1975
Creator: More, Nettie D.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 11, 1950] (open access)

[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
AWVS Official Monthly Progress Report: Austin Unit, April 1944 (open access)

AWVS Official Monthly Progress Report: Austin Unit, April 1944

Monthly progress report filled out by the Austin chapter of the the American Women's Voluntary Services discussing their news and activities.
Date: 1944-05~
Creator: American Women's Voluntary Services, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Biographical Sketches of Eleanor Brown] (open access)

[Two Biographical Sketches of Eleanor Brown]

Document containing two biographical sketches of Eleanor Brown, including details about her interest in aviation, service in the WASP organization, career, and personal life.
Date: 1999~
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Roger Moore & More] (open access)

[Letter From Roger Moore & More]

Letter from Roger Moore & More about donated calendars in honor of WASP, pointing out that the calendars include the opening of the WASP training center at Avenger Field. The letter mentions that the WASP will have a historic marker dedication Oct. 6 at Mulberry Canyon.
Date: unknown
Creator: Roger Moore and More
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female Aviators provided crucial service during World War II] (open access)

[Clipping: Female Aviators provided crucial service during World War II]

Newspaper clipping of part of an article about Millie Dalrymple, a former WASP member, and her personal history, especially as part of the WASP. A gardening section begins on the other side of the clipping, including advertisements for gardening supplies.
Date: January 11, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Secret role of women fliers recalled] (open access)

[Clipping: Secret role of women fliers recalled]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being hidden from public knowledge, including the U.S. Department of Defense withholding veteran status from the women who served in WWII. The article includes a photograph of a group of young women in jumpsuits walking away from a small propeller plane. On the back of the clipping is a large advertisement for a sale, and part of an article about Fort Concho.
Date: November 24, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Map Taken From a Mathematics Work Book] (open access)

[A Map Taken From a Mathematics Work Book]

A Mercator Projection of a map including Austin, San Antonio, Laredo, Victoria, and Corpus Christi on a grid with every line being 15 minutes.The magnetic variation is 10 degrees east, and the scale is 1:2,027,520.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers in Camp]

Photograph of ten soldiers posing together outside of a wooden building. On the back of a photo is a hand-drawn diagram of the photo, with numbers representing each person as well as a key to identify them: "1. T/Sgt Adams, 2. Lt, 3. Sgt Folkman, 4., 5. McIntyre, Austin TX, 6., 7., 8. Phil Schorr, 9. Arkansaw, 10."
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005

Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about the Battle of Midway. They also contributed to a radio show and worked with the national press corps. He then worked at the Naval Air Station in Seattle before traveling to Hilo, Hawaii to meet with soldiers who had returned from Tarawa. In Texas, he attended officer training school and college at Southwestern University. After the war ended, he studied at the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma for law school. He recalls an incident in which his office released a story about a cat that had kittens on board a cruiser; they reported this good news from the Pacific prior to the Battle of Midway. He also met Admirals Nimitz …
Date: January 27, 2005
Creator: Parish, Brainerd & Harrison, James William
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History