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[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 15, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 15, 1943]

Brief letter on Camp Wolters letterhead from Harold Langrill to his wife telling her that he has been made acting corporal of his group and that he will write her again later.
Date: June 15, 1942
Creator: Langrill, Harold
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 21, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 21, 1943]

Letter from Harold Langrill to his wife describing army training at Camp Wolters and passing a rifle inspection. He also tells her about their Southern Baptist chaplain and that he likes his barracks-mates.
Date: June 21, 1943
Creator: Langrill, Harold
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - August 1, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - August 1, 1943]

Letter written on "Recreation Hall" letterhead from Camp Wolters by Harold Langrill to his wife, telling her how happy he is that they have now been married two years. Then hedescribes the night training exercises that they have just done and all of the activities the next day. He also talks about finances, a letter of reference, and asks her to send a photograph of herself.
Date: August 1, 1943
Creator: Langrill, Harold
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 16, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 16, 1943]

Letter on Camp Wolters letterhead from Harold Langrill to his wife telling her about his army infantry training in Texas. He also mentions that he will try to call her and that she should thank Alice for offering to send him a radio.
Date: 1943-06-15/1943-06-16
Creator: Langrill, Harold
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 20, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 20, 1943]

Letter from Harold Langrill to his wife describing the daily army training activities and how many of the other trainees have passed out from exhaustion or from all of the vaccines that they have received. He also discusses finances and medication that he received for bed bug bites and a cold. It is written on Camp Wolters stationery that has a large color image of a lake and trees at the top of the first page and small text at the bottom about the Camp.
Date: June 20, 1943
Creator: Langrill, Harold
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - July 30, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - July 30, 1943]

Letter written by Harold Langrill on Camp Wolters "Recreation Hall" letterhead to his wife, telling her that he expects to make it into the Air Corps, now that he has passed his blood pressure test. He also tells her about some of the training activities and thanks her for sending nuts, that he and some of his fellow trainees shared.
Date: July 30, 1943
Creator: Langrill, Harold
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from the United States Air Force to All Pilots, May 30, 1943] (open access)

[Memo from the United States Air Force to All Pilots, May 30, 1943]

Memo from the United States Army Air Force illustrating a time table with an hour broken down into tenths to be used for reporting trip duration.
Date: May 30, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Force.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Thomas P. Hennessey, June 4, 1943] (open access)

[Memo from Thomas P. Hennessey, June 4, 1943]

Memo from Thomas P. Hennessey explaining the proper format to use when filling out form 1 and stating the penalties of failing to properly fill out and send the forms.
Date: June 4, 1943
Creator: Hennessey, Thomas P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[3rd Ferrying Group Stationary Note] (open access)

[3rd Ferrying Group Stationary Note]

Stationary from the 554rd Air Force Base Unit, 3rd Ferrying Devision, in Romulus Michigan. The name and title, "Evelyn F. Semple, Classification Analyst, Civilian Personnel Office", is handwritten in the bottom right corner of the page. An ink stamp in the top left corner depicts a soldier along with the phrase, "For Victory, Buy United States War Bonds and Stamps".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Detroit (V-8) Sectional Aeronautical Chart

Aeronautical map of Detroit, Michigan Aeronautical map of Albany, New York and its surrounding region, showing cities, topographical features, radio frequency ranges and other various aeronautical symbols for flight training and navigation. Scale 1:500,000.
Date: October 28, 1943
Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rance WASP Transfer Slip] (open access)

[Rance WASP Transfer Slip]

Photocopied document stating Mary Ruth Rance's new position, pay grade, and station in the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 81, Extract 21] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 81, Extract 21]

Special orders reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) from Romulus Air Force Base to AAF Tactical Center in Orlando, Florida.
Date: June 29, 1944
Creator: 553d AAF Base Unit
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Our Daring Young Women': WWII role models guide women pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: 'Our Daring Young Women': WWII role models guide women pilots]

Photocopy of an clipping on the legacy of Women Airforce Service Pilots, their contributions to World War II, and their eventual fight to gain veteran status.
Date: November 1984
Creator: Watson, Liz
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1]

Special orders extract reassigning a list of Women Air Force Service Pilot members, having completed their training, to be transferred to new air base stations.
Date: September 9, 1943
Creator: 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 50, Extracts 7-12] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 50, Extracts 7-12]

Special orders listing station assignments and reporting duties for several male pilots and Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: May 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Force Base (5th Ferrying Group)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rialto Service Co. Envelope] (open access)

[Rialto Service Co. Envelope]

Envelope from Rialto Service Co. Photographers in Chicago, Illinois addressed to James Read in Dearborn, Michigan.
Date: 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[21st Annual Hellcat Reunion]

Photograph of men and women at the 21st Annual Hellcat Reunion (part of the 12th Armored Division). This reunion took place at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Detroit, Michigan from August 3-5, 1967.
Date: [1967-08-03..1967-08-05]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History