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[Clipping: Bethel Gibbons, Marjorie Wakeham Are WASP Graduates in Sweetwater, Tex.]
Newspaper clipping announcing that Marjorie Wakeham and Bethel Gibbons are graduating in Sweetwater, Texas after completing their required WASP training.
Date:
1943~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[View from Airplane Window]
Photograph of the view of several buildings and trees from an airplane window on the runway. The wing of the airplane is visible to the right.
Date:
[1943..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Warren Neuber In Uniform]
Photograph of Warren Neuber posing in uniform at the Ranger School in San Francisco. There is foliage in the background.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Victor J. Nelson to Harvey Staten, February 8, 1943]
Copy of telegram from Victor J. Nelson to Harvey Staten discussing a position opening at a shipyard being constructed, and requesting a mailed equipment list.
Date:
February 8, 1943
Creator:
Nelson, Victor J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - April 29, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merril Smith to his wife discussing how Bill Ledbetter has been, asking about their daughter, and telling her that he loves her.
Date:
April 29, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. G. "Tex" Rankin to Joe B. Plosser, May 1, 1943]
Letter from J. G. "Tex" Rankin to Joe B. Plosser discussing Rankin's relief in hearing of Plosser and Prince's recent exoneration.
Date:
May 1, 1943
Creator:
Rankin, J. G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter Mr. Smith to Mrs. Smith, May 28, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing the world premier of Stage Door Canteen.
Date:
May 28, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - June 15, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife reminding her that she loves her and Sharon and telling her that he hopes that they are having a good time in Lockhart.
Date:
June 15, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - June 25, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that Carroll did not get the job she was hoping for.
Date:
June 25, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - July 4, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing life in his company and reminding her that he loves her.
Date:
July 4, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - July 30, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife telling her about how his mother is doing and briefly mentioning the President, and asking how the children are doing.
Date:
July 30, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Cartoon Men]
Postcard with a cartoon of a policeman and other man standing next to a red armchair under a street lamp on a street corner. Text on the cartoon says "They sure make you feel at home here!" A handwritten note addressed to Mrs. Clara Aten & Family says "Dear Friends: Just a line to let you know I am well, hope you are all the same, I received your card a few days ago, I'm on my way west, somewhere in Texas now. My new address is on this card. Had a nice trip so far, don't know how the rest of it will be, we have several days riding yet. Write when you can. Nevin."
Date:
August 1943
Creator:
Hermsinger, Nevin E.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 11, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about his mother "kicking out her downstairs roomers", Ed Prove, and Mrs. Smith's golf skills.
Date:
August 11, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 19, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife telling her that he loves her and the kids.
Date:
August 19, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 22, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing a show titled "Coffin in the Sky" that he went to go see and a book titled "The earth in the Lord".
Date:
August 22, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 8, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing Colonel Kelly's son's victory in the North Africa campaign.
Date:
September 8, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 14, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing the money he sent to her on the first.
Date:
September 14, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 23, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that his mother planned on visiting her and briefly mentioning her golf skills.
Date:
September 23, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 26, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about a dinner he cooked over a campfire, swimming, and Sharon.
Date:
September 26, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Woman and Airplane Cartoon]
Postcard with a cartoon of a plane landing next to a woman, and text that says "It's plane to see...I'd like a letter from you!" A handwritten note addressed to Mrs. Clara Aten & Family from Nevin E. Herminger says "Dear Friends: I received your card, glad to hear from you. So you're having frosts up there, I guess we won't have any here, it is too warm here. Glad to hear the war loan is going good up there. Hope it does everywhere. It rained Fri. a little here, the first since we're out here I almost forgot what rain looked like. Ha. It is still wet. Nevin."
Date:
September 26, 1943
Creator:
Hermsinger, Nevin E.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 28, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing what it is like for some soldiers to be deployed for months on end.
Date:
September 28, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing Blythe Field and Morton's Air Academy, flying over the desert, getting transportation to Dallas, finding a forgotten parachute, Mexican and Native American crafts, and meeting some flight cadets. Written on Hotel Paso del Norte (El Paso) stationary.
Date:
1943-10-07?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, October 7, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying into Palm Springs, dinner there, visits with friends, buying a gift for her father in Juarez, future work ferrying Steerman aircraft, and an Army captain who took photographs of her and others on a flight from Phoenix.
Date:
1943-10-07?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Camden, AK, repairing her boots, letters, a man from Palm Springs, and her friend Marion. Typed on Hotel Lassen (Wichita) stationary.
Date:
October 14, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History