Aircraft induction, fuel and oil systems. (open access)

Aircraft induction, fuel and oil systems.

Describes aircraft engine systems, fuels, and lubricants.
Date: February 22, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Corps : railway-operating battalion. (open access)

Transportation Corps : railway-operating battalion.

Describes "the organization and operation of the railway-operating battalion upon a railway operated by the Military Railway Service. Its purpose is to assist military railway officers in the training and operation of their units and to guide command and staff officers charged with their employment."
Date: February 4, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Soldier on Steps]

Photograph of a soldier seated on steps, holding his hat in his hands.
Date: February 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ralph and Anna Jannelli on Bench]

Photograph of Ralph and Anna Jannelli sitting together on a bench.
Date: February 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Matuu Valley, Samoa]

Photograph of five soldiers standing on the steps to a cabin in Matuu Valley, Samoa. They are identified as Dove, Lanier, Jack Vaughan, White, and Jackson.
Date: February 7, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, February 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, February 15, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, on February 15, 1944. He thanks her for a box she sent him at Christmas, and admits that Italy is better than Africa, and there are more things to take pictures of in Italy than in Africa, but he still wants to go home. He's heard that Margaret Ann is dating a soldier, and predicts that they will get married.
Date: February 15, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 4, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 4, 1944. He has gone to see Wilbur Crawford for the past few days, and the two of them have planned a camping and fishing trip to take place when the war is over. Willis asks where his cousin Jimmie Kendrick is stationed.
Date: February 4, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 18, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 18, 1944. He says he bought a war bond and sent it home, and that he's going to visit Wilbur Crawford in the hospital soon. He got a lighter, a box of pecans, and the film sent from home. He asks after his parents' broken ice box, and says it might be hard to get a new one.
Date: February 18, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 26, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 26, 1944. He informs them that Wilbur Crawford, whose leg was injured, had the bandages taken off and just needs exercise to recover. He plans to have his picture taken and send them to his parents. He's had letters from a friend at A&M and Margaret Willis from Abilene.
Date: February 26, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 29, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 29, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 29, 1944. He sends reassurances to Wilbur Crawford's mother that he's fine, and tells his parents not to worry about him, since he's not at the front lines.
Date: February 29, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 22, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 22, 1944. He had a letter from the mother of a friend who was in the Pacific, and whose other sons might be drafted soon. Willis plans to go see Wilbur Crawford soon, and is pleased that his tent now has a radio and the battalion has a laundry.
Date: February 22, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Mr. and Mrs. Ross M. Sams, February 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Mr. and Mrs. Ross M. Sams, February 26, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Mr. and Mrs. Ross M. Sams, on February 26, 1944. He thanks them for the handkerchiefs they sent him for Christmas, which he explains are hard to get in Italy, and tells them that the soldiers in his camp will be given three Cokes a week starting in March.
Date: February 26, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 27, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 27, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 27, 1944. He explains that each soldier is allotted three Cokes a week starting March 1, and realizes that he's forgotten the taste. He went to see a movie and enjoyed it, and plans on going to a church service that night.
Date: February 27, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 8, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 8, 1944. He's going to see Wilbur Crawford again soon, and says Crawford is lucky he only got a hole in his leg muscle instead of a broken bone. He asks his parents to send him some film, as well as his cousin Jimmie's address.
Date: February 8, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weather for Aircrew Trainees (open access)

Weather for Aircrew Trainees

Textbook titled "Weather for Aircrew Trainees" or "Air Forces Manual No. 6" belonging to Suzette Van Daell. It contains general weather information, as well as specific information regarding temperature, pressure, and thunderstorms.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Constance B. Turner to Charles A. Prince, February 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Constance B. Turner to Charles A. Prince, February 22, 1944]

Letter from Constance B. Turner to Charles A. Prince discussing the possibility of creating flying programs in Mexico and South America.
Date: February 22, 1944
Creator: Turner, Constance B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mess Sergeant Goodrich]

Photograph of Mess Sergeant Goodrich of the 366th Ordinance, smoking a pipe and reading off a piece of paper.
Date: February 10, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First Sergeant Kapp]

Photograph of First Sergeant Kapp wearing his uniform and standing between two buildings at Camp Hulen.
Date: February 10, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph Looking North at Camp Hulen]

Photograph looking north down the CO area of Camp Hulen.
Date: February 10, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Tech Sergeant Joe Crow]

Photograph of Tech Sergeant Joe Crow standing outside a building at Camp Hulen
Date: February 10, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 20, 1944]

Letter to Cecile from her father about Mary and the war.
Date: February 20, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 14, 1944]

Letter to Cecile from her father about "Rhoda Junior" and wife coming back from the hospital from having a child whom will be named "Rhoda Anne". He also discusses the war and political issues.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 6, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 6, 1944]

Letter to Cecile from her father about a dinner he had in a military base, him wanting to go to Washington. Mentions US troop deployment overseas.
Date: February 6, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of T/4 Brown]

Photograph of T/4 Brown wearing a helmet and standing in front of a building at Camp Hulen.
Date: February 9, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History