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Student Pilot Handbook (open access)

Student Pilot Handbook

Handbook for student pilots, detailing procedures, maneuvers, and judgement criteria for learning how to fly planes. The book includes numerous illustrations, some humorous and others instructional, to aid the student. There are several handwritten notes on the front page from grateful students of the WASP class 44-W-3.
Date: March 1943
Creator: Hunt, Jack & Fahringer, Ray
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. Monday, March 1, 1943 : week of February 19 to February 26, 181st week of the war, 63rd week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: North Africa, Russia, Burma-China, New Guinea, Solomons, Aleutians, Sinkings (sea losses). Large world map is keyed to text. Includes table: Great Circle Distances in Statute Miles. Inset map shows Tunisia. Includes photos: Nazi Panzers in Bizerte, Air base at Dakar, Hold on Kharkov, Hunting enemy submarines. Back: Poster provides recognition cues and front and profile drawings of Allied and Axis heavy, medium, and light armored cars. Includes range scale.
Date: March 1, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Women at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of Bonnie L. Church and Rebecca Tittle posing on the porch steps of the station hospital at Camp Barkeley. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Bonnie L. Church Rebecca Tittle March 1943. C.B.T."
Date: March 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Schmidt and Schwinefort on Stairs at Camp Campbell]

Photograph of uniformed soldiers leaning on stairway railings at Camp Campbell. They are wearing dress uniforms and garrison caps. The man on the left is identified as W. Schmidt, while the man on the right is L. Swinefort. White buildings are visible in the distance behind them.
Date: March 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kelder Carrying Machine Gun]

Photograph of Bob Kelder carrying a machine gun while on maneuvers at Camp Campbell. Another soldier leans over in the background.
Date: March 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oneda Baleur at Station Hospital]

Photograph of Oneda Baleur standing on the porch of the Station Hospital eye clinic at Camp Barkeley. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Oneda Baleur Station Hosp. CBT (Eye Clinic) March 1943."
Date: March 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers with 37mm Gun]

Photograph of John Nugent, August Lubin, and Manning, all members of the 1st squad, 2nd platoon of Company H of the 56th Armored Infantry Battalion, posing together with a 37mm gun at Camp Campbell.
Date: March 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Wanda Sanford]

Photograph of Wanda Sanford standing on the porch steps of the station hospital at Camp Barkeley. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Wanda Sanford Sta. Hosp. CBT March 1943."
Date: March 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 20, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 20, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 20, 1943. He reports his arrival in Africa, as well as the delivery of 35 of his parents' letters. He expresses his wish that his friends still in the U.S. would wait as long as they could to join the army, including his cousin Jimmie Kendrick.
Date: March 20, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 3, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 3, 1943. He tells them he's fine, and mentions that he and some friends went fishing.
Date: March 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., in March 1943, asking for film to take pictures of the places he goes, and asking how everyone is back home. He also mentions that he's somewhere in North Africa.
Date: March 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Department Message Forms] (open access)

[War Department Message Forms]

Seven blank War Department message forms.
Date: March 12, 1943
Creator: United States Department of War
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Communication from R. E. Olin to Charles A. Prince, March 17, 1943 #2] (open access)

[Inter-Office Communication from R. E. Olin to Charles A. Prince, March 17, 1943 #2]

Inter-Office Communication from R. E. Olin to Charles A. Prince discussing the attached original estimates from Alston Construction Company
Date: March 17, 1943
Creator: Olin, R. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Communication from R. E. Olin to Charles A. Prince, March 17, 1943 #1] (open access)

[Inter-Office Communication from R. E. Olin to Charles A. Prince, March 17, 1943 #1]

Inter-Office Communication from R. E. Olin to Charles A. Prince discussing two applications for contract work to construct expansion facilities for Plosser-Prince Air Academy, one from Alston Construction Company and the other from Carl Harvey.
Date: March 17, 1943
Creator: Olin, R. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Landon E. McConnell, March 15, 1943] (open access)

[Letter to Landon E. McConnell, March 15, 1943]

Letter to Major Landon E. McConnell discussing the request for additional facilities at the Academy in Sweetwater, Texas. Specifically, the need for an underwater gasoline storage tank, a concrete washrack, and a new asphalt paved road.
Date: March 15, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph from B. E. Meyers to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, March 26, 1943] (open access)

[Telegraph from B. E. Meyers to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, March 26, 1943]

Telegram from Commanding General B. E. Meyers to Plosser-Prince Air Academy rescinding all provisions within a previous letter dated February 26, 1943 signed by Colonel W. F. Volandt.
Date: March 26, 1943
Creator: Meyers, B. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, March 18, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, March 18, 1943]

Letter from H. M. Renaud of the British Air Commission to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince Plosser-Air Academy discussing overdue payments owed to the British Air Commission totaling $20,000.
Date: March 18, 1943
Creator: Renaud, H. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Preliminary Cost Estimate for an Expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy] (open access)

[Preliminary Cost Estimate for an Expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy]

Preliminary cost estimate for an expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the page explaining how the estimate was based on a revised barracks plan.
Date: March 16, 1943
Creator: Harvey, Carl
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. F. Buskie to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, March 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from G. F. Buskie to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, March 24, 1943]

Letter from G. F. Buskie to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the appointment of a Defense Plant Corporation engineer to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy to oversee the expansion program approved by the Defense Plant Corporation Board of Directors two days previous. The bottom of the letter is initialed by J. B. Plosser.
Date: March 24, 1943
Creator: Buskie, G. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Landon E. McConnell, March 1, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Landon E. McConnell, March 1, 1943]

Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Major Landon E. McConnell discussing a request to expand the Academy at Avenger Field.
Date: March 1, 1943
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Investigation Report from George Woods, March 21, 1943] (open access)

[Investigation Report from George Woods, March 21, 1943]

Investigation Report from George Woods containing a copy of an attached signed statement by one Logan Pierson for the case of U.S. vs. Plosser et al.
Date: March 21, 1943
Creator: Woods, George
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Elimination, March 1943] (open access)

[Certificate of Elimination, March 1943]

Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date: March 25, 1943
Creator: McConnell, Landon E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Carl Harvey to R. E. Olin, March 16, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Carl Harvey to R. E. Olin, March 16, 1943]

Letter from General Contractor Carl Harvey to R. E. Olin discussing the payment of $10,000 from Mr. Harvey to Mr. Olin. The first page is handwritten, while the final two pages are typed.
Date: March 16, 1943
Creator: Harvey, Carl
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Communication from R. E. Olin to Charles A. Prince, March 17, 1943 #3] (open access)

[Inter-Office Communication from R. E. Olin to Charles A. Prince, March 17, 1943 #3]

Inter-Office Communication from R. E. Olin to Charles A. Prince discussing the expansion of the women's program at Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date: March 17, 1943
Creator: Olin, R. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History