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[Clipping: W.A.S.P. sisters in the sky] (open access)

[Clipping: W.A.S.P. sisters in the sky]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP experiences serving in WWII. On the back of the clipping, there are advertisements for a television and gift certificates, as well as an article about lambada dancing.
Date: March 17, 1990
Creator: McDaniel, Niki Frances
Object Type: Clipping
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
Transportation Corps : military railroads and the Military Railway Service. (open access)

Transportation Corps : military railroads and the Military Railway Service.

Describes the organization and operation of the Military Railway Service.
Date: March 27, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cavalry drill regulations, horse. (open access)

Cavalry drill regulations, horse.

Describes mounted drill for horse cavalry units and organizations.
Date: March 13, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Propaganda Poster]

Photograph of a soldier looking up at a propaganda poster hanging from a cafe building in Manila. The poster depicts two American soldiers standing on an outline of the country of Japan, with the words "Crush Japan! Onward March to Tokyo!" written in English and another language.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Marvel Rowland]

Photograph of Marvel Rowland posing in dress uniform at Fort Myers, Virginia.
Date: March 6, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Standing on Porch]

Photograph of Walter Hacker standing on a porch in his military dress uniform.
Date: March 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men on Slide]

Photograph of two unidentified men standing at the top of a slide at a playground in Manila.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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

[General George S. Patton on the Rhine]

Photograph of United States Army General George S. Patton standing on the edge of a pontoon bridge that spans the Rhine. Several soldiers are standing alongside a truck to the right, with the foremost man bearing a triangular patch over the side of his chest and holding a camera. All are wearing helmets and uniforms. Two houses are visible on the bank in the background. The reverse side bears the caption, "Patton on the Rhine."
Date: March 24, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruined Buildings in Manila]

Photograph of ruined buildings in Manila. There are large piles of rubble along the streets, and a man is visible at the bottom of the photo.
Date: March 1945
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

[Photograph of Asriel Rachow]

Photograph of Asriel Rachow posing in a helmet with a rifle. Bushes are visible in the background.
Date: March 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers in France]

Photograph of four soldiers of C Company of the 43rd Tank Battalion posing in France. James Johnson kneels in front of Bud Baker, Julius Zastrow, and Jim Matthiesen.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Three Women]

Photograph of three women, who were the wives of soldiers in the 43rd Tank Battalion, standing in front of a house. They are, from left to right, Elsie Hacker, Zella Bowling, and Anna Jannelli.
Date: March 1944
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 Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters, March 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters, March 1945]

Photocopy of a letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., in March of 1945. She explains that she did not sign papers for an allowance from her son Jack, and that she has learned that the amount originally allotted for her has been withheld from his pay for several months. She asks that the money be restored to him.
Date: March 1945
Creator: Vaughan, Emma
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nazi Supply Wagon]

Photograph of a dead horse, a damaged wagon, and an artillery piece crashed on the side of the road.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Joe S. Lattimore, March 1, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Joe S. Lattimore, March 1, 1945]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Joe S. Lattimore at Baylor University College of Medicine, on March 1, 1945, lamenting the number of hunting seasons he's missed. He says he has a friend who's uncle owns a pasture they can rent out when they get back from the war, and asks Lattimore to go with him.
Date: March 1, 1945
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
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 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 21, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 21, 1944. He reports the receipt of several letters from them, and sends his condolences for one of them who recently had a tooth pulled. He comments that he needs to get one or two teeth filled soon. He is planning on taking Wilbur Crawford to a U.S.O. show soon, and tells his parents to inform Mrs. Crawford, Wilbur's mother, that he'll probably be put in a unit in the rear once he's well enough.
Date: March 21, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History