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[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 16, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing one of his crew's gunners getting sick, a little girl giving him the victory sign, and reading adventure books from the library.
Date: August 16, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard E. Helmer, Jr., August 16, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard E. Helmer, Jr., August 16, 1974

Interview with Richard Helmer, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the seaplane tender USS Tangier during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: August 16, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Helmer, Richard E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Stephen J. Koran and Flora Belle Koran, August 16, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Stephen J. Koran and Flora Belle Koran, August 16, 1974

Interview with Stephen J. (an Army Air Corps veteran) and Flora Belle Koran concerning their experiences at Wheeler Field (he as a member of the 86th Observation Squadron) during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: August 16, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Koran, Stephen J. & Koran, Flora Belle
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Harry Strawn, August 16, 1997

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with Harry C. Strawn, Army Air Forces veteran (31st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force; and 413th Fighter Group, 14th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a fighter pilot in the European, Mediterranean, and Pacific Theaters during World War II. Appendix includes the introduction to "In a now forgotten sky: the 31st fighter group in WW2" by Dennis C. Kucera.
Date: August 16, 1997
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Strawn, Harry C., 1918-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 16, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 16, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing celebrations of the end of hostilities between the US and Japan, talking with Marine veterans, throwing a party, recent correspondence, an uncertain future, and the view on Guam.
Date: August 16, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Daily Test (open access)

Instrument Flying: Daily Test

Flight school test in instrument flying with answers filled in by Catherine Parker. A grade of 100 is marked in red pencil in the top right corner.
Date: August 16, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Paul F. Lemmon, August 16, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Paul F. Lemmon, August 16, 2002

Interview with Paul F. Lemmon, a fireman in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his life prior to enlisting and his experience overseas.
Date: August 16, 2002
Creator: Coates, Evan & Lemmon, Paul F.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Mammoth Cave]

Postcard with a colored drawing of the entrance to the Frozen Niagara rock structure in Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. A note from Harold Landau to Helen Landau is written on the back.
Date: August 16, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Lincoln's Birthplace]

Postcard with a colored drawing of a log cabin, labeled Lincoln's birthplace in Hodgenville, Kentucky, and the inscriptions in memorial hall. There is a note on the back from Harold Landau to his wife Helen.
Date: August 16, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. Monday, August 16, 1943 : week of August 5 to August 12, 205th week of the war, 87th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Sicily, Italy, New Georgia, Germany. Maps: The Eastern front ; Sicily and Calabria. Photographs: Action on the central front [Central Russia]; A bomber is bombed; Talking things over [Maj. Gen. Keyes and Lt. Gen. Patton, Gen. MacArthur and Lt. Gen. Kreuger, Gen. Stilwell and Maj. Gen. Chennault]. Back: Illustrations of Japanese war planes along with code names, dimensions, and recognition silhouettes.
Date: August 16, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library