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Oral History Interview with Clarence Martin, April 23, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clarence Martin, April 23, 2002

Interview with Clarence Martin, a munitions expert in the US Navy during WWII. He describes his path in the military and answers questions about his time abroad.
Date: December 17, 2003
Creator: Vargas, Laura & Martin, Clarence
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lois Nash to Mr. Nick A. Hill, December 17, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lois Nash to Mr. Nick A. Hill, December 17, 1943]

Letter from Lois Nash to Mr. Nick A. Hill containing an invitation to the 43-W-8 graduation in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: December 17, 1943
Creator: Nash, Lois
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Fifinella Statement of Cash Transactions] (open access)

[Order of Fifinella Statement of Cash Transactions]

Statement of cash transactions and amounts on hand between 1969 an 1970 for the Order of Fifinella.
Date: 1969-12-17/1970-11-30
Creator: Atkeison, Ann
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : U.S. role in world affairs

Text describes U.S. role in world affairs and is keyed to map. Map projection is "designed to minimize distortions along the 40th parallel which runs approximately through Tokyo and Washington."
Date: December 17, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Wallace "Tim" Duke, December 17, 2015

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with Wallace "Tim" Duke, World War II Army veteran, 86th Infantry and retired Santa Fe Railroad agent. Duke shares concerning his childhood in rural North Texas; the Great Depression; war work at Consolidated Steel Shipyard; draft into infantry; training at Camp Howze and Camp Livingston; European Theater; push from Cologne to Altena, Germany; the Ruhr Pocket; push into Austria; V-E Day; reassignment to Pacific Theater; Philippines; post-war work experience; post-war life in Dallas. Appendix includes photos of Duke and his twin brother circa World War II, newspaper clippings, and a map of the fighting record of the Blackhawk Division (12 p).
Date: December 17, 2015
Creator: Smith, Tiffany & Duke, Wallace, 1924-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oscar Miller, Jr., December 17, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oscar Miller, Jr., December 17, 1977

Interview with Oscar Miller, Jr., U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the oiler USS Rampapo during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 17, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Miller, Oscar
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Kraut Prisoners of War]

Photograph of prisoners of war captured by First Lieutenant John Grimbal. The prisoners march down a road with an Army truck following behind.
Date: December 17, 1944
Creator: Roberts, Cecil E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carl Lyons Holding Gun]

Photograph of Carl J. Lyons holding a carbine rifle in Eywiller, France. He has a fighting knife in a leg scabbard, and a wine bottle stuffed into his jacket.
Date: December 17, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Farewell to the WASP - Job Well Done] (open access)

[Clipping: Farewell to the WASP - Job Well Done]

Newspaper clipping discussing the end of the WASP program, featuring a photo of Nancy Love in front of an A-20. Included as well are book reviews and are advertisements for Barnes Manley Laundry & Dry Cleaners and Hills Business University.
Date: 1944-12-17~
Creator: Mason, Paul B.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 17, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 17, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing recent letters, ferrying a plane and her return trip, Christmas gifts, running into someone from home, uniforms, and weather. Typed on American Airlines stationary.
Date: December 17, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History