[Reserve Order A-26] (open access)

[Reserve Order A-26]

Reserve order designating several airmen to various duties, and announcing an examination of Paul A. Hill.
Date: December 7, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas Decorations in the 82d Medical Battalion Mess Hall]

Photograph of the 82d Medical Battalion's mess hall at Camp Barkeley, Texas. Benches and covered tables are arranged in a horseshoe pattern, leaving an open section of floor. The tables are set with plates and cups. Fir branches and tinsel adorn the surrounding windows.
Date: December 25, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of Dorothy Lindgren and an unidentified woman standing in front of a hospital building at Camp Barkeley. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Dorothy Lindgren December 1943 C.B.T."
Date: December 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officers Outside Station Hospital]

Photograph of Frank J. Jacobson, V. J. Sampognaro, and J. S. Scott standing outside the station hospital at Camp Barkeley.
Date: December 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hoffman at Station Hospital]

Photograph of Capt. Carl G. Hoffman, with a cigarette in one hand, leaning on the porch railing of the station hospital at Camp Barkeley. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Carl G. Hoffman, Capt. MC. Station Hospital C.B.T. Dec '43".
Date: December 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nancy Brummitt at Outpatient Clinic]

Photograph of Nancy Brummitt standing outside the outpatient clinic at Camp Barkeley. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Nancy Brummitt C.B.T. Dec 1943."
Date: December 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Playing a Backwards Fiddle]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos holding a fiddle by its body with its pegboard under his chin. The dark haired man wears glasses, a wristwatch, and a white Texas Aggies tee shirt. A blurry man behind the fiddle wears a uniform and garrison cap while splaying his fingers out from the sides of his head. This man is identified as Boskev. The two men are standing outdoors on a path that leads towards white three-story buildings.
Date: December 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Louis Lapinski and Friends]

Photograph of Louis Lapinski and two other unidentified soldiers in military uniform standing on the steps of a barracks at Camp Barkeley.
Date: December 2, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Status of Reservist in Air Reserve Center Training (open access)

Certificate of Status of Reservist in Air Reserve Center Training

Certificate reporting the Air Reserve status of Paul A. Hill.
Date: December 19, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barney Driscoll to Lt. Col. Al Bennett, Dec 7, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from Barney Driscoll to Lt. Col. Al Bennett, Dec 7, 2009]

Letter from Barney Driscoll to Lt. Col. Al Bennett discussing a copy of the history of the WASP that was enclosed and the veterans museum in Huntsville, Texas.
Date: December 7, 2009
Creator: Driscoll, Barney
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "The Roundup"]

Postcard of a painting entitled "The Roundup," of cowboys sitting together in a camp, with more cowboys rounding up cattle in the background, framed with mountains. A handwritten note addresed to Miss Helen H. Aten says "Hello All- Arrived yesterday at 3:00pm. Travelled 1850 miles. Chevy is still good. Was a bit tired driving but will come out of it in a day or two. Rained today and is plenty muddy at camp. Abilene is a nice town. Will write more in a day or two. Looks as tho we will be busy."
Date: December 5, 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Sebastian County Courthouse and City Hall]

Postcard of the Sebastian County Courthouse and City Hall in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Barkeley says "Hello All- Trip is going swell- 520 miles first day. Stayed all nite on west side of Springfield, Ohio. Should make about same distance today. Weather is swell & quite warm- no heater. Snacks are good. Above is new address."
Date: December 2, 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Camp Barkeley Parade Grounds]

Postcard of soldiers marching on the parade grounds at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas. A handwritten note addressed to Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says "Hello all- Received your letter yesterday & am glad to hear you are still all ok. It was approx 1850 miles down here. Arrived in good time Saturday. Rained most of this week and [?] of cold. Bought 8FL of antifreeze tonite (alcohol base) it is quite scarce here. Woodrow."
Date: December 10, 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Personal Diary of Frank Fujita, Jr. (open access)

Personal Diary of Frank Fujita, Jr.

A copy of Frank Fujita Jr.'s war diary, obtained by Dr. Ron Marcello to accompany Fujita's oral history interview. Fujita was an Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment captured on Java in March 1942. Included is Fujita's original bound diary, and a rewritten version he made in a Japanese logbook in internment and continued. They contain daily activities, doodles, lists of dozens of servicemen and captives encountered, and the key to an encoded script Fujita developed for sensitive information. Also included is a postwar newspaper clipping about Fujita's unit.
Date: December 19, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fujita Jr., Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library