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[War Ration Book One: James Steeley]
Book of ration stamps belonging to James Harvey Steeley. These books were distributed to Americans during World War II. There are many stamps in the book.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Benefits of Reenlistment]
Document listing the benefits of reenlisting in the Marine Corps, including a reenlistment period; mustering out pay; reenlistment allowance; choice of station; furlough travel allowance; furlough if you reenlist for two, three, or four years; retention of rank; transfer to fleet Marine Corps Reserve after 20 years of service; and retirement.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Soldiers Outside Camp]
Photograph of four soldiers in uniform standing in front of a row of tents. Three are standing, holding their rifles, and one is kneeling. The man on the right is identified as Shultze.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book Four: Rogers Gardner]
Book of ration stamps issued to Rogers Gardner during World War II. The stamps still in the book are loose.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book One: William Hughes, Jr.]
Book of ration stamps belonging to William Lee Hughes, Jr. These books were distributed to Americans during World War II. There are many stamps in the book.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Soldiers With Weapons]
Photograph of three soldiers, C. E Few, Clark, and Cole, standing in front of a tent holding their weapons. They are wearing pants, shoes, and helmets.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Cannon]
Photograph of a burnt out cannon in front of a forest.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Boys Sitting On a Rock]
Photograph of four boys outside arranged around a rock. They are identified as Grub, Richard A. Fanning, Ashcraft, and Ray. The two on the left stand behind the rock, while the third sits on it and the fourth sits in the third boy's lap. Trees are visible behind them.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[James Tucker In Uniform]
Photograph of James "Jim" Tucker in his military uniform. A handwritten note in the bottom right corner reads: "To a swell daddy, Love, Jimmy."
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herkie Clark Standing Next to Jeep]
Photograph of Herkie Clark standing next to a Jeep.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book Four: Juanita Gardner]
Book of ration stamps issued to Juanita Gardner during World War II. Many stamps are still in the book, although some of them are loose.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book One: Mary Lou Thop]
Book of ration stamps belonging to Mary Lou Thorp. These books were distributed to Americans during World War II. There are many stamps in the book.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book Number 3: Andrew Mahoney]
Book of ration stamps belonging to Andrew J. Mahoney. These books were distributed to Americans during World War II. There are many stamps in the book.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["This Is Corps Humor"]
News clipping of a fake points system for getting out of the United States Military during World War II.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Enlisted Man's Pass]
A blank "enlisted man's pass," used to authorize a soldier to be away from his post.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Methodist Church Pamphlet]
Pamphlet issued by the First Methodist Church, detailing an upcoming service where the church will replace plaques honoring members of the congregation who served and died in World War II.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["A Medal, please, for a service man's wife"]
Poem, written anonymously, entitled "A Medal, please, for a service man's wife". It tells of a returning soldier who wishes to give his wife a medal for enduring life without him.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[H. I. Clark Holding a Skull]
Photograph of H. I. Clark standing outside. He is shirtless and wears a helmet. He holds a rifle in one hand and a skull in the other. Foliage and a tent are visible behind him.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Coupon Book]
Coupon book supplied by the Panama Canal Supply Department Commissary.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
Panama Canal Supply Department
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Howard Vaughan, U. S. Navy Seabees]
Photograph of Howard Vaughan, of the U. S. Navy Seabees, in his military uniform.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Application for Special Shoe Stamp]
Application for a special shoe stamp, to be used to buy new shoes. Instructions at the top request: "do not fill in this application unless you will suffer serious hardship if you are unable to obtain an extra shoe ration before a new War Ration Stamp becomes valid. Hardship need not be shown to replace defective shoes."
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Soldiers In A Camp]
Photograph of four soldiers, James Menlinger, Rodey Scinto, Calvin Rosacken, and John Weik, standing outside in their camp in the desert. Scanto, Rosacken, and Weik are shirtless.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers at Guadalcanal]
Photograph of eleven soldiers sitting by their tent in the forests of Guadalcanal. They are identified as La Rue, Mamola, Tooter, "your old man," Pappy, Wasylenko, Lukens, Wojten, Cooke, Licht, and Morris.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ren W. Powell In Uniform]
Photograph of Ren W. Powell in his military uniform.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History