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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
326
National WASP WWII Museum
316
The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
239
Private Collection of T. B. Willis
109
Palacios Area Historical Association
20
Rosenberg Library
14
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10
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9
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5
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Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
326
Kafka Collection
99
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67
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46
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40
Herman F. Fuchs Collection
31
56th Armored Infantry Battalion Collection
23
714th Tank Battalion Collection
20
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18
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[Press Release: Address by General H.H. Arnold, and Statement from Jacqueline Cochran]
War Department press release quoting the speech General Arnold gave to the final graduating class of Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II and a statement made by Jacqueline Cochran on the WASP's accomplishments. The pages are torn away at the edges in several places, most noticeably in the bottom left corner of the first page.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type:
Script
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[44-W4 Time Schedule]
Memo from Group Commander E. A. Parker to Flight Commanders discussing the schedule for the 44-W4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
March 7, 1944
Creator:
Parker, E. A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph From the Graduation of WASP Class 44-W-10]
Photograph of three women and two men standing around a small table, taken during the graduation ceremony for class 44-W-10 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The typewritten label taped to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "J. Cochran, E. Shuhip's Ear, Col. Ward, Deaton's nose, Gen. Arnold. 44-W-10 Graduation, 12/7/44." The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The WASPS]
Photocopied magazine clipping about the squadron that led to the use of women in military aviation and life as a WASP.
Date:
January 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor Michel McLernon's graduation from the WASP flight school and Esther L. Stahr beginning her training for WASP flight school. The article includes close-up photographs of both women. There is part of a large advertisement on the back of the clipping.
Date:
November 12, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5
Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-7
Book documenting the 44-W-7 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944]
Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards discussing how the U.S. Army split up she and a group of other female pilots. She mentions that they fly BT-14 planes, give instruction to flight cadets, and are supposed to be trained to fly B-26 planes soon. At the top left of the first page, there is a small, printed illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella
Date:
May 22, 1944
Creator:
Duren, Doris
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-4
Book documenting the 44-W-4 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-10
Book documenting the 44-W-10 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-8
Book documenting the 44-W-8 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[World War II ration coupons]
Several ration coupons from World War II. Most of the coupons are labeled, "Spare." The coupons belonged to the Harris family.
Date:
1944-09-07~
Creator:
United States Office of Price Administration
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[World War II ration coupons]
Several ration coupons from World War II. Most of the coupons are labeled, "Spare." The coupons belonged to the Harris family.
Date:
1944-09-07~
Creator:
United States Office of Price Administration
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1944
Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations. Includes a student directory at the end of the book.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Half-Track in Mud]
Photograph of a half-track vehicle partially submerged in a pool of mud. A helmeted soldier can be seen with his hand on the open driver-side door.
Date:
Summer 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Station Hospital at Camp Barkeley, Texas]
Photograph of Camp Barkeley's station hospital and it's courtyard. The one story building has several pairs of windows along its side and is topped by three metal chimneys. A stone pillar topped by a stylized statue of an eagle bears a relief of a caduceus. Three trees stand around this pillar. A fenced-in pool has a raised statue of a stylized bull at its center.
Date:
January 30, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ralph Marler by Tent]
Photograph of Ralph Marler sitting on the ground next to a pup tent at Camp Barkeley.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dick Foures, James Ryan, Joseph Jean, Emory Deason Standing Together]
Photograph of Dick Foures, James Ryan, Joseph Jean, Emory Deason standing together in front of a building at Camp Barkeley, Texas. Foures, Ryan, and Deason are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps, while Jean wears a sleeveless shirt.
Date:
May 8, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Bushey at Camp Barkeley]
Photograph of William Bushey posing with a rifle, helmet and back pack in front of barracks at Camp Barkeley.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[2nd Platoon at Camp Barkeley]
Photograph of the 2nd platoon of Company B, 56th Armored Infantry Battalion posing together in front of barracks at Camp Barkeley. The soldiers in the front row are William Shor and John Nugent. Those in the back row are Edward Sutkaitis, Frank Hulsinzer, Howard Toms, and Curtis Hagen.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Vincent Konieczki Posing by Merkel, Texas Sign]
Photograph of Vincent Konieczki wearing an army uniform and garrison cap while standing beside a sign for Merkel, Texas. He is extending his thumb in a hitchhiker-like manner. The reverse side of the photo indicates that he is from La Salle, Illinois, and that he is close to Camp Barkeley, Texas.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Five Soldiers on a Jeep]
Photograph of five soldiers posing on a Jeep. One soldier leans against the hood, two are seated in the vehicle, and one sits on the back while embracing the fifth who stands at the rear. The men are identified from left to right as Beckman, Elliott, Petrik, Kjellberg, and Czeiner. The group is situated in front of long ground-level buildings.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[2nd Platoon at Camp Barkeley]
Photograph of the 2nd platoon, Company B, 56th Armored Infantry Battalion, in front of barracks at Camp Barkeley. The soldiers sitting are John Nugent, William Bushey, and Fred Payne. Asriel Rackow stands behind them, and Edward Sutkaitis stands with a gun to the right.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Sergeant Halard Eubanks Holding His Child]
Photograph of First Sergeant Halard Eubanks crouching in a field and holding his child. Eubanks is wearing military fatigues, while his child is covered in a white blanket. A tent containing a barefoot soldier is visible behind Eubanks.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Jones, Zane E.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History