[Scrapbook Page: Staging Area - Calas]

Photographs of the Calas staging area in France. The top image shows soldiers identified as Bernikow and Nathan Levine standing on an earthen field in front of a row of tents. The second picture, labeled "Our billet," is of a tent structure that with an open entryway. The bottom two photographs feature groups of two and three soldiers posing together in front of the tent billets.
Date: 1945-11-10/1945-11-22
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Separation Qualification Record] (open access)

[Separation Qualification Record]

Separation qualification record, detailing the jobs Justin L. Bible held in the army.
Date: November 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 15, 1945] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 15, 1945]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.
Date: November 15, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clinton Simon Quin to Catherine Parker, November 9, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Clinton Simon Quin to Catherine Parker, November 9, 1945]

Letter from Bishop Clinton Simon Quin to Catherine Parker thanking her for her contributions in ending the war as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 9, 1945
Creator: Quin, Clinton Simon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Announcement for Susan Lynne Dalby] (open access)

[Birth Announcement for Susan Lynne Dalby]

Birth announcement of Susan Lynne Dalby, born November 5, 1945, to Captain and Mrs. Marion Cranford Dalby. It is tied at the top with a pink ribbon.
Date: November 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Gathered by Tents]

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers gathered outside of tents. Many of the men are sitting on top of duffel bags. The reverse side of the image notes that the men are "going home."
Date: November 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope with a Photograph of Québec from the St. Lawrence River]

Envelope addressed to Melle Charlotte Fournier in Québec, Canada; the photograph on the envelope is one of the city as seen from the St. Lawrence River.
Date: November 13, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : Strategic Concept

Front: Text highlights the strategic concept that guided the Western Allies to victory in Europe. Map shows German occupied territory as of 7 Dec 1941 in western Europe and North Africa. Back: Text and illustration highlight the postwar job as a threefold task: Speedily demobilize those in uniform who want to return to civilian life, maintain and supply occupation forces, and provide for peacetime military strength to help ensure world security.
Date: November 19, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : Army Plan for Unifying Armed Forces

Front: Text and chart show chain of command and organizational structure in the proposed unified armed forces. The plan was presented to the Senate Military Affairs Committee on 30 October 1945. Back: Illustration of a young woman with crossed fingers has caption emphasizing the need to save some of that hard-earned money.
Date: November 12, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : Air Transport Command

Front: Map with text shows routes of the Army's Air Transport Command as of 1 September 1945. Back: The text and maps highlight the Naval Air Transport Service (Atlantic and Pacific wings).
Date: November 5, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : The atomic question

Front: Text highlights some of the issues of using atomic energy and weapons. Includes information on the three-nation [U.S., Great Britain, Canada] declaration on atomic energy. Photographs: Smoke from an atomic bomb blast towers miles above Nagasaki; All but the base of a steel tower holding an atomic bomb was vaporized during test explosion in New Mexico; Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer; These men took part in the atomic bomb conferences at the White House : Prime Minister Attlee; President Truman; Prime Minister Mackenzie King; T. L. Rowan, Attlee's secretary; Dr. Vannevar Bush, U. S. expert; Maj. Gen. E. I. C. Jacob, British expert; Representative Charles A. Eaton of New Jersey; Senator Brian McMahon of Connecticut; Canadian Ambassador Lester B. Pearson; Secretary of State James F. Byrnes; Representative Sol Bloom of New York; Admiral William D. Leahy; the Japanese city of Hiroshima after it had been leveled by an atomic bomb. Back: Text and illustration give a progress report on demobilization of Army, Marines, and Navy as of 1 November 1945.
Date: November 26, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, November 5, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, November 5, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on November 5, 1945. He discusses the decommissioning of soldiers abroad, and his pride in being an American.
Date: November 5, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Signed by W. E. Kennedy] (open access)

[Document Signed by W. E. Kennedy]

Document signed by W. E. Kennedy, verifying the departure of a soldier under his command from the army.
Date: November 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, November 10, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, November 10, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on November 10, 1945, telling them what he's been doing in Shanghai. He also expresses his disgust with the army for not getting him home sooner.
Date: November 10, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield and Lt. Bratt]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield and Lieutenant Bratt standing together outside of a building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Clarence Whitefield (right) & Lt. Bratt. Schw-Gmund, Germany. Nov '45."
Date: November 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 17, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 17, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing being awoken to take over a midnight shift at the Red Cross canteen, typing reports, meeting a friend on Guam, events in China, a pay raise, Red Cross resignations, and getting a raft from some Marines. Written on Red Cross stationary.
Date: 1945-11-17?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing coffee, food, talking with a Marine pilot, needing a new pair of pumps and a bag, and lipstick. Written on Red Cross stationary.
Date: November 11, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 23, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 23, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a new pair of pants, time management, swimming, dinner, running a Red Cross Canteen, and leaving Guam.
Date: November 23, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 26, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 26, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a recent letter, swimming and breakfast, flying a Beechcraft from Guam to Saipan, battlescars on the landscape, dinner, packages, and correspondence with friends. Typed on Red Cross stationary.
Date: November 26, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 14, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing the opening of a new enlisted men's club, news from home and recent correspondence, flying, working a night shift at the Red Cross canteen, and Japanese army souvenirs. Written on Red Cross stationary.
Date: November 14, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 29, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 29, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent letters and packages, working at her Red Cross canteen, a Japanese pistol, visiting the 21st Marine Regiment, her sleep schedule, and transiting visitors. Written and typed on American Red Cross stationary.
Date: November 29, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 22, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 22, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother on Thanksgiving discussing food, money, friends, lecturing for the Navy, and preparations for Christmas. Written on Piedmont Hotel (Atlanta) stationary. Last page is hard to read.
Date: 1945-11-22?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, November 22, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, November 22, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father discussing Pearl Harbor and World War 2.
Date: November 22, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History