[Photograph of the 54th Basic Flying Training Group at WAAF]

Photograph of the 54th Basic Flying Training Group at Waco Army Air Field. Adjutant 1st Lt. Byrens, Commanding Officer Major Bair, and P. T. Instructor Mickey Manojack stand on the left side of the front row. The photographer stands "somewhere in left rear."
Date: April 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Firepower for Eisenhower": Visit of Eisenhower Gun Crew To Weirton Steel Company (open access)

"Firepower for Eisenhower": Visit of Eisenhower Gun Crew To Weirton Steel Company

Photo album compiled by the Weirton Steel Company to document the visit by a crew of World War II soldiers and combat veterans who met with steel workers and toured the facilities in Weirton and Steubenville where the factories were producing ammunition. Each image is followed by a description, with identifications of the persons who are pictured.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Weirton Steel Company. Industrial Relations Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Weirton Steel Company to Harry Gaby - July 2, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Weirton Steel Company to Harry Gaby - July 2, 1945]

Letter from the manager of the Industrial Relations Department at Weirton Steel Company to Pfc. Harry Gaby describing an enclosed bound volume of photos documenting a visit by Gaby and other World War II soldiers to Weirton facilities to see factories producing ammunition.
Date: July 2, 1945
Creator: Weirton Steel Company. Industrial Relations Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorial Certificate for H. T. Gaby] (open access)

[Memorial Certificate for H. T. Gaby]

Certificate signed by president Ronald Reagan, that has a gold, presidential seal at the top and the text: "The United States of America honors the memory of Harry T. Gaby. This certificate is awarded by a grateful nation in recognition of devoted and selfless consecration to the service of our country in the Armed Forces of the United States."
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. M. Corll to Harry T. Gaby - January 12, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from R. M. Corll to Harry T. Gaby - January 12, 1945]

Letter from R. M. Corll to Harry T. Gaby discussing a box containing a knife, two knife cases, and heating units with tablets to build fires. In the letter, R. M. Corll apologizes for not being able to give his farewell in person. Corll asks Gaby to call at his convenience.
Date: January 12, 1945
Creator: Corll, R. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Facts & Faces, January 1945 (open access)

Facts & Faces, January 1945

Newsletter for the employees of The Yoder Company in Cleveland, Ohio, including news, events, and other updates of interest to workers. This issue includes a feature about a visit from soldiers sent by General Eisenhower to tour ammunition manufacturers. This copy was sent to Pfc. H. T. Gaby, who was part of the tour, in an envelope that has the company logo on the front and and illustration of soldiers jumping out of a truck on the back.
Date: January 1945
Creator: Yoder Company
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Labor and Management News (Washington D.C.), Vol. 4, No. 5, Ed. 1, December 16, 1944 (open access)

Labor and Management News (Washington D.C.), Vol. 4, No. 5, Ed. 1, December 16, 1944

Bi-weekly newspaper published by United States War Production Board. The headlining story is titled "Somervell Cities Imperative Need for Upsurge of War Production." The newspaper is composed of stories discussing the need for domestic war production; a letter from a soldier on the front lines; stories encouraging Americans to keep war jobs; challenges to management and labor; government propaganda; and photographs from war scenes. This issue includes a feature about a visit from soldiers sent by General Eisenhower to tour ammunition manufacturers.
Date: December 16, 1944
Creator: United States. War Production Board.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Beiser to Harry Gaby - December 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from William Beiser to Harry Gaby - December 22, 1944]

Letter from William Beiser to Harry Gaby praising him for his trip to the foundry and the impression he made on their people. Beiser goes on to wish a Gaby well on his tour and victory in WWII so he could be reunited with his friends and family.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: Beiser, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Soldiers on Boulder]

Photograph of four men wearing light-colored army uniforms posing on top of a large boulder. One man is seated in the front and the other three are standing behind him. Other rocks and mountain terrain are visible on either side.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Army Services Medal Certification for Pfc. H. T. Gaby] (open access)

[Army Services Medal Certification for Pfc. H. T. Gaby]

Card issued from a U.S. Army station in Florida certifying that Pfc. Harry T. Gaby is entitled to wear 3 awards earned in the EAME (European–African–Middle Eastern) Theater for good conduct, the bronze star medal, and two foreign service bars.
Date: unknown
Creator: Van de Car, H. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Eisenhower's "Envoys" Promised More Weapons] (open access)

[Clipping: Eisenhower's "Envoys" Promised More Weapons]

Newspaper clipping with a story titled "Eisenhower's 'Envoys' Promised More Weapons." President Eisenhower, General Eisenhower at the time of the publication, sent soldiers across the United States to bolster domestic support and production. The story discusses the need for ammunition on the front lines. Six soldiers went to Cincinnati to plead to workers and Cincinnati promised to raise production by 35 percent.
Date: 1944-11~
Creator: Fulbright, Freeman
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers on Rocky Outcropping]

Photograph of four unidentified solders seated together at the top of a pile of rocky boulders, viewed from below. One of the soldiers in the center is not wearing a shirt.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Climbing Rocky Hill #2]

Photograph of an unidentified uniformed soldier standing on the side of a rocky hillside, looking down toward the camera. Scrub and brush are growing among the rocks and the soldier's shadow is visible along the rocks at right.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Posing on Top of Armored Vehicle]

Photograph of two uniformed soldiers posing near a large mounted artillery gun, likely on the top of a half-track armored vehicle. One man is standing up, straddling the gun and holding up a rifle, looking down the barrel toward the right side of the image. The second man is seated in front of him, holding up a square flag over his head, parallel to the ground, which has a diagonal design.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Soldiers Posing with Mouted Artillery]

Photograph of three uniformed solders crouching around a large artillery gun mounted at the top of a half-track vehicle. Trees are visible behind them.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Posing with Mounted Weaponry]

Photograph of three soldiers who appear to be in the back of an open, half-track armored vehicle. Two of them are standing on either side of a partially-visible large mounted artillery gun and a third soldier is standing behind a smaller machine gun in the back of the vehicle. They are parked next to a large tree and other trucks are partially visible in the background.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Back of Armored Vehicle]

Photograph of two uniformed solders sitting or crouching in the back of an open, half-track armored vehicle behind equipment and a gas can. A tarp is covering other items at the left side of the image.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Bed of Armored Vehicle]

Photograph of two uniformed soldiers who appear to be in the bed of an open, half-track armored vehicle between padded bench seats. One man is lying down with his head propped on a bundle and his arms crossed over his chest; the other is seated next to him at left. A third man is partially visible behind them, at the edge or just outside the vehicle. A mounted machine gun is visible above them, as well as the track for a larger artillery gun.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Signing Photograph]

Photograph of several men looking at an extremely large, framed, photographic print on a table during a visit at the Yoder Manufacturing Plant. Two uniformed soldiers are in the center of the photo including Louis Cocozza seated at left, who appears to be writing on the photo and Leo Crivello at center, who has his arm around Crivello. A man wearing a dark-colored suit is standing at right, looking down at the image and other men are partially visible in the background, as well as large, metallic machinery or equipment.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Buser to Harry Gaby - December 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from William Buser to Harry Gaby - December 8, 1944]

Letter from Reliance Foundry Co. president William Buser to Pfc. Harry Gaby discussing a transcript from a radio broadcast and meeting Gaby the week before.
Date: December 8, 1944
Creator: Buser, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Eating at Yoder Company]

Photograph of a group of roughly thirteen men seated around a long table eating a meal during a visit at the Yoder Company plant. The visiting soldiers are wearing military uniforms and the men at the foreground end of the table are wearing dark-colored suits, including a man seated at the head of the table, facing the opposite direction. Various dishes, cutlery, and pitchers are visible on the table, which is covered with light-colored cloth or paper. A map and several posters are visible on the wall in the background and other men appear to be at a table out of view on the right. An unidentified man wearing a lab coat is standing between the tables, facing the back of the room.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Leo Crivello and Worker Looking at Shells]

Photograph of Pfc. Leo Crivello standing next to an unidentified female worker at the Yoder Company plant; both of them are looking down at a series of large metal shells on a table and the worker is holding hose suspended from the ceiling in her right hand. A man wearing work gloves is standing directly behind Crivello, laughing and looking toward the left side of the image; another worker is visible on the right side of the image, looking at mechanical equipment, which is visible in the background.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gordon Sympson Holding a Microphone]

Photograph of Captain Gordon Sympson, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Alexis is wearing a military uniform and several other uniformed men are seated on the left side of the image, in front of several workers who appear to be watching the speech. Part of the factory structure and catwalks are visible in the background.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[76th Field Artillery Unit Portrait]

Photograph of a large group of soldiers wearing military uniforms posing ins several lines on the stairs outside an unidentified building. Two men near the center of the front row are holding up a swallowtail flag that has crossed cannons in the center between "76" at the top and "A" at the bottom.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History