[1 Italian Lira]

Bill worth one Italian lira from 1943. The front has a decorative blue border with the words "Allied Military Currency;" text in the center of the bill says "Issued in Italy, 1 Lira" and "series 1943." The back of the bill has a complex design in blue with the words "Allied Military Currency" at the center. In the corners of the design are the phrases "freedom of speech," "freedom of religion," "freedom from want," and "freedom from fear."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1 Italian Lira]

Bill worth one Italian lira from 1943. The front has a decorative blue border with the words "Allied Military Currency;" text in the center of the bill says "Issued in Italy, 1 Lira" and "series 1943." The back of the bill has a complex design in blue with the words "Allied Military Currency" at the center. In the corners of the design are the phrases "freedom of speech," "freedom of religion," "freedom from want," and "freedom from fear."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1 Italian Lira]

Bill worth one Italian lira from 1943. The front has a decorative blue border with the words "Allied Military Currency;" text in the center of the bill says "Issued in Italy, 1 Lira" and "series 1943." The back of the bill has a complex design in blue with the words "Allied Military Currency" at the center. In the corners of the design are the phrases "freedom of speech," "freedom of religion," "freedom from want," and "freedom from fear."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[5 Italian Lire]

Bill worth five Italian lire from 1943. The front has a decorative green border with the words "Allied Military Currency;" text in the center of the bill says "Issued in Italy, cinque (five 5 five) lire" and "series of 1943 A." The back of the bill has a complex design in blue with the words "Allied Military Currency" at the center. In the corners of the design are the phrases "freedom of speech," "freedom of religion," "freedom from want," and "freedom from fear."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[5 Italian Lire]

Bill worth five Italian lire from 1943. The front has a decorative green border with the words "Allied Military Currency;" text in the center of the bill says "Issued in Italy, cinque (five 5 five) lire" and "series of 1943 A." The back of the bill has a complex design in blue with the words "Allied Military Currency" at the center. In the corners of the design are the phrases "freedom of speech," "freedom of religion," "freedom from want," and "freedom from fear."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Power (open access)

Air Power

Book detailing the work of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, including training programs, personnel, types of airplanes in use, and methods of fighting.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Application for Additional Shoe Certificate] (open access)

[Application for Additional Shoe Certificate]

Application for Additional Shoe Certificate put in by Justin L. Bible.
Date: December 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Application for Servicemen's Readjustment Allowance] (open access)

[Application for Servicemen's Readjustment Allowance]

Application for a serviceman's readjustment allowance, filled out by Justin L. Bible.
Date: February 5, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Application for Special Shoe Stamp] (open access)

[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
[Authorization for Allotment of Pay] (open access)

[Authorization for Allotment of Pay]

Card belonging to Justin L. Bible authorizing allotment of pay for his National Service Life Insurance.
Date: November 4, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Authorization for Allotment of Pay] (open access)

[Authorization for Allotment of Pay]

Card belonging to Justin L. Bible authorizing allotment of pay to support a wife, child, or dependent relative.
Date: November 4, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aviation Cadet Club Membership Card] (open access)

[Aviation Cadet Club Membership Card]

Membership card to the Aviation Cadet Club belonging to Frank W. Gardner. The front of the card says: "Aviation Cadet Club Official Membership Card. This is to certify that the bearer F. W. Gardner is a member in good standing of the Aviation Cadet Club and is entitled to all privileges and benefits as such. Youngblood Hotel, Enid, Oklahoma. Club Phone ---, Date 7-11-42." The back of the cards reads: "I agree to fulfill my obligations to the Aviation Cadet Club and to abide by its rules and regulations. Unless revoked for any reason, this card entitles the bearer, as an aviation cadet, to membership in the Aviation Cadet Club for a period of one year from date of issue."
Date: July 11, 1942
Creator: Aviation Cadet Club
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Award of the Bronze Star Medal] (open access)

[Award of the Bronze Star Medal]

General orders bestowing the Bronze Star Medal on members of the 96th Infantry Division, including Justin L. Bible, Nazaret Cherkezian, Eli J. Corriveau, Norman Flanders, Myron J. Franz, and Jacob C. Graber.
Date: June 6, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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
[Cancellation of Enrollment] (open access)

[Cancellation of Enrollment]

Request for the cancellation of Justin L. Bible's enrollment due to his being on furlough.
Date: December 23, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate for Completing Air Liaison School] (open access)

[Certificate for Completing Air Liaison School]

Certificate awarded to Justin L. Bible. It reads: "This Certificate is awarded to Corporal J. L. Bible, A. C., USA for having satisfactorily completed the Air Liaison course of instruction in Air Liaison School. Amphibious Training Command, U. S. Pacific Fleet. 28th day of April, 1944."
Date: April 28, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation for War Service] (open access)

[Certificate of Appreciation for War Service]

Certificate of Appreciation for war service awarded to Justin L. Bible, signed by the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Proficiency, Frank W. Gardner] (open access)

[Certificate of Proficiency, Frank W. Gardner]

Certificate awarded to Frank W. Gardner. It reads: "Army Air Forces Combat Crew School, Tarrant Field, Texas. Pilot Transition Training. Certificate of Proficiency. This is to certify that Frank W. Gardner, 2nd Lt., A. C. has successfully completed a course of instruction in Pilot Training and Ground Technical Instruction on B-24 D type equipment and is awarded this certificate in testimony thereof." It is signed by Louis R. Hughes, Jr., Lt. Col., A. C., Director of Training, and James S. Stowell, Col., A. C., Commanding Officer.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Army Air Forces Combat Crew School
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Address for Jesse Boyd] (open access)

[Change of Address for Jesse Boyd]

Postcard sent to Jesse Francis Boyd at Camp Bowie, Texas, containing a blank form to be used in case of a change of address.
Date: January 17, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department. Office of Dependency Benefits.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colt, Volume 13, Number 12, January 7, 1943 (open access)

The Colt, Volume 13, Number 12, January 7, 1943

Weekly newspaper of Arlington High School describing news, events, and other information related to the school. This issue is addressed to armed forces serving in World War II.
Date: January 7, 1943
Creator: Arlington High School
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Coupon Book] (open access)

[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
[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
Down Historic Trails of Fort Worth and Tarrant County (open access)

Down Historic Trails of Fort Worth and Tarrant County

Book of historic people, places, and things in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Texas. It includes photographs of the subjects and some line illustrations in the text.
Date: 1949
Creator: Arlington Heights Junior Historians
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Edward G. Nation's Individual Pay Record] (open access)

[Edward G. Nation's Individual Pay Record]

Soldier's Individual Pay Record, belonging to Edward G. Nation. His personal information has been filled out, but the rest of the book is blank.
Date: October 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History