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Documenting the War Collection
483
Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
411
Chester W. Nimitz Personal Letters, 1893-1911
262
Ralph Sprinkle Photograph Collection
249
Nimitz Family Photograph Collection
243
Annual Symposium Series
151
Cecelia McKie Scrapbook Collection
116
Women in War Collection
104
Black Military Service Collection
90
Home Front Collection
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[Composite Squadron Sixty-Six Staff List]
Staff list of Composite Squadron Sixty-Six (VC-66), a naval air squadron commissioned in 1943.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
Composite Squadron Sixty Six (VC-66)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Squadron Sixty-Six Staff List]
A list of staff in the 66th fleet post office officer's roster.
Date:
August 25, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Squadron 17 Cadet Employment Schedules, 1942]
Employment schedules for aviation cadets in Squadron 17 at the United States Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. The schedules contain instructions from Lieutenant junior grade H. E. Robinson and handwritten and hand-drawn work done by B. W. Huntington.
Date:
1942~
Creator:
Squadron 17
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sermon from Fr. Lawrence Edward Lynch, November 26, 1944]
Transcript of a sermon given by Father Lawrence Edward Lynch that was broadcast over radio on November 26, 1944 from Nouméa, New Caledonia. The sermon titled, "How to Get Even with God", deals with the desire to get even with people, including God, how sin cheats people out of their equality and friendship with God, and how to atone for their sins.
Date:
November 26, 1944
Creator:
Lynch, Lawrence Edward
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[USS Appalachian Plan of the Day, October 5, 1945]
Two copies of the USS Appalachian's (AGC-1) plan of the day listing all the activities including reveille, port routine, pay day, inspection, Jewish religious service, evening colors, and movies. There is also a message from AlNav and information regarding the current operation in Hokkaido, Japan.
Date:
October 5, 1945
Creator:
USS Appalachian (AGC-1)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Amori, Japan Waterways
Map of the waterfront of Aomori and its waterways, highlighting piers, basins., street names, the Aomori Airport and Nonai Oil Storage. Scale [1:63360]
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clothing and Small Stores Transactions, 1943-1945]
Transactions made in Navy Clothing or Small Stores by Charles Stasny from July 12, 1943 to February 7, 1945.
Date:
1943-07-10/1945-02-07
Creator:
United States Navy Supply Corps
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Card from the USS Appalachian, 1944]
Christmas card issued by the USS Appalachian (AGC-1) for those aboard to send to family and friends back home. The front of the card features an illustration of a sailor sitting on a pier near the shore. The shore is covered in palm trees and other flora. Above the sailor is a thought bubble containing images of a fireplace with a wreath and stockings hung above it and a cabin covered in snow with trees and a shining star in the distance behind it. In the upper left corner of the front is text saying "U. S. S. APPALACHIAN, Somewhere in the Pacific". Inside the card is a short rhyming poem and holiday greeting.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
USS Appalachian (AGC-1)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Theodore H. Kirkland to Charles Stasny, July 12, 1944]
Handwritten letter from Theodore H. Kirkland to Charles Stasny updating him on his life during the war. He discusses being sent to a new outfit, his activities on liberty, being over seas again soon, and his plans to get married. Envelope addressed to Charles Stasny from Theodore H. Kirkland.
Date:
July 12, 1944
Creator:
Kirkland, Theodore H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betrice Kirkland to Charles Stasny, August 25, 1944]
Letter from Betrice Kirkland to Charles Stasny informing him of the death of her brother, Theodore H. Kirkland, on August 16, 1944. She asks Stasny to notify as many of Theodore's friends as possible in hopes that they will be able to provide her with more information.
Date:
August 25, 1944
Creator:
Kirkland, Betrice
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Official Navy Beer Chit]
An official beer chit to be used in a United States Navy ship store for one bottle of beer.
Date:
[1941..1945]
Creator:
Stein, C., Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Servicemen's Guide to Manila]
Guide containing a list of locations in Manila, Philippines and a map of the area intended for servicemen. The locations listed include barbershops, dining, churches, photographers, bars and night clubs, hotels, and theatres.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Lopez, C. A.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping with War Cartoon]
A cartoon illustration regarding security regulations being lifted. The cartoon depicts a security officer sitting a desk smoking a cigarette with his legs on the desk. A line of various military personnel, some wearing military caps and holding paper and pencils, extends from the desk to a doorway at the back of the room. To the left of a cartoon a line graph shows a large increase extending off the graph. On the right side of the room is a desk. At the bottom of the cartoon is the caption: "Security regulations have been lifted to the extent that it is now safe to release the News that, 'Dewey has returned from Manila.'" On the back of the page is a list of statements regarding the release of information to the press and other sources.
Date:
194X
Creator:
Nelson
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Important Dates in Charles Stasny's Naval Service, 1942-1945]
List of important dates in Charles Stasny's Naval service from July 9, 1942 to February 6, 1945. The list includes departure and arrival dates from various locations as well as station transfers, rate changes, and other major events.
Date:
February 6, 1945
Creator:
Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tulagi Specials.
Two couplet rhyming poems composed as lyrics to the a song set to popular tunes. The first two stanzas are lyrics to a song set to the tune of "Shanty in Old Shanty Town" on the subject of horrible conditions at a foxhole on Tulaghi Isle. The second two stanzas are lyrics set to the tune of "My Gal Sal" being a comedic ode to General Douglas MacArthur.
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Updates From Reuters News Agency]
A letter update on war happenings in Guam from Percy Finch of Reuters News Agency
Date:
[1941..1945]
Creator:
Finch, Percy
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Regarding the Invasion of Guadalcanal, 1942]
Letter titled "Guadalcanal Tourist Bureau" painting a humorous picture of Guadalcanal to allied sailors preparing their invasion in the style of a tourism promotion. Letter titled "Guadalcanal Invasion" providing a sailor's personal account of the initial allied invasion of Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942, experiencing it both from the bridge of his ship and on the beach of Tulagi.
Date:
1942~
Creator:
Turner, Richmond Kelly
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Post-War News, September 26, 1945]
News from around the world following the end of the war including the expansion of the United States occupation of Japan, Navy Day observances, the dismantling of German industrial plants, and Greek ratification of the United Nations Charter.
Date:
September 26, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Our Fighting Men
Five stanza rhyming poem in rhyming couplets composed as song lyrics on the subject of multiple members of branches of the army arriving on the island of Guadalcanal. A shorter poem at the bottom of the page addresses soldiers of planes flying over Guadalcanal.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
SNAFU
Six stanza poem in rhymed verse, with four lines per stanza and eight lines on the third stanza, composed as lyrics to a song on the subject of the military's response to Pearl Harbor and lackluster conditions.
Date:
[1941..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Transports.
Cinquain poem composed as lyrics to a song with the beginning stanza containing 8 lines, ending stanza containing 6 lines and the middle stanzas having 4 lines, each rhyming on the second, fourth and sixth line. The lyrics discuss conditions at war and the American's confidence in the fight against dictators.
Date:
[1941..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Battle of the Solomons.
Lyrical quatrain poem that rhymes on the 2nd and 4th line of each stanza on the subject of the Battle of the Solomons from the American's perspective.
Date:
August 7, 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Navy Ship and Unit International Call Signs]
List of international call signs for units and ships in the United States Navy.
Date:
[1941..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Specialized Training Unit 3921 Class "A" Pass, June 19, 1943]
Class "A" pass issued from Army Specialized Training Unit 3921 by Lieutenant L. W. Watts to Elmer Curry allowing him to be absent from his station on weekends from 12:00 p.m. Saturday until 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
Date:
June 19, 1943
Creator:
Army Specialized Training Unit 3921
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History