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General Orders Number 29: Award of Good Conduct Medal, 27 March 1945
Text of general orders issued by the Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station in Miami Beach, Florida, authorized by Brigadier General Walker, listing 46 enlisted men who have been awarded the "Good Conduct Medal." The list is ordered by grade and also includes the name, ASN (Army Service Number) and company for each awardee. This copy includes "Gaby" handwritten at the top and a check-mark next to his name on the list. A rectangular red ribbon with three vertical white stripes at either end is pinned to the upper-left corner of the page.
Date:
March 27, 1945
Creator:
United States. Army Service Forces. Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
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
[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
[Third Armored Division Patch #2]
Triangular sleeve patch with a black number "3" at the top, designating the 3rd Armored Division, above an image of a black cannon surrounded by chain. A red lightning bolt is crossing the cannon diagonally in the center of the patch. The background is divided into three colors, with yellow at the top, red in the lower right, and blue in the lower left.
Date:
1939~/1945~
Creator:
United States. Army
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Third Armored Division Patch #1]
Triangular sleeve patch with a black number "3" at the top, designating the 3rd Armored Division, above an image of a black cannon surrounded by chain. A red lightning bolt is crossing the cannon diagonally in the center of the patch. The background is divided into three colors, with yellow at the top, red in the lower right, and blue in the lower left.
Date:
1939~/1945~
Creator:
United States. Army.
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Handwritten Names on Letterhead]
Handwritten text -- "Edgar Bergen and Charlie" -- in the center of a page printed in red ink, with the word "Memo" at the top and a partial illustration of a pencil writing. Printed text at the bottom of the sheet says: "We are in constant touch with Hotel Frederick, Huntington, W. Va.; New Capitol Hotel, Frankfort, Ky.; Hotel Hurth, Portsmouth, Ohio; Hotel Secor, Toledo, Ohio; Hotel Anthonly Wayne, Hamilton Ohio and will be glad to make room reservation for you. Advise Room Clerk. The Daniel Boone.
Date:
January 14, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Novelty Pearl Harbor Underwear]
White fabric shaped to look like miniature underpants edged with beige lace, printed with the text: "Greetings from San Francisco, Calif. Don't get caught with your pants down. Remember Pearl Harbor."
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Three Soldiers #2]
Photograph of three men wearing military uniforms, including dark-colored jackets and garrison caps, posing in a group. Two men are seated in the front and a third is leaning between them, with his arms around the other two. The soldier at left, tentatively identified as Harry Gaby, is holding the hand of the person behind and has a patch for the 3rd Armored Division on his left sleeve, along with a private's insignia.
Date:
1939~/1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Three Soldiers #1]
Photograph of three men wearing military uniforms, including dark-colored jackets and garrison caps, posing in a group. Two men are seated in the front and a third is leaning between them, with his arms around the other two. The soldier at left, tentatively identified as Harry Gaby, is holding the hand of the person behind and has a patch for the 3rd Armored Division on his left sleeve, along with a private's insignia.
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
[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
[Soldier Standing in Road]
Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing the middle of a road; he appears to be holding his gun in his right hand and pointing it at something he's holding in his left hand while looking toward the camera. The road curves to the right in the background and is bordered by forest and wire fencing on either side.
Date:
1939~/1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier Shaving Outdoors]
Photograph of an unidentified soldier seated in a forest clearing, looking at a mirror propped on a gas can while he shaves.
Date:
1939~/1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers in Half-Track Vehicle]
Photograph of four uniformed soldiers in a half-track armored vehicle parked directly in front of a pine tree. One man is seated in the driver's seat and the others are standing in teh back, near the mounted artillery gun, which has a camouflaged cover over part of it.
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
[Three Soldiers on a Boulder]
Photograph of three shirtless soldiers who are wearing slacks and garrison caps posing together at the top of a boulder. The man in the center is also wearing a necktie and has his arm around the waist of the man on the right.
Date:
1939~/1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Posing with Artillery Shells]
Photograph of four unidentified soldiers crouching near a series of large, pointed artillery shells that are laid out on a tarp in a grassy area. Two of the men are holding up shells in front of them while a third crouches behind them at left, and a fourth is seated on the tarp at right. Two other men are standing behind them, looking in the back of a half-track vehicle that is opened. Another vehicle is partially visible in the background at right.
Date:
1939~/1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers and Military Vehicles in Grassy Field]
Photograph of several vehicles in a brushy forest clearing including an unhitched, single-axle trailer with a covered top at right and two half-track armored vehicles. At the center, three uniformed soldiers are in one of the half-track vehicles including one man leaning out of the driver's seat and two others leaning over the back of the personnel area, where the mounted artillery gun is pointed upwards. A fourth person is crouched on the ground, facing the vehicles.
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
[Telephone Pole in Farm Land]
Photograph of a hilly landscape that appears to be divided into agricultural fields with a telephone pole partially visible in the foreground. A building is visible near the center of the image, in the background.
Date:
1939~/1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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