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National WASP WWII Museum
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26
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
19
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Private Collection of T. B. Willis
5
UNT Oral History Program
5
Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
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Arlington Public Library
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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth
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Kafka Collection
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Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
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Dan J. Melli Collection
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Newsmap
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5
Herbert J. Schaff Collection
4
Avenger Field Nomination
3
Eleanor Brown Collection
3
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
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Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
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[Special Orders Number 81, Extract 21]
Special orders reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) from Romulus Air Force Base to AAF Tactical Center in Orlando, Florida.
Date:
June 29, 1944
Creator:
553d AAF Base Unit
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #2]
Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry an AT-6 aircraft from Dallas, Texas to Spence Field Air Force base in Moultrie, Georgia.
Date:
May 29, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Loch Raven Dam and Spillway]
Postcard of the Loch Raven Dam and spillway in Baltimord, MD, surrounded with trees and a path. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says "Howdy- I arrived at camp at 12:00 which is the usual time. Joe, the feathered hat man, is being laid off his job this weekend for they are finished. It was rather warm sleeping last evening. Just had breakfast- cantaloupe, toast, dried beef and post toasties bran flakes. The apples smell good in my locker. Can't say when I will be home, maybe Friday evening. If so I will have a ride. Woodrow."
Date:
August 29, 1941
Creator:
Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. D. Baker to Jack Vaughan, October 29, 1946]
Letter from W. D. Baker of the Veterans Administration to Jack Vaughan, on October 29, 1946, informing him of what should be done with his separation papers.
Date:
October 29, 1946
Creator:
Baker, W. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 1, Number 52, Thursday, April 29, 1943
Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
April 29, 1943
Creator:
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 3, Number 35, Friday, December 29, 1944
Partial issue of a weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
December 29, 1944
Creator:
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jesse F. Stovall, Jr., April 29, 2002
Interview with Jesse F. Stovall, Jr., a soldier in the US Marine Corps during WWII. He answers questions about his time in the Marines and his experiences overseas.
Date:
April 29, 2002
Creator:
Contreras, Francisco & Stovall, Jesse F., Jr.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to WASP Museum with Music Tracks]
A letter from David J. Custis to the National WASP Museum with the music track listings of two compact discs full of World War II songs that were enclosed.
Date:
May 29, 2010
Creator:
Custis, David J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 29, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including playing a game of Tripoli with Evelyn, Elaine, and Baby, Honey registering for the draft, Pinkie Brown and Marianna McKean's upcoming marriage, and wishing Joe an early happy birthday.
Date:
August 29, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 29, 1945]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing the pictures he plans to send her. Catherine also shares news from home, including playing bridge the night before and dinner with Mr. Davis.
Date:
January 29, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 29, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a visit to Gonzales, swimming with May, Lorraine, Neil, and his wife, as well as a call from a drunken Peggy.
Date:
July 29, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - May 29, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including plans to paint the house, Jessamon coming home, Lyt Callahan marrying Mrs. Oaks, and receiving letters from their friends in Tonopah.
Date:
May 29, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 29, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her not having solid plans for Thanksgiving dinner, a lack of Christmas spirit, and getting another tire from Urban.
Date:
November 29, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 29, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the Christmas package she mailed him, a get together at Maxine Watkin's, and Dan shipping out for Santa Monica, California.
Date:
September 29, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 29, 1945]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his hangover after a night spent drinking with other men in his squadron, the mail service, his sorrow at Gale's death, and his thoughts on Dan's love life.
Date:
January 29, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 29, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing doing minimal remodeling on the cottage on their base with Williams, being busy at gunnery school, and flying for awhile.
Date:
July 29, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 29, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing going to see James Carter, getting a haircut, choosing to miss the movie that was put on, injuring his knee, and asking if any of his letters had been censored.
Date:
June 29, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - May 29, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his flight across the Pacific to Hawaii, the beautiful scenery, and his plan to mail her his watch, which needs to be fixed. A portion of text has been removed from the letter.
Date:
May 29, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 29, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his joy at receiving his Air Medal, opening his Christmas packages, struggling to find time to write back to people other than Catherine, and seeing the movie "Marriage Is a Private Affair."
Date:
November 29, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 29, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing drinking beer the night before, the improvement of the food, noting that it has been five months since he shipped out, and the weather.
Date:
October 29, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 29, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing seeing the movie "The Fallen Sparrow," receiving his beer ration, the mail service, the happenings in Luling that Catherine has described, and enjoying listening to the radio.
Date:
September 29, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Eleanor McLernon, January 29, 1944]
Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing his change in address and aviation.
Date:
January 29, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, November 29, 1943]
Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about a visit to Little Siberia.
Date:
November 29, 1943
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Industrial Lubricating Oil and Grease Contract, June 1, 1942]
Formal contract outlining an agreement for the Gulf Oil Corportation to provide aviation oil to Plosser-Prince Air School in Sweetwater, Texas from June 1 1942 to May 31, 1943.
Date:
May 29, 1942
Creator:
Gulf Oil Corporation
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History