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[Clipping: Medal]
Newspaper clipping of part of an article about Maxine Flournoy and her experience flying for the WASP program in WWII. The article includes a photograph of Flournoy giving two "thumbs-up" from the cockpit of a small plane. There are other, smaller articles on the back of the clipping.
Date:
[2007..]
Creator:
Baird, Mike
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Susselman, Dan Melli, and Richard Johns by a Building]
Photograph of Susselman, Dan Melli, and Richard Johns standing next to a wooden two-story building. Susselman is wearing an O'Reilly General Hospital tee shirt. Melli wears a loose buttoned shirt. Johns wears a soft cap and a U.S. Army uniform with an unbuttoned jacket.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Studying for an Exam]
Photograph of men identified as Johna, Susselman, and Dan Melli crouching on grass in front of a two-story building. A man identified as Winston stands to the right and gestures with his right hand. Each of the men are carrying a book.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Johns, Carlton Sparks, and Dan Melli Sitting Outdoors]
Photograph of Johns, Carlton Sparks, and Dan Melli sitting together outside on the grounds of O'Reilly General Hospital in Missouri. Johns is wearing a tee shirt and slacks and lies on a blanket. Sparks is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap while sitting. Melli is shirtless and wears shorts. Two two-story buildings are visible behind them.
Date:
May 28, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Some of the students of O'Reilly General Hospital]
Photographs of Dan Melli and men identified as Williams, Johns, Shine, Winston, and Susselman lying on the ground outside of a building at O'Reilly General Hospital. The captions indicate that they are studying for an exam.
Date:
April 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: O'Reilly General Hospital, Springfield, Missouri]
Photographs of the environs of O'Reilly General Hospital. The first photograph features a long ward building that runs parallel to a road. The bottom photograph shows another ward building with a group of Italian prisoners of war sitting under a nearby tree.
Date:
{1944-04-07,1944-05-28}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Soldiers Sitting by Frisco Railroad Building]
Photograph of Dan Melli, Richard Johns, and R. Natopi sitting on a low stone wall with the Frisco Railroad Building visible behind them. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms, with Melli and Naptopi wearing garrison caps and Johns wearing a peaked cap.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Men Standing on a Building's Steps]
Photograph of four men standing together on the steps of a building. They are, starting from the top left, Winston, R. Natopi, an unknown man, and Dan Melli. Winston and R. Natopi are shirtless, while the other men are wearing O'Reilly General Hospital tee shirts that are printed with a caduceus.
Date:
May 28, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dan Melli in Swim Trunks]
Photograph of Dan Melli wearing swimming trunks and standing outdoors at O'Reilly General Hospital in Missouri. A row of two-story houses is visible behind him.
Date:
May 28, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[R. Natopi, Winston, and Dan Melli Wearing Swim Trunks]
Photograph of Natopi, Winston, and Dan Melli standing together and wearing swim trunks. The men are standing outdoors on a walkway. R. Natopi and Winston are both wearing shoes and rolled down socks while Melli is barefoot.
Date:
May 28, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dan Melli and Winston Lounging Outdoors]
Photograph of Dan Melli and Winston lounging on a blanket outside of O'Reilly General Hospital in Missouri. Both men are wearing lightly colored shorts. Two two-story buildings and partially visible men are visible behind them.
Date:
May 28, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Winston and Dan Melli Fistfighting Playfully]
Photograph of men identified as Winston and Don Melli fist fighting with each other in a playful manner. Melli is fighting shirtless. The two men are standing on the cement walkway leading up to stairs attached to a building. A two-story building is visible in the background to the left.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[An Invitation to an Evening With George W. Bush]
An invitation for Helen Snapp to an evening with George W. Bush at College of the Ozarks. It describes the events of the evening and includes an RSVP by Helen Snapp.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Transcontinental and Western Air Incorporated to Suzette Van Daell, March 1, 1945]
Letter from Director R. C. Oberdaun of the Industrial Relations division of Transcontinental and Westtern Air, Inc to Suzette Van Daell offering her a job at the company.
Date:
March 1, 1945
Creator:
Oberdahn, R. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Thomas, April 28, 1990
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with David Thomas, a Marine WWII veteran from Takio, Missouri, who was at the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Thomas discusses joining the Marine Corps in 1940, assignment to Kaneohe Naval Air Station, life and work there, the attack on December 7th, the immediate aftermath, casualties and damage to Kaneohe, leaving the Marines to attempt becoming a naval aviator, and being drafted into the Army as a bomber navigator.
Date:
April 28, 1990
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Thomas, David
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harold Salfen, February 14, 2000
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Harold Salfen, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from O'Fallon, Missouri. Salfen discusses his hometown and family background, his childhood and education, working in St. Louis, attending the University of Missouri, joining the Army Air Force and training, operating a ground radar in the European Theater, liberating Buchenwald Concentration Camp, the end of the war, and returning home. In appendix is a biography/resumé of Salfen's.
Date:
February 14, 2000
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Salfen, Harold
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bill Snead, April 14, 2003
Interview with Bill Snead, a communications specialist in the US Air Force during WWII. He answers questions about his experiences during the war.
Date:
April 14, 2003
Creator:
Ferguson, Cody & Snead, Bill
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[World War II Memories: Mercedes McCaleb]
Autobiographical text describing Mercedes Laverne McCaleb's time in the U.S. Navy during World War II, including her enlistment, training, and assignment to Kansas City, Missouri.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
McCaleb, Mercedes Laverne
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of New Municipal Auditorium]
Postcard with a colored drawing of the new Municipal Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, which served as the headquarters for the U.S.O. A note from Helen Landau to Bette Michaelis is written on the back of the postcard.
Date:
[1942..1943]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Snead, April 14, 2003
Interview with Bill Snead, a communications specialist in the US Air Force during WWII. He answers questions about his experiences during the war.
Date:
January 16, 2005
Creator:
Ferguson, Cody & Snead, Bill
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Class A Pay Reservation]
Pay reservation request form signed by Dora G. Bevis authorizing the military to withdraw $25 from her pay each month to be converted into war bonds.
Date:
September 24, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 60th Reunion Schedule Options]
Two schedule options for different location choices for the 2002 WASP reunion. One option is the Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona and the other a trip to Branson, Missouri. One of the papers is a form that has been filled out by Charlyne Creger.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972
Interview with Eugene Cronin, a US Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Kansas City, Missouri. Cronin discusses his time as a B-24 crewmember stationed at Cerignola, Italy, the kinds of missions flown, his being shot down over Hungary and captured by the German Army, and his experiences in captivity at Vienna, Frankfurt, and Stalag Luft #1 near Barth in Western Pommerania.
Date:
February 1, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Cronin, Eugene R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles Roberts, October 13, 1977
Interview with Charles Roberts regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
October 13, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Roberts, Charles H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library