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1941: Texas Goes to War

Description: This book is a collection of essays discussing the role of Texans in World War II. It examines both the Texas soldiers fighting in the European and Pacific theaters as well as the Texans on the Homefront. The essays describe both the military and social aspects of the war. Index starts on page 241.
Date: 1991
Creator: Lee, James Ward; Barnes, Carolyn N.; Bowman, Kent A. & Crow, Laura
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press
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Oral History Interview with Mary Steele Leon, April 15, 1997

Description: Interview with Mary Steele Leon, a secretary for the U. S. Navy during and after World War II. She joined the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) and was trained as a secretary. Her first assignment was in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II. The CNO at the time was Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King. After the war, she served as personal secretary for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz while he was CNO. She was discharged in 1946.
Date: April 15, 1997
Duration: 31 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Alexander, Bill & Leon, Mary Steele
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers at 1996 Reunion]

Description: Photograph of Robert Hoeweler, Thomas Perrett, Jerry Wood, Heine, Muscles, Carpenter, Kampling, Groat, O'Bryan, Toy, Tom Wood, Charles Fitts, Rich, and McLean posing together at a 1996 reunion.
Date: August 29, 1996
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Mike Romano and Joe Mizer Standing by 12th Armored Division Memorial]

Description: Photograph of Mike Romano and Joe Mizer standing on either side of a 12th Armored Division memorial. The two elderly men are wearing white jackets and yellow caps with the triangular symbol of the 12th Armored Division. A bald man with glasses stands behind Romano, and a man with a striped purple shirt stands beside Mizer. The monument itself is arrow-shaped and pointed skyward, and bears the image of a tank and a truck. A green wreath containing red flowers and a ring of white flowers sits in … more
Date: 1996~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Jim Stone]

Description: Photograph of Jim Stone standing in a room with people sitting at several wooden desks with bottles and glasses on them. Several pictures are mounted on the wall in the background.
Date: [1990..1999]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Two Men Holding Nazi Flag]

Description: Photograph of George W. Hammer and Dr. Vernon L. Williams holding a folded Nazi flag and pennant. Hammer donated the flag to Williams for the 12th Armored Division Historical Project and Museum.
Date: October 5, 1996
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Three Men in Yard]

Description: Copy photograph of three older men, identified from left to right as Bill Buckskin, Cecil Jones, and Jay Lee Shore, standing in a green lawn across the street from a red brick house.
Date: [1990..1999]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[714th Tank Battalion Display]

Description: Photograph of the 714th Tank Battalion display in the 12th Armored Division Museum. There are photos mounted on the wall, a helmet and other equipment on display in a case, and the flag of the "C" company hangs from the ceiling in the background.
Date: [1990..1999]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Car with a 12th Armored Division Plate]

Description: Photograph of a blue car that has a 12th Armored Division plate in its rear window. The plate features a yellow, blue, and red triangle with the division's name and the image of a cannon and lightning bolt. A brick house is visible in the background.
Date: 1995
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Tank on Display]

Description: Photograph of a tank on display at a memorial dedication. Cars are parked on the side of the road behind the tank, and a building is visible in the background.
Date: November 11, 1991
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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