Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Libraryhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/BDPL/browse/?fq=untl_decade:1950-1959&fq=dc_type:text_book&fq=untl_collection:PHFW2009-04-16T23:42:15-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Partner: Boyce Ditto Public LibraryUnit History of 845th Engineer Aviation Battalion: 1 January 1956 to 29 February 19562009-04-16T23:42:15-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46558/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46558/"><img alt="Unit History of 845th Engineer Aviation Battalion: 1 January 1956 to 29 February 1956" title="Unit History of 845th Engineer Aviation Battalion: 1 January 1956 to 29 February 1956" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46558/small/"/></a></p><p>This document gives a narrative of the activities of the 845th Engineer Aviation Battalion, as they prepared to leave one station (England Air Force Base, Louisiana) for their new headquarters at Wolters Air Force Base in Texas.
There is a description of their drills, inspections, and preparations as well as an appendix with the original movement orders.
The motto beneath the shield translates: "We build a nest."</p>The United States Army Welcomes You to its Newest Aviation Training Center, 13 July 19562009-04-16T23:41:40-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46560/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46560/"><img alt="The United States Army Welcomes You to its Newest Aviation Training Center, 13 July 1956" title="The United States Army Welcomes You to its Newest Aviation Training Center, 13 July 1956" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46560/small/"/></a></p><p>This pamphlet was a program for the activities surrounding the formal reconstitution of Camp Wolters as an Army installation. It includes a greeting from Colonel John L. Inskeep, a brief history of Camp Wolters, a list of the day's events, and two sketched maps of the camp and parade grounds.</p>