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[Arlington High School Class of 1939]

Description: Photograph of all graduates of Arlington High School Class of 1939. All graduates are named individually. Some names have awards listed next to them. Awards include: Athletics-Ben Love, Valedictorian-Faye Nation, Athletics-Elsie Lowe, Scholarship-Frank Wallace, Superintendent-Ben Everitt, Secretary of Treasury and Popularity-Martha J. Hornaday, Popularity-Forrest Green, Sponsor-Elizabeth Geer, Principal-W. R. Windish, Queen-Lois Herbert, Salutatorian-Mary L. Pemberton, Prettiest-Anna Lou Willia… more
Date: 1939
Creator: Arlington High School
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Arlington World War II Memories

Description: Compilation of biographical and autobiographical information about persons from Arlington, Texas who served during World War II. It includes narratives, copies of letters, forms, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items detailing their lives and service.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Certificate of Proficiency, Frank W. Gardner]

Description: Certificate awarded to Frank W. Gardner. It reads: "Army Air Forces Combat Crew School, Tarrant Field, Texas. Pilot Transition Training. Certificate of Proficiency. This is to certify that Frank W. Gardner, 2nd Lt., A. C. has successfully completed a course of instruction in Pilot Training and Ground Technical Instruction on B-24 D type equipment and is awarded this certificate in testimony thereof." It is signed by Louis R. Hughes, Jr., Lt. Col., A. C., Director of Training, and James S. Stowe… more
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Army Air Forces Combat Crew School
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Change of Address for Jesse Boyd]

Description: Postcard sent to Jesse Francis Boyd at Camp Bowie, Texas, containing a blank form to be used in case of a change of address.
Date: January 17, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department. Office of Dependency Benefits.
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[File for Discharge Record]

Description: Slip of paper filed for record in Grayson County. It reads: "The State of Texas, county of Grayson. I, J. C. Buchanan, Clerk of the County Court of said County, hereby certify that the foregoing instrument of writing, with it Certificate of Authentication, was filed for record in my office on the 14 day of Dec, 1945 at 3 o'clock P.M. and duly recorded this 19 day of Dec, 1945 in the Discharge Records of said County, in Vol. 8, pages 86. Witness my hand and seal of said Court at Sherman, Texas t… more
Date: December 14, 1945
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Hall of Honor Article]

Description: Article entitled "Hall of Honor" about Col. Valin Woodward, USAF, who is being inducted into the Military Science Hall of Honor by the University of Texas at Arlington, which he attended when it was the North Texas Agricultural College.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Jack P. Hornaday Business Card]

Description: Business card for Jack P. Hornaday, including a picture of Hornaday standing under a plane. His name is printed near the bottom of the card and two numbers are given under his name: one for Arlington, Texas and one for Cambria, California.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Lubbock Army Flying School Graduation Announcement, 1942]

Description: Invitation for the graduation from The Lubbock Army Flying School for November 10, 1942. The front cover has the name of the flying school and an illustration of an airplane in the bottom right corner. The text on the inside reads, "The Lubbock Army Flying School of Lubbock, Texas announces the graduation of Class 42-J. Tuesday morning, November tenth, nineteen hundred and forty-two at ten o'clock."
Date: 1942
Creator: Lubbock Army Air Field (Tex.)
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Memorial Card for Douglas Foutch]

Description: Memorial card for Private Douglas Foutch, born 1923 and died October 9, 1944. The funeral was held Tuesday, July 13, 1948 at First Baptist Church in Arlington, officiated by Rev. Tom Madden and Rev. Floyd Myers. Funeral arrangements were made through Hugh M. Moore and Sons and he was buried in Parkdale Cemetery in Arlington, Texas.
Date: 1948
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Obituary for Burton Edwin Estill]

Description: Obituary for Burton Edwin Estill, a World War II veteran. He was born February 24, 1924, and died June 10, 2007 at the age of eighty-three. The text includes details about the memorial service, memorials, brief biography, and surviving family members. A portion of a photograph and separate news article is visible on the back.
Date: June 12, 2007
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Photograph of Private First Class Carl Rainone]

Description: Cropped copy negative of private-first-class Carl Rainone relaxing in his home. Rainone is lying back on his bed surrounded by pinup magazine cutouts hanging up on his walls. Handwritten text on the back is partially cut-off, and reads, "Private 1st class Carl Rainone, Bom[b] Navigator relaxing at home in his ro[om...] The Midway Inn Arlington, Texas circa [...]"
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
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