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[Canal in France]

Description: Photograph of a straight and narrow canal in an unidentified French town, crossed by a bridge in the background at right, and bound by stone pathways lined with streetlamps, and townhouses with windows facing the water. A set of stairs leads to the canal's edge along the left retaining wall. Pedestrians walk along the canal on both sides, and on the left side are two parked cars. A note on the back of the photograph indicates the bridge and several buildings were destroyed during the invasion o… more
Date: 1944~
Creator: Adams, Margaret Ruth Petty
Partner: Lamar University

[French Class at Nurse Camp]

Description: Photograph of a French class for the nurses and staff of the 127th General Hospital, deployed in France near St. Mere Eglise, Normandy, during World War II. The women are seated in a circle, or stand above, wearing military uniforms, with some wearing red-cross armband or combat helmets, and some holding bundles of paper. Dark-colored tents are erected behind them.
Date: 1944
Creator: Adams, Margaret Ruth Petty
Partner: Lamar University

[Jean Valentine in Front of New Hospital]

Description: Photograph of Jean [Valentine?], a nurse with the 127th General Hospital, Army Nurse Corps, in front of the newly-established hospital building in northern France near the close of World War II. She is seated on the concrete blocks along the right side of the steps leading up to the building, along which is a sign.
Date: 1944~
Creator: Adams, Margaret Ruth Petty
Partner: Lamar University

[Margaret Petty Holds a French Baby]

Description: Photograph of Margaret Petty holding a French child while deployed to northern France during World War II as part of the 127th General Hospital, Army Nurse Corps. The child is dressed in a white gown, and Petty in a combat helmet and military uniform. Both stand in front of a broken window of a larger building.
Date: 1944
Creator: Adams, Margaret Ruth Petty
Partner: Lamar University

[Margaret Petty with Ward Men]

Description: Photograph of Margaret Petty, nurse from the 127th General Hospital, Army Nurse Corps, with two ward men identified as Beagley and Snellgrove, while deployed to northern France during World War II. All three smile and look forward, standing next to the corner of a building.
Date: 1944~
Creator: Adams, Margaret Ruth Petty
Partner: Lamar University

[Nurse Camps in France]

Description: Photograph of camps set up by American Army nurses during their deployment to France in 1944, with soldiers and nurses in line for "chow", and others seated in groups along the grass field eating. Large camps are visible in the distance with equipment underneath and around.
Date: 1944
Creator: Adams, Margaret Ruth Petty
Partner: Lamar University

Hat

Description: Calotte of rust brown knit with rolled straw brim in browns and gold. Designer's label on inside hatband: "Agnes / 6 Rue St Florentin / Paris" Label above designer's label: "Made in France" Size label on inside hatband: "22 1/2"
Date: 1920/1929
Creator: Agnes
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Hat

Description: Hat of soft white pique styled with elements of a pillbox and a sailor's cap. Circular conical crown stitched to create folds and valleys around top and upper part. White silk(?) band inside lower edge. Designer's label: "Agnes / 6 Rue St Florentin / Paris"
Date: 1936
Creator: Agnes
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 2: Armed Forces of France and Italy

Description: This booklet is the second unit of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the armed forces of non-communist countries. This unit discusses the armed forces of the France and Italy and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 8, Chapter 1. The Growth of Nation-States

Description: This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about international relations. This chapter discusses "the characteristics of the nation-state and show how these characteristics have given rise to international conflict" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: May 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 9, Chapter 3. The United States Air Forces in Europe

Description: This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about commands within the United States Air Force. This chapter discusses the Unites States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), its history, mission, and "its relationship to the total European and world military situation." It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: November 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 11, Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)

Description: This booklet is the second chapter of Current Study 11, a staff development course about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter discusses the development of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) and includes background information, observations, review questions, a list of readings for further study, and three appendices.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Black wool jacket

Description: Jacket of black wool with notched collar and three button closure; slit pocket at left bust; princess seams; long sleeves with partial cuffs that fold up and have black satin lining; two front pockets at hip with lapels and concealed button closure; hip-length; fully lined in black acetate.
Date: 1980/1990
Creator: Alaïa, Azzedine
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cotton blouse

Description: Top of black cotton. V neckline in front with ruched keyhole at base in rounded yoke sweeps across the top of both sleeves on front and back. At base of yoke on center back there is a circul ruched keyhole that ties at the top; the back is open from the top of this hole to hook-and-eye closure at center of rounded back neckline. Portion beneath yoke on both sides is thin ribbed knit. No lining.
Date: 2010/2015
Creator: Alaïa, Azzedine
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Oral History Interview with Mansfield Millington Bascom, January 29, 2000

Description: Interview with engineer and Army veteran Mansfield Millington Bascom. The interview includes Bascom's personal experiences about the European Theater during World War II, basic training, action on the Siegfried Line, the Battle of Aachen, individual episodes of close ground combat, German tank concentrations immediately prior to the Ardennes Offensive, being wounded and evacuating from the front, recuperation, and returning to the states.
Date: January 29, 2000
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Bascom, Mansfield Millington
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Captain Edwin DuBose, February 21, 1997

Description: Interview with Captain Edwin DuBose, a Navy veteran (Patrol-Torpedo Boat Squadrons 15 and 33), concerning his experiences in the North African, Mediterranean, and Pacific Theaters during World War II. Northwestern Midshipman School, 1941-42; Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center, Melville, Rhode Island, 1942; assignment to PT Squadron 15, 1942; operations along the Algerian and Tunisian coasts, 1942-43; invasion of Sicily, 1943; interdiction of German F-lighters and E-boats off the Itali… more
Date: February 21, 1997
Creator: Alexander, William J. & DuBose, Edwin
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Roy D. Much, February 3, 1999

Description: Transcript of an interview with Roy D. Much, Army veteran (987th Field Artillery Battalion), concerning his experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Much discusses his pre-war education and employment; basic training in the artillery, Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas, 1942; and general comments about his experiences at Normandy, Saint-Lô, liberation of Paris, Huertgen Forest, Remagen Bridge, Battle of the Bulge, and the liberation of Czechoslovakia.
Date: February 3, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Much, Roy D.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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