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[Small Group of Soldiers]

A black and white photograph of ten soldiers in a room with maps on the walls.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Woman Typing While Soldier Looks On]

A black and white photograph of a blonde woman typing while a soldier looks on. On the desk in front of them is an issue of the Camp Barkeley News.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Soldiers at a Soda Fountain]

A black and white photograph of soldiers at a soda fountain being served by a woman.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[USO Postcard]

A color postcard featuring a USO building, sent from Joel Wilson to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wilson in Abilene, Texas.

Date: April 14, 1947

Creator: Wilson, Joel C.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Party with Soldiers at Card Tables]

A black and white photograph of a party with soldiers at card tables.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Military Men Seated at a Table]

A black and white photograph of 4 military men seated at a table.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Sailor's Dance]

A black and white photograph of a sailor’s dance.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Military Men in Library]

A black and white photograph of four military men in a library.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Man and Woman Talking on Telephones]

A black and white photograph of a man and a woman, both talking on telephones.

Date: February 18, 1946

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Abilene Workers - AOS]

A black and white photograph of six people grouped together. From Left to Right: Ann Sewell, Opal Hight, Joel C. Wilson, “Shep” Shepherd, James Ling and R. Paul Fowler.

Date: October 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Two Men and a Woman Talking on Telephones]

A black and white photograph of two men and a woman, all talking on telephones.

Date: February 18, 1946

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Mother and Soldiers Admiring a Baby]

A black and white photograph of a mother and soldiers admiring a baby.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Soldier Typing]

A black and white photograph of a soldier from the 12th Armored Division typing.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Soldier Recording a Record]

A black and white photograph of a soldier recording a record while a woman looks on.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Memorial Hall and USO]

Glass lantern slide plate of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and USO in Brownwood, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Woman Sewing a Uniform]

A black and white photograph of woman attaching insignia to a uniform with a sewing machine while a soldier watches.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Sailors in a Lounge]

A black and white photograph of a group of sailors in a lounge.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Memorial Hall and USO #2]

Glass lantern slide plate of the entry to the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and USO in Brownwood, TX.

Date: 192X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Letter from Earl Yates, Jr. to his Mother, May 9, 1945]

Letter from Earl Yates, Jr. to his mother saying that "is seems as if Hitler finally gave up being the superman," and that he hopes this is the last trip that U. S. O. members will have to make.

Date: May 9, 1945

Creator: Yates, Earl, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: City of Grapevine

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Oral History Interview with Hugh Fuller, October 13, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hugh Fuller. Fuller was born in Rogers, Texas 17 October 1924. He was drafted into the Army in 1942 and received his basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He recalls his time at boot camp and that he was assigned to the 69th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 69th Infantry Division upon completion. During training at Fort Knox, Kentucky he recalls meeting and speaking with President Roosevelt. Fuller was sent t… more

Date: October 13, 2003

Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 58 seconds

Creator: Fuller, Hugh Robert

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

transcript

Oral History Interview with Johnny F. Gavlick, April 10, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Johnny F. Gavlick. He was born in Falls City, Texas on September 14, 1925. He enlisted into the Navy on August 3, 1943. He gives a detailed account of his six weeks at boot camp in San Diego. Upon graduating he was sent to Coronado, California to train in LCVPs (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) and LCMs (Landing Craft Mechanized) and qualified as coxswain. He hitch-hiked to Los Angeles upon graduation from Landing Craft Scho… more

Date: April 10, 2003

Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes 40 seconds

Creator: Gavlick, Johnny F.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

transcript

Oral History Interview with Wendell Mayes, November 27, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wendell Mayes. Mayes joined the Navy on 10 December 1942. He was trained as a radio and radar technician. He completed radar school in Corpus Christi, Texas, which included a course on night fighter radar. He was then assigned to a night fighter squadron in Rhode Island. Mayes served in Fighter Squadron 3, Air Group 3, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10). He ensured that the radar used on night fighter aircraft was i… more

Date: November 27, 2007

Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 42 seconds

Creator: Mayes, Wendell

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Terence R. St. Louis, February 18, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Terence R. St. Louis. St. Louis joined the Army Air Corps in June of 1940. He was assigned to an aviation maintenance unit in Trinidad supplying airplanes flying anti-submarine missions. St. Louis was then sent to flight school to become a pilot in 1943, but was reassigned to gunnery school. He was sent to England as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 with the 398th Bomb Group, 601st Bomb Squadron. St. Louis details a typical mi… more

Date: February 18, 2010

Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 14 seconds

Creator: St. Louis, Terence

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

transcript

Oral History Interview with John Hayes, August 28, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Hayes. Hayes joined the Navy in 1943. He was trained as a corpsman. Hayes spent time working at a Navy hospital in Oakland before he was sent to the Fleet Marine Force as a replacement. He joined the 1st Marine Division on Pavuvu after they returned from Cape Gloucester. Hayes mentions a USO show featuring Bob Hope that occurred during his time there. He landed on Peleliu with the fourth wave. Hayes was awarded the Bron… more

Date: August 28, 2010

Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 29 seconds

Creator: Hayes, John

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation