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Service Record, World War I and Il: Nocona

Description: Service record book of the men and women from Nocona, Texas, and the surrounding community who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War I and II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and details of their service.
Date: 1946
Partner: Private Collection of the Ritchie Family

[Mudd Twins]

Description: Photograph of twin women with the last name Mudd, sitting at a booth with another woman. The booth advertises donating blood to the American Red Cross and buying war bonds.
Date: 1943
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mark McGee at Lectern]

Description: Photograph of Mark McGee, an OPA speaker. He stands at a podium with a sign attached to the front that reads "WE ARE NOW IN THIS WAR. We are all in it all the way." An American flag hangs behind him, with the slogan "GIVE IT YOUR BEST" written beneath.
Date: 1942
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

U.S.S. Honolulu [Poem]

Description: Six stanza poem in rhymed verse, with four lines per stanza, about the U.S.S. Honolulu and its crew returning home. Writing on the front of the page mentions the 40th PHSA (Pearl Harbor Survivors Association) and U.S.S. Honolulu reunion on December 7, 1981. Writing on the back of the page includes information for Chuck Mitchell.
Date: July 28, 1943
Creator: Conley, J. L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[U.S.S. Honolulu Memorial Ceremony Program - November 4, 1944]

Description: Xeroxed copy of a program for a memorial ceremony of men who died while serving on the U.S.S. Honolulu. Their names are printed with their ranks and are grouped by the location and date of their deaths. The order of the ceremony and the names of officers present at it are also included in the program.
Date: November 4, 1944
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Clipping: The U.S.S. Honolulu's Nickname "The Blue Goose"]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing how the U.S.S. Honolulu gained its "Blue Goose" nickname. According to individuals quoted in the clipping, the ship's nickname is based on its blue color and method of operation. A photograph of the Honolulu's scoreboard is printed at the top of the clipping below the writing "From PHSA Pub," which refers to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.
Date: October 1974
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[U.S.S. Honolulu Commendation]

Description: Commendation letter from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, recognizing heroic service by the U.S.S. Honolulu. The Battle of Tassafaronga, Battles of Kula Gulf and Kolombangara, and operations at Palau and Leyte are included as examples of the Honolulu's distinctive service.
Date: 194X
Creator: Forrestal, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Clipping: Hawaii 'Victims' Still Alive]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing funerary services planned for Robert Jay Lasher and John Rauschkolb and two telegrams. The first telegram, addressed to Lasher's mother Elizabeth Lasher, announces that it was discovered he had survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. The second telegram was addressed to Rauschkolb's parents and delivered news that he had survived as well.
Date: December 20, 1941
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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