Latest content added for The Portal to Texas Historyhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=&fq=untl_collection%3AWWAR&t=fulltext&display=list2014-01-14T20:37:09-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for searching The Portal to Texas History[Letter from Jack Vaughan to the Klamath Falls Chamber of Commerce President, December 10, 1953]2014-01-14T20:37:09-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379793/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379793/"><img alt="[Letter from Jack Vaughan to the Klamath Falls Chamber of Commerce President, December 10, 1953]" title="[Letter from Jack Vaughan to the Klamath Falls Chamber of Commerce President, December 10, 1953]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379793/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Jack Vaughan to the President of the Klamath Falls Chamber of Commerce, published in the Herald and News on December 10, 1953. Vaughan expresses his appreciation for the kindness of the people of Klamath Falls who made his stay there enjoyable, and apologizes on behalf of his fellow Marines who may not have conducted themselves as well as they should.</p>["This Is Corps Humor"]2014-01-14T20:37:09-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379977/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379977/"><img alt="["This Is Corps Humor"]" title="["This Is Corps Humor"]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379977/small/"/></a></p><p>News clipping of a fake points system for getting out of the United States Military during World War II.</p>[Casualties Lists]2014-01-14T20:37:09-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379925/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379925/"><img alt="[Casualties Lists]" title="[Casualties Lists]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379925/small/"/></a></p><p>List of casualties from August 15 to September 15, 1944, listed by state.</p>[Obituary for Burton Edwin Estill]2014-01-14T20:37:09-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379865/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379865/"><img alt="[Obituary for Burton Edwin Estill]" title="[Obituary for Burton Edwin Estill]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379865/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>