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[44-W-8 Poem]

Description: Poem titled, "44-W-8" that is about prefering to be a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) rather than a WAC (Women's Army Corps) or WAVE (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[44-W4 Time Schedule]

Description: Memo from Group Commander E. A. Parker to Flight Commanders discussing the schedule for the 44-W4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: March 7, 1944
Creator: Parker, E. A.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[100 Mexican Pesos]

Description: Paper bill worth 100 Mexican pesos printed in 1942. This bill has a photograph of a man on the far right side and a large "100" printed in the left center portion of the front side; the title of the bill is "El Banco de Mexico." The back of the bill has a photograph of a large building in the center, "100" printed on the far left and right, and a note on the bottom saying "Cien Pesos."
Date: November 15, 1942
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[12th Armored Division Memorial]

Description: Photograph of a memorial to the 12th Armored Division near the Dyess Air Base in Abilene, Texas. It reads: "Dedicated to the memory of all men of the 12th Armored Division in World War II. Camp Barkeley, 1943-44." There is a list of 12th Armored Division units and division actions in the middle of the memorial. The text under that reads: "Installed by members and friends of the 12th Armored Division Association. Memorial Committee: R. O. Collier, M. R. Drum, M. L. Glover, F. G. Hatt, Jr., J. J.… more
Date: October 2001
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[12th Armored Division Patch]

Description: Photograph of the 12th Armored Division patch engraved on the side of the Armored Forces Monument. The 13th Armored Division patch is also visible to the right, and text is engraved on the top of the monument.
Date: November 11, 1991
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[134th Ordnance Battalion at Mammoth Cave]

Description: Photograph of the 134th Ordnance Battalion at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Those in the front row are, from left to right, Ralph Scheiderer, Harvey Sutton, Joseph Blasevic, Edwin Long, unidentified, Carl Moellering, Kenneth Boner, unidentified, Melvin Boyd, Donald Truesdell, and Robert Hartwig. Those in the second row are unidentified, Charles Walls, Raymond Brown, Herschel Richardson, Bob Richards, Eldon Green, Aimo Kivipelto, Gerald Bright, William Bonner, and J. Tomlianovich. Those in the third… more
Date: 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[17th Armored Infantry Battalion Display]

Description: Photograph of display cases in the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion section of the 12th Armored Infantry Division in Abilene, Texas. There are pictures mounted on the wall in the background, a uniform in a case to the left, and equipment in a case to the right.
Date: October 2001
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

1941: Texas Goes to War

Description: This book is a collection of essays discussing the role of Texans in World War II. It examines both the Texas soldiers fighting in the European and Pacific theaters as well as the Texans on the Homefront. The essays describe both the military and social aspects of the war. Index starts on page 241.
Date: 1991
Creator: Lee, James Ward; Barnes, Carolyn N.; Bowman, Kent A. & Crow, Laura
Partner: UNT Press
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