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[Letter from Brigadier General J. Watt Page to T. N. Carswell - April 1, 1941]

Description: A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Post Commander, Parramore Post No. 57, Abilene, Texas, from J. Watt Page, Brigadier General, The Adjutant General of Texas, Austin, Texas, dated April 1, 1941. Page acknowledges the invitation from Carswell to participate in the Abilene "Army Day" citing the Governor and he had previously committed themselves to be in Dallas at the opening of the American Aircraft Corporation Plant.
Date: April 1, 1941
Creator: Page, J. Watt
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Sidney C. Mason to T. N. Carswell - October 17, 1940]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Post Commander, Parramore Post No. 57, The American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Sidney C. Mason, Lieut. Col., 142nd Infantry, Adjutant General's Department, State of Texas, Austin, dated October 17, 1940. Mason acknowledges the receipt of the application for authority to organize units of the Texas Defense Guard. He suggests that Carswell modify the program to consist of three companies at Abilene and one at Merkel thereby making one complete battalion… more
Date: October 17, 1940
Creator: Mason, Sidney C.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Texas Defense Guard General Orders No. 18 from Brigadier General J. Watt Page and Lieutenant Colonel Neill H. Banister by order of the Governor - June 9, 1942]

Description: A document stating a general order abolishing the Officer's Inactive List for the Texas Defense Guard. Sent from the State of Texas, Adjutant General's Department, Austin, Texas, effective June 30, 1942. By order of the governor, J. Watt Page, Brigadier General, The Adjutant General and Neill H. Banister, Lieut. Col., A.G.D., Asst. to the Adjutant General, dated June 9, 1942 to T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas.
Date: June 9, 1942
Creator: Page, J. Watt & Banister, Neill H.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Brigadier General Arthur B. Knickerbocker to Major T. N. Carswell - June 25, 1943]

Description: A letter written to Major T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Arthur B. Knickerbocker, Brigadier General, The Adjutant General of Texas, dated June 25, 1943. Knickerbocker acknowledges the receipt of the letter of June 24, 1943 from Carswell and expresses his appreciation regarding Carswell's conclusion of the effective manner in which the State Guard handled the disturbances in Beaumont. Knickerbocker advises of their pride in the expedition and efficiency with which the State Guard took ov… more
Date: June 25, 1943
Creator: Knickerbocker, Arthur B.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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[News Clip: Goddess/cap dome]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 24, 1985, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 59 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A United States Army private and a woman in Austin's U.S.O. Club]

Description: Photograph of a man and a woman seated at a wooden table at Austin's U.S.O. club. Each holds a bottle of 7up with a straw in it. The man is wearing a United States Army enlisted man's uniform, consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and pants, and the woman is wearing a dress. There is an empty ashtray on the table in front of them. Austin's U.S.O. Club was located at 111-115 East 6th Street.
Date: 1942/1945
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Soldier and His Mule

Description: Photograph of an American World War I-era soldier standing in the street with a pack mule. There is a street car in the background along with a drug store and other men in the street.
Date: [1915..1920]
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[News Script: Texas Army]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the University of Texas Longhorns vs West Point Army football game at Memorial Stadium, Austin; Texas wins 17 to 6.
Date: October 4, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Willard Wall, July 12, 1977

Description: Interview with Willard Wall, a Army WWII veteran from Austin, Texas. Willard discusses his experiences on Oahu during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including his entry into the Army, assignment to Schofield Barracks, the morning of the attack, and preparations of the island for invasion afterwards.
Date: July 11, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wall, Willard
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[News Script: Convoy, Jeep & Tank]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of an expansion plans for the Texas National Guard which will see reactivation of the old 49th Armored Division.
Date: August 17, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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