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[Funeral Performed at P. O. W. Camp]

Photograph of men standing around a casket with heads bowed and hats removed.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Pallbearers Carrying Casket Through German P. O. W. Camp]

Photograph of eight men carrying a flag covered casket through a German P. O. W. camp.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Burial at German P. O. W. Camp]

Photograph of men surrounding a casket as it is lowered into a grave. A religious figure reads from a Bible at the far end of the group.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Funeral Progressing Over Bridge]

Photograph of a funeral procession of military personnel and prisoners of war crossing a wooden bridge.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Funeral Procession at German P.O.W. Camp]

Photograph of two rows of German prisoners of war on either side of a three person wide funeral procession. A casket is carried near the front of the procession as it makes a turn.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Unloading Casket From Hearse]

Photograph of eight men lifting and carrying a casket decorated with a German flag. Several members of the military are standing to observe this event.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Photograph of Drafted Denton County Men]

Photograph of a group of Denton County men called up to be drafted in World War II, standing and sitting outside of a building. One of the men, the third from the left, is identified as Richard L. Wiggs.

Date: September 25, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Denton Public Library

[Men Working Field]

Photograph of five shirtless men holding farm implements in the middle of a field of crops.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Funeral Procession in the Middle of P. O. W. Camp]

Photograph of the pallbearers progressing through the center of the P. O. W. camp. The prisoners are lined up in three rows on either side of the procession.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Firing Line]

Photograph of 8 men with rifles, 7 aiming upwards while one inspects his weapon and another unarmed man surveys. The men all have black armbands with the letter "P" emblazoned in white.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Two Wreaths Brought to Casket]

Photograph of a crowd of soldiers and prisoners of war in the middle of the encampment looking at two pairs of soldiers. The pair each bears a flowering wreath to place near the casket directly in front of them.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Eight Pallbearers in Funeral Procession]

Photograph of eight men in a funeral procession supporting the flag covered casket as the procession travels through the camp.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Paul H. Anderson]

Photograph of an older man wearing a military uniform and hat. Paul H. Anderson served in the second World War.

Date: 1946

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Portrait of Robert L. Griffith]

Photograph of Robert L. Griffith wearing a sailor uniform. He is visible from the chest up.

Date: 1943~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Pottsboro Public Library

[James Cook in Uniform]

Photograph of James Waterson Cook wearing a military uniform while leaning against a prop fence in a portrait studio. A painted backdrop depicts trees in front of a white building. The the reverse side of the photo contains handwritten notes that include "Budo Cook," "WWII," "Pottsboro TX," and "Pacific Theater."

Date: 1943~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Pottsboro Public Library

[Letter from Katie Dickey to Charles Dickey, June 15, 1943]

Letter from Katie Dickey to her son, Charles Dickey. She writes several Biblical verses for encouragement. A note on the reverse side that Charles was drafted into the United States Army during World War [II] and that he was leaving for Japan.

Date: June 15, 1943

Creator: Dickey, Katie

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Pottsboro Public Library

[Gil Nelsen in Navy]

Photograph of a young man in a Naval uniform.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Vernon Daniel Christiansen in Military Uniform]

Photograph of a young man smiling at the camera while wearing a military uniform. His name is Vernon Daniel Christiansen.

Date: 1941

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Portrait of Anne C. Berndt WAC]

Photograph of a young woman with curled hair wearing a military uniform.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

World War II Memoirs: A Collection Of Stories From The Battle Front, The Home Front And The Other Side

Book documenting first-person accounts of World War II veterans about their enlistments, the war, and life afterwards.

Date: 1998

Creator: Farek, Florence Hertel

Item Type: Book

Partner: Schulenburg Historical Museum

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Ice Machine]

Photograph of the ice machine on U.S.S. Texas, taken during World War II. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Rheostat, top one was installed by electricians of crew when original went bad. Gauges over rheostat were there then (barely showing)."

Date: [1939..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Dynamo Room]

Photograph of machinery in the Dynamo room of U.S.S. Texas, taken during World War II.

Date: [1939..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Generator]

Photograph of the generator on U.S.S. Texas, taken during World War II. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, the generator was located in the Dynamo room.

Date: [1939..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Ice Machine]

Photograph of the ice machine on U.S.S. Texas, taken during World War II. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Tube in tube condenser in background, used CO2 refrigerant."

Date: [1939..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

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[Funeral Performed at P. O. W. Camp]

[Pallbearers Carrying Casket Through German P. O. W. Camp]

[Burial at German P. O. W. Camp]

[Funeral Progressing Over Bridge]

[Funeral Procession at German P.O.W. Camp]

[Unloading Casket From Hearse]

[Photograph of Drafted Denton County Men]

[Men Working Field]

[Funeral Procession in the Middle of P. O. W. Camp]

[Firing Line]

[Two Wreaths Brought to Casket]

[Eight Pallbearers in Funeral Procession]

[Paul H. Anderson]

[Portrait of Robert L. Griffith]

[James Cook in Uniform]

[Letter from Katie Dickey to Charles Dickey, June 15, 1943]

[Gil Nelsen in Navy]

[Vernon Daniel Christiansen in Military Uniform]

[Portrait of Anne C. Berndt WAC]

World War II Memoirs: A Collection Of Stories From The Battle Front, The Home Front And The Other Side

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Ice Machine]

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Dynamo Room]

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Generator]

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Ice Machine]