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Hardeman County Men and Women of the Services

Description: Directory of the men and women from Hardeman County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served. Also includes advertisements for local businesses and war bonds.
Date: 1945~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of the Ritchie Family

[Portrait of Frank Gregg Swindle]

Description: Photograph of Frank Gregg Swindle (1922–1990), a WWII Army Air Force veteran. He wears a button-up military shirt, a coat held under his right shoulder. He wears long pants, standing in a dirt road and smiling. Behind him is a field of grass, with houses, powerlines, and a metal trash can set on a platform to the left. Swindle was the son of John Henry Swindle of Waco.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from R. H. Moore to Mrs. Moore - June 16, 1942]

Description: Postcard from Sgt. R. H. Moore, "468th SS", to Mrs. F[?] R. Moore. He concisely describes how he feels and the weather in Waco. The front of the postcard depicts a mineral water swimming pool in Leroy, Texas, which is at right. A circular pond and benches are at center, and a house is at left.
Date: July 16, 1942
Creator: Moore, R. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Group in Midland USO Building]

Description: Photograph of a group within a building used by the USO during World War II. The group sits in various tables with streamers, lamps, and fans hanging from above. Quilts, paintings, hats, and plants hang from the wall. Notes written on the back of the photograph describe the work necessary to convert the building for USO use.
Date: 194X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[A Japanese Submarine at the Midland County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of a Japanese submarine, carried by a truck captured at Oahu on December 8, 1941, on display in front of the Midland County Courthouse. Raised walkways have been placed along the submarine, where people stand in lines, inspecting the rounded sides of the narrow submarine. Other people watch in groups from a distance, around the submarine and on the county courthouse block.
Date: January 20, 1943
Creator: Waters Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998004 -102.076852
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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