Arlington Historical Society's Fielder House Museum - 58 Matching Results

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[Application for Special Shoe Stamp]

Application for a special shoe stamp, to be used to buy new shoes. Instructions at the top request: "do not fill in this application unless you will suffer serious hardship if you are unable to obtain an extra shoe ration before a new War Ration Stamp becomes valid. Hardship need not be shown to replace defective shoes."

Date: 1940~/1949~

Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.

Item Type: Text

[Certificate of Appreciation for War Service]

Certificate of Appreciation for war service awarded to Justin L. Bible, signed by the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Text

[Certificate of Proficiency, Frank W. Gardner]

Certificate awarded to Frank W. Gardner. It reads: "Army Air Forces Combat Crew School, Tarrant Field, Texas. Pilot Transition Training. Certificate of Proficiency. This is to certify that Frank W. Gardner, 2nd Lt., A. C. has successfully completed a course of instruction in Pilot Training and Ground Technical Instruction on B-24 D type equipment and is awarded this certificate in testimony thereof." It is signed by Louis R. Hughes, Jr., Lt. Col., A. C., Director of Training, and James S. Stowe… more

Date: 1940~/1949~

Creator: Army Air Forces Combat Crew School

Item Type: Text

[Coupon Book]

Coupon book supplied by the Panama Canal Supply Department Commissary.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Creator: Panama Canal Supply Department

Item Type: Book

[Enlisted Man's Pass]

A blank "enlisted man's pass," used to authorize a soldier to be away from his post.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Physical Object

[First Methodist Church Pamphlet]

Pamphlet issued by the First Methodist Church, detailing an upcoming service where the church will replace plaques honoring members of the congregation who served and died in World War II.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Five Soldiers With Skull]

Photograph of five soldiers standing outside. The man in the middle wears a white shirt, and the men on either side of him wear helmets. The man on the far left holds a skull in one hand and a gun in the other. These men are identified as Cole, C. E. Few, Nichols, Clark, and Smith.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Photograph

[Four Boys Sitting On a Rock]

Photograph of four boys outside arranged around a rock. They are identified as Grub, Richard A. Fanning, Ashcraft, and Ray. The two on the left stand behind the rock, while the third sits on it and the fourth sits in the third boy's lap. Trees are visible behind them.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Photograph

[Four Soldiers In A Camp]

Photograph of four soldiers, James Menlinger, Rodey Scinto, Calvin Rosacken, and John Weik, standing outside in their camp in the desert. Scanto, Rosacken, and Weik are shirtless.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Photograph

[Four Soldiers Outside Camp]

Photograph of four soldiers in uniform standing in front of a row of tents. Three are standing, holding their rifles, and one is kneeling. The man on the right is identified as Shultze.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Photograph

[H. I. Clark Holding a Skull]

Photograph of H. I. Clark standing outside. He is shirtless and wears a helmet. He holds a rifle in one hand and a skull in the other. Foliage and a tent are visible behind him.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Photograph

[Hall of Honor Article]

Article entitled "Hall of Honor" about Col. Valin Woodward, USAF, who is being inducted into the Military Science Hall of Honor by the University of Texas at Arlington, which he attended when it was the North Texas Agricultural College.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Article

[Herkie Clark Standing Next to Jeep]

Photograph of Herkie Clark standing next to a Jeep.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Photograph

[Identification Card]

Identification card of Bob Powell, a merchant seaman in the United States Marine Corps including a headshot, fingerprint, and personal information.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Physical Object

[Insignia Patch]

Cloth insignia patch belonging to Shirley C. Foster. The patch has a dark blue background with striped silver stitching in arcs and the top and coming to a point at the bottom. There is an open diamond at the center.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Physical Object

[Insignia Patch]

Cloth insignia patch belonging to Shirley C. Foster. The patch has a tan background with striped gold stitching in arcs and the top and coming to a point at the bottom. There is an open diamond at the center.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Physical Object

[J. I. Smith Outside]

Photograph of J. I. Smith standing outside. He is shirtless, wearing a helmet, and holding a rifle. Foliage and a tent are visible behind him.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Photograph

[James Tucker In Uniform]

Photograph of James "Jim" Tucker in his military uniform. A handwritten note in the bottom right corner reads: "To a swell daddy, Love, Jimmy."

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Photograph

[John Weik and Rodey Scinto]

Photograph of Rodey Scinto and John Weik showing off their arm muscles outside their camps. Tents are visible in the background.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Photograph

[John Weik Outside Tent]

Photograph of John Weik posing on the rail outside a tent. An unidentified man stands in the entrance to the tent.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter Regarding Replacement of Ration Books]

General letter regarding the replacement of ration books, requesting that the family who has lost a book search for it thoroughly before requesting a new one.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Creator: Tarrant County War Price and Rationing Board

Item Type: Letter

["A Medal, please, for a service man's wife"]

Poem, written anonymously, entitled "A Medal, please, for a service man's wife". It tells of a returning soldier who wishes to give his wife a medal for enduring life without him.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Poem

North Texas Agricultural College

Photograph of the 1940 NTAC football team in uniform. Seven men are kneeling, with the center man holding a football. Four men are holding footballs, jumping over the others. The names of the players are listed on the back of the photograph.

Date: 1940

Item Type: Photograph

[Outside Tent]

Photograph of six soldiers sitting outside their tent. They are, from left to right, Calvin Rosacken, John Weik, an unidentified man, Donio Bankhead and James Menlinger. Kenneth Sykes leans against the unidentified man.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Photograph

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[Application for Special Shoe Stamp]

[Certificate of Appreciation for War Service]

[Certificate of Proficiency, Frank W. Gardner]

[Coupon Book]

[Enlisted Man's Pass]

[First Methodist Church Pamphlet]

[Five Soldiers With Skull]

[Four Boys Sitting On a Rock]

[Four Soldiers In A Camp]

[Four Soldiers Outside Camp]

[H. I. Clark Holding a Skull]

[Hall of Honor Article]

[Herkie Clark Standing Next to Jeep]

[Identification Card]

[Insignia Patch]

[Insignia Patch]

[J. I. Smith Outside]

[James Tucker In Uniform]

[John Weik and Rodey Scinto]

[John Weik Outside Tent]

[Letter Regarding Replacement of Ration Books]

["A Medal, please, for a service man's wife"]

North Texas Agricultural College

[Outside Tent]