Private Collection of T. B. Willis - 150 Matching Results
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- [Don Hale at Camp Barkeley]
- Photograph of a soldier in uniform holding a rifle in front of a wooden structure at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.
- [Home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr.]
- Photograph of the home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. at 2025 Colcord Avenue taken in June of 1943. The photo shows the porch and sidewalk leading up to the porch.
- [Letter from Anthony P. Colombo to Anne Colombo - July 12, 1943]
- Letter from Anthony P. Colombo to Anne Colombo, his sister, discussing how he is doing and what they will do when he gets back. Their father would like to throw a party for Anthony.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - April 29, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merril Smith to his wife discussing how Bill Ledbetter has been, asking about their daughter, and telling her that he loves her.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 11, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about his mother "kicking out her downstairs roomers", Ed Prove, and Mrs. Smith's golf skills.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 19, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife telling her that he loves her and the kids.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 22, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing a show titled "Coffin in the Sky" that he went to go see and a book titled "The earth in the Lord".
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 12, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his recent trip inland.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 19, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing their daughter's upcoming birthday and the upcoming holiday.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 23, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife wishing happy holidays to her and their daughter Sharon.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 28, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his opinions about the year coming to an end.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - July 4, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing life in his company and reminding her that he loves her.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - July 30, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife telling her about how his mother is doing and briefly mentioning the President, and asking how the children are doing.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - June 15, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife reminding her that she loves her and Sharon and telling her that he hopes that they are having a good time in Lockhart.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - June 25, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that Carroll did not get the job she was hoping for.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - November 9, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his encounter with Frank Thomas, who he had not seen in years.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - November 19, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife updating her on life on deployment and what he has been up to.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - November 21, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife updating her on the weather, sharing what he did that day, and telling her about the show that he saw that day titled "The Sky's the Limit".
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - October 21, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife telling her that there is not much to write about in his environment.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - October 28, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife updating her on life on deployment.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 8, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing Colonel Kelly's son's victory in the North Africa campaign.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 14, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing the money he sent to her on the first.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 23, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that his mother planned on visiting her and briefly mentioning her golf skills.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 26, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about a dinner he cooked over a campfire, swimming, and Sharon.
- [Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 28, 1943]
- Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing what it is like for some soldiers to be deployed for months on end.
- [Letter from Clara Evans Willis to John C. Lattimore, January 6, 1943]
- Letter from Clara Willis to John C. Lattimore on January 6, 1943, lamenting the entrance of Lattimore and Clara Willis's son Todd into the army, and their subsequent departure from Waco. She goes on to mention the weather in Grand Rapids, where Lattimore is stationed, and discusses the weather in Waco. She mentions that her son is on leave in Richmond, Virginia, and expresses her pride in Lattimore's entrance into the army.
- [Letter from Cludie Walden to Lilla Mayes, December 31, 1943]
- Letter from Cludie Walden to Lilla Mayes discussing that Cludie was sorry to hear that Lilla Mayes' father was ill. She wrote that England was a very pretty place even though she had not gotten to see much of it. She goes on to ask her to please write when she can.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, May 9, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis on May 9, 1943. He wishes her a happy Mother's Day, asks if his father has gone fishing recently, discusses his dinner, and informs her that V-mail is delivered faster than air mail.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 5, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 5, 1943. He reports getting promoted and acquiring a mattress. His company had their tents floored, and he tells what he did for his day off in honor of the first year anniversary of the formation of his battalion. He also straightens out money matters.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 17, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 17, 1943. He tells them how his friends are doing, and mentions seeing a swarm of grasshoppers.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 19, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 19, 1943. He details an "American dinner" he and his friends had in town.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 25, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 25, 1943. He tells them about his trip to Africa, focusing on a stop in Bermuda.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 27, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 27, 1943. He sends an order that will allow them to send him film. He discusses the food, how he made himself a footlocker, and a radio his company bought.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 30, 1943. He laments missing the opening of fishing season for the first time in years, and asks his parents to send him film and a camera.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 5, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 5, 1943. He asks them to send him supplies to build a crystal radio set, and briefly mentions going swimming.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 7, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 7, 1943. He confirms that he has received the camera and rolls of film they sent to him, and asks again for a crystal radio set and cookies.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 8, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 8, 1943. He confirms that he has received some of their letters, one including a picture, and offers his condolences upon the deaths of an uncle and a friend. He also says that he cannot print the pictures he has taken due to lack of printing paper.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 9, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 9, 1943. He has received a package of V mail paper and a couple magazines, and he asks for more rolls of film. He also talks about race horses.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 14, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 14, 1943. He discusses going to a party, and says he made a crystal radio, but still asks them to send one from home as he thinks it will work better.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 18, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 18, 1943. He discusses the heat, the movies he has seen, and going to the beach to swim.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 19, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 19, 1943. He asks them to tell him if anything bad happens to them without delay, due to his friend Harmon's family informing him that one of them needed an operation only after it was done.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 20, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 20, 1943. He included some pictures of the town in North Africa where he was stationed, and apologizes for not being in any of them himself.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 20, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 20, 1943. He tells them about a musician he's going to go see, and mentions that the Arab and French men are eating a new kind of fruit.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 23, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 23, 1943. He talks about the shows and movies he has seen.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 26, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 26, 1943. He thanks them for the clothes and roll of film they sent him, asks for more film if they can manage, and tells them about a show he saw.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 2, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 2, 1943. He says no one is getting any mail from the U.S. at his camp, but their new mess hall is almost built, and he's glad they are showing movies closer by and more often.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 21, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 21, 1943. He arrived safely in Italy, and likes it a great deal more than he did North Africa. He comments on the fruit and nuts that grow in Italy, and mentions that he has finally received many letters and packages from home.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 22, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on December 22, 1943, describing the Christmas dinner he had at a private residence in Italy. He praises the Italians ability to make and eat food, and wishes his family a Merry Christmas.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 25, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 25, 1943. He discusses the weather and what the soldiers had for Christmas dinner, and tells them not to worry about him.
- [Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 31, 1943]
- Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 31, 1943. He says it rains a lot, but his outfit has moved in to a building recently. Although it is crowded, they keep dry. He's been getting mail much more often in Italy than in North Africa.