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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, February 15, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, on February 15, 1944. He thanks her for a box she sent him at Christmas, and admits that Italy is better than Africa, and there are more things to take pictures of in Italy than in Africa, but he still wants to go home. He's heard that Margaret Ann is dating a soldier, and predicts that they will get married.
Date: February 15, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, December 6, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, on December 6, 1944, thanking her for the Christmas box she sent him. He talks about the weather, and says that the food is getting bad because it's all canned, so her box is very welcome. He expresses hope that a relative made it safely to France.
Date: December 6, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - December 1, 1944]

Description: An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, CAS, Travel Order No. 4, dated 1944, 12-1 through 12-17, Page 1. The reverse side includes a blank form. Page 2 is an itinerary, Travel Order No. 4 dated 1944, 12-18 through 12-31. The reverse side includes REMARKS by T. N. Carswell dated December 31, 1944.
Date: December 1, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Henry Love to T. N. Carswell - August 8, 1944]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Henry Love, Manager, Hotel Texas, Fort Worth, dated August 8, 1944. Love acknowledges Carswell's "favor of August 7th", expresses his appreciation for Carswell's thoughtfulness and advises that through the efforts of such good friends he has been given the opportunity to serve in the coming year.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Love, Henry
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Portrait of Alvin Rubin]

Description: Photograph of Lieutenant Alvin Rubin, an Air Force pilot from Fort Worth, Texas. He is pictured from the chest up, wearing his uniform. Rubin was killed in an plane crash over Dakar, French Africa on March 15, 1944. A graduate of Paschal High, he was a past chapter president of AZA, the B'nai B'rith youth group for boys. Fort Worth's Rubin-Gilbert AZA chapter is named after him and Pvt. Harold Gilbert, who also died in the war.
Date: March 1944
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #2]

Description: Orders for several Air Force and WASP pilots to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Moultrie, Georgia, San Antonio, Texas, and Fort Worth, Texas. The three WASP pilots are Gayle D. Ewing, Nadine B. Ramsey, and Helen A. Turner.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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