T. B. Willis Collection - 14 Matching Results

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[Dave Koenig Posing Outside of Barracks]

Photograph of Dave Koenig, identified as "Dave Koenig (Pin Up Boy)," posing outside of barracks at the Waco Army Air Field. He poses shirtless on a sidewalk that runs along rows of identical, light-colored buildings.

Date: April 15, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.645467 -97.071895

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[George Washington Evans with Family Members]

Photograph of several members of the Evans family posing together in George Washington Evans's home when Mr. and Mrs. Walter Evans Sr. moved in to care for him. The subjects of the photo are listed as: George Washington Evans (Grandpa), Walter Philmore Evans Sr., Beulah Williams Evans (Mrs. Walter P. Evans Sr.), Lawrence Williams Evans, Margaret Green Evans (Mrs. Walter P. Evans Jr.), Elizabeth Ann Evans (Betty), and Walter Philmore Evans Jr.

Date: June 15, 1940

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[George Washington Evans with Great-Grandchildren]

Photograph of George Washington Evans posing with three of his great-grandchildren. The subjects are listed as Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Evans, George Washington Evans (Great-Grandpa Evans), Titus Carr (TC) Evans Jr., and Tommy Bowman.

Date: June 15, 1940

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[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.

Date: June 15, 1943

Creator: Smith, Merrill

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 15, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 15, 1943. He asks them to send him V-mail stationery and his old camera.

Date: May 15, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 15, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on May 15, 1943. He asks for a 35 mm camera and film for the camera he currently has, and he promises to send money home within the next week.

Date: May 15, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 15, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 15, 1944. He laments celebrating another birthday overseas, and wishes he could be home for his birthday as well as Mother's Day. He got a letter from a friend in the Pacific who gets to go home when his 18 month service is up, and Willis wishes he could say the same. He expresses regret at one of his father's calves drowning when Waco got a lot of rain, and tells his mother he will buy her and his Aunt Lucile… more

Date: May 15, 1944

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 15, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 15, 1943. He has finally received their letters from August, and asks his father to send him a lighter.

Date: November 15, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 15, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on September 15, 1943. He says it's been raining a lot, and his tent leaks. He also got a haircut recently, and promises to send pictures.

Date: September 15, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., July 2, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis Sr. on July 2, 1943. He sends foreign money, asks about finding workers for the farm, and mentions that they will be playing two baseball games for the fourth of July.

Date: May 15, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

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

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.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #1]

Photograph of Commanding Officer Major Baird and Adjutant 1st Lieutenant Byrens posing in the Waco Army Airfield. Both men are in uniform, including hats. A two-story building is visible in the background.

Date: April 15, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.645467 -97.071895

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #2]

Date: April 15, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of the 54th Basic Flying Training Group at WAAF]

Photograph of the 54th Basic Flying Training Group at Waco Army Air Field. Adjutant 1st Lt. Byrens, Commanding Officer Major Bair, and P. T. Instructor Mickey Manojack stand on the left side of the front row. The photographer stands "somewhere in left rear."

Date: April 15, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.645467 -97.071895

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

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[Dave Koenig Posing Outside of Barracks]

[George Washington Evans with Family Members]

[George Washington Evans with Great-Grandchildren]

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - June 15, 1943]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 15, 1943]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 15, 1943]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 15, 1944]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 15, 1943]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 15, 1943]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., July 2, 1943]

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

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #1]

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #2]

[Photograph of the 54th Basic Flying Training Group at WAAF]