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Award of Oak Leaf Cluster

Description: Letter from John E. Dahlquist, Major General, U. S. Army, to Lois M. Sinclair notifying Sinclair of the Oak Leaf Cluster award he received for heroic achievement in combat on June 12, 1944 in Italy during World War II.
Date: August 8, 1944
Partner: Sulphur Springs Public Library

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 8, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on August 8, 1944. He's glad to hear that Wilbur Crawford is home and wishes he could be home himself. He says that it's hot where he is, but not like in Waco. Willis goes on to say that he went to the show the night before, but it wasn't a good one, so he left. He asks his parents to send him a picture of them and the house, as well as a box of cold tablets if they can manage it.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[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

[Typed version: Letter to Private Nicholas C. Soviero from Carolyn R. Itri, August 8, 1944]

Description: Typed version: A love letter from Carolyn R. Itri to her future husband, Nicholas C. Soviero. The letter reads "I love you! Dearest Sweetheart,.." and continues to describe the weather, previous correspondence, health, and plans for a family vacation by invitation from a woman Lucy including Carolyns' younger brother and sister. The letter closes with a brief note on Carolyn's father and his business plans in manufacturing.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Itri, Carolyn R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Martha Virginia Carswell to T. N. Carswell]

Description: A letter written to Uncle Norwood [T. N. Carswell] from Martha Virginia Carswell, Homerville, Georgia, dated August 8, 1944. Martha Carswell advises that she has decided to go into the U. S. Nursing Corps and asks if he thinks it a wise thing to do. She advises that her mother wants for her to do so but that her father does not and that he has always treated her mother, herself and all of the children "terrible". Two postscripts address her guilt regarding her hatred.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Carswell, Martha Virginia
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Carolyn R. Itri to Private Nicholas C. Soviero, August 8, 1944]

Description: A love letter from Carolyn R. Itri to her future husband, Nicholas C. Soviero. The letter reads "I love you! Dearest Sweetheart,.." and continues to describe the weather, previous correspondence, health, and plans for a family vacation by invitation from a woman Lucy including Carolyns' younger brother and sister. The letter closes with a brief note on Carolyn's father and his business plans in manufacturing.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Itri, Carolyn R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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