United States Military History

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“There’s Gold in Them Thar Archives!” The World War I Diary of Albert S. Johnson

This month, in honor of Veterans Day, we feature a post on the World War I diary of Albert S. Johnson.

Gordon McGinnis with Compass Rose logo

80 Years On: Special Collections Remembers the Beginning of WWII

On December 7, 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into WWII. Texans from every community answered the call to serve in the…

An older man in a gray suit jacket and beige brimmed hat stands with a cross adorned for Captain Chester Slaughter. Around and behind him stretches a large cemetery of identical crosses for other American soldiers who died overseas in World War two.

A Living Gallery: Transatlantic World War II Memorial Given New Life with UTA Digital Gallery Photo

Claassens’ work has spanned nearly two decades, and still, he was looking for one thing: a good picture of his charge. And then...