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Air Force Reserve Element Training
118
Eleanor Brown Collection
117
Charlyne Creger Collection
82
Helen Snapp Collection
61
Catherine Parker Collection
52
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
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AAF to Inactivate WASP on December 20
A press briefing from the War Department discussing the announcement that the WASP would be inactivated on December 20, 1944. Included are statements from General Hap Arnold and Jacqueline Cocran.
Date:
October 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations. Press Branch
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt for Flight Jacket, November 7, 1944]
Receipt for size 36 flying jacket from the Marana Army Air Field, signed by Catherine Parker in light pencil.
Date:
November 7, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Force 371 Supply
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt for Flight Jacket, December 26, 1944]
Memorandum receipt for a flight jacket issued to Catherine Parker.
Date:
December 26, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Force 371 Supply
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Wendell Coombs to J. B. Plosser, July 21, 1942]
Copy of a letter from J. Wendell Coombs to J. B. Plosser, discussing a previous letter wherein Plosser listed several unapproved changes to the construction of the Plosser-Prince Air Academy. Coombs writes to remind Plosser of the proper procedure to seek approval of major construction changes from the War Department.
Date:
July 21, 1942
Creator:
Coombs, J. Wendell
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt for Parachute, November 11, 1944]
Memorandum receipt for a parachute seat issued to Catherine Parker.
Date:
November 11, 1944
Creator:
3024 Army Air Force Base Unit
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert W. Harper to Charles A. Prince, June 3, 1943]
Letter from Brigadier General Robert W. Harper to Charles A. Prince discussing a previous letter written from Charles A. Prince to General H. H. Arnold concerning Prince's request for the reinstatement of his contract with the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Date:
June 3, 1943
Creator:
Harper, Robert W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Jobie to Charles A. Prince, June 17, 1942]
Copy of telegram from "Jobie" to Charles A. Prince discussing gaining permission from the War Department Board to begin installation of telephone equipment at the air field facilities in Sweetwater.
Date:
June 17, 1942
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs to Henry H. Arnold, May 13, 1943]
Letter from the United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs to Lieutenant General Henry H. Arnold discussing the conspiracy case against Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, operators of a military training facility in Sweetwater, Texas. They conclude that the charges and consequent contract cancellation were unjustified and urge the general to reinstate the contract.
Date:
May 13, 1943
Creator:
United States Senate
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Award for Civilian Service
Cloth Army Air Forces Emblem seen attached to the bottom left corner of a certificate awarding the emblem to Eleanor McLernon for civilian service.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces Pilot School
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pilots' Information File]
Pilot's information file No. 24A from the United States War Department, A.A.F. approved on February 28, 1944. The file details pilot information and came in a brown envelope that reads "Pilots' Information File No. 14, Revision No. 14," dated November 1, 1944. On the back of the envelope is a detailed warning and rules to follow.
Date:
November 1, 1944
Creator:
United States Department of War
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Medical Department]
Photocopy of two group photos of men and women in military and nurse uniform from WWII. A list of names can be seen on the back of the page, along with the words, "Avenger Field Medical Dept. 15 October, 1943".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Instruction Manual for Military Correspondence]
Instruction manual for how to prepare military type correspondence. The manual is divided into seven sections: I. General, II. Channels of Communication, III. Military Letters, IV. Indorsements, V. Inclosures, VI. Nonmilitary Letters, and VII. Telegrams, Radiograms, and Cablegrams.
Date:
August 21, 1942
Creator:
United States Department of War
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown, April 3, 1984]
Letter from Dale G. Johnson from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown notifying her that she has been awarded the World War II Victory Medal and the Honorable Service Lapel Pin.
Date:
April 3, 1984
Creator:
Johnson, Dale G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Department of the Air Force to Helen Snapp, November 12, 2002]
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Warren from the Department of the Air Force to Helen Snapp discussing Snapp's recent visit for an HC-130 orientation flight with the 920th Rescue Group at Patrick Air Force Base.
Date:
November 12, 2002
Creator:
Warren, Kenneth E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 9, Chapter 1. The Department of Defense
This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the state of defense in the United States during the Cold War.. This chapter discusses the "organization, functions, concepts, and operations" of the Department of Defense (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
October 1962
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 16, Chapter 1. Management Concepts and Techniques
This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the Department of Defense. This chapter discusses "recent changes of management concepts within the Department of Defense and focuses on the changing roles of military and civilian management in relation to control and coordination" (p. v). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date:
September 1966
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Navy Department to Suzette Van Daell, June 26, 1944]
Letter from Ensign Gertrude Carroll Moore of the Navy Department, Office of Naval Officer Procurement to Suzette Van Daell discussing the possibility of Miss Van Daell joining the United States Naval (Women's) Reserve, also known as WAVES or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. The letter is followed by a list of questions Miss Van Daell might have about the WAVES program, which she can fill out and send back to the Navy Officer Procurement Office. It also contains two envelopes, one addressed from the Navy Department to Sue Van Daell, the other from the Navy Department to the Women's Reserve Department
Date:
June 27, 1944
Creator:
Moore, Gertrude Carroll
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 2: Decision-Making in the Department of Defense
This booklet is the second unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses the approaches and tools the Department of Defense uses to make decisions and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date:
July 1968
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 2: Decision-Making in the Department of Defense #2
This booklet is the second unit of a training course designed "to stimulate the student's awareness of some of the major problem areas in our national security and to expand his knowledge and understanding of some of the approaches used to solve these problems." This unit discusses the approaches and tools the Department of Defense uses to make decisions and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date:
July 1968
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 16, Chapter 2. The Defense Supply Agency
This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the Department of Defense. This chapter discusses the mission, structure, and operations of the Defense Supply Agency. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date:
September 1966
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown, June 11, 1979]
Letter from Milton R. McFarland from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown notifying her that her application for discharge has been approved.
Date:
June 11, 1979
Creator:
McFarland, Milton R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from United States Department of Veterans Affairs to Charlyne Creger, October 2, 2001]
Letter from United States. Department of Veterans Affairs to Rosa C. Creger discussing the details of a one-time payment she received due to an error in the calculation of the 1999 Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Date:
October 2, 2001
Creator:
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Department of Colorado American Legion Seeks National OK for WASP]
Newspaper clipping of an article about a resolution passed by the American Legion's Department of Colorado in support of the WASP. The back of the clipping includes letters to the editor and a portion of an editorial about the National Research Council's report about problems with the VA hospital system.
Date:
1977?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women of War]
Newspaper clipping of a section of the May 1990 issue of The Miami Herald. Articles about the WASPs service in World War 2, why Maria Muniz joined the Marine Corps, two nurses who served in the Vietnam War, and more are included.
Date:
May 27, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History