Resource Type

[A Note With Airplane Info on It] (open access)

[A Note With Airplane Info on It]

A note with airplane info on it, including Culver Cadets PQ 8 & 14, Beechcraft twin, UC 78, and Bamboo Bomber.
Date: September 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Request for Reimbursement] (open access)

[Copy of a Request for Reimbursement]

Copy of a request for reimbursement by the Defense Plant Corporation in Dallas, Texas for expenditures made on the construction of plant of Plosser & Prince Flying School in Sweetwater, Texas totaling $48,185.30.
Date: September 30, 1942
Creator: Defense Plant Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Graduation Announcement for Solange D'Hooghe] (open access)

[WASP Graduation Announcement for Solange D'Hooghe]

Formal invitation card with envelope inviting guests to attend the Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation dance for the class of 43-W-5. A small card with the name of Solange D'Hooghe is included in the announcement.
Date: September 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation Dance Invitation] (open access)

[Graduation Dance Invitation]

Invitation for guests to attend the Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation dance for the class of 43-W-5 at the Avengerette Club.
Date: September 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker Flight Training Chart, September/October] (open access)

[Catherine Parker Flight Training Chart, September/October]

Chart listing the total hours of flight training received by Catherine Parker in the Women Airforce Service Pilots program during September and October of 1944. Various numerical notes are handwritten in the margins and back side.
Date: 1944-09/1944-10
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger Aeronautics Exam Result] (open access)

[Charlyne Creger Aeronautics Exam Result]

Results for Charlyne Creger's Fundamentals of Instructing Exam.
Date: September 11, 1946
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger Aeronautics Exam Result #2] (open access)

[Charlyne Creger Aeronautics Exam Result #2]

Results for Charlyne Creger's Ground Instructor navigation examination.
Date: September 11, 1946
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Honorable Discharge for Raymond Vaughan] (open access)

[Honorable Discharge for Raymond Vaughan]

Certificate honorably discharging Raymond Vaughan from the Navy. It reads: "Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy. This is to certify that Raymond Britton Vaughan, a Chief Shipfitter (AA)(T)(CB) is Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Naval Personnel Separation Center, Norman, Oklahoma, and from the Naval Service of the United States this 23rd day of September 1945. This certificate is awarded as a Testimonial of Fidelity and Obedience."
Date: September 23, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Separation] (open access)

[Notice of Separation]

Notice of separation from the U. S. Naval Service for Raymond Vaughan.
Date: September 23, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 165] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 165]

Special orders number 165, transferring Justin L. Bible, among others, to the 11th Replacement Battalion.
Date: September 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Diploma Betty Jo Streff] (open access)

[WASP Diploma Betty Jo Streff]

Diploma certifying that Betty Jo Streff completed her Women Airforce Service Pilots training.
Date: September 8, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis] (open access)

[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]

A notice for Dora G. Bevis informing her of changes in her military status, including upgrades to her salary and list of duties, as well as a transition from student pilot to civilian pilot.
Date: September 24, 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rig Edwards Release Form] (open access)

[Rig Edwards Release Form]

Release form relieving Rigdon Edwards from duties as flight instructor to accept employment at another facility.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Krieger, Henry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Class A Pay Reservation] (open access)

[War Savings Bond Class A Pay Reservation]

Pay reservation request form signed by Dora G. Bevis authorizing the military to withdraw $25 from her pay each month to be converted into war bonds.
Date: September 24, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1]

Special orders extract reassigning a list of Women Air Force Service Pilot members, having completed their training, to be transferred to new air base stations.
Date: September 9, 1943
Creator: 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon] (open access)

[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon]

Women Airforce Service Pilots pay stub for Eleanor McLernon from the Department of Training.
Date: September 30, 1944
Creator: War Department (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Diploma Dora Gayle Bevis] (open access)

[WASP Diploma Dora Gayle Bevis]

Diploma certifying that Dora Gayle Bevis completed her Women Airforce Service Pilots training.
Date: September 11, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum]

Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry an aircraft from Grand Prairie, Texas to Newark, New Jersey with specifications on the plane model, flight order, and instructions upon arrival at her destination. The order is signed by Captain Joe K. Bailey and Ben Handler for Captain William S. Kirkpatrick.
Date: September 11, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rig Edwards Honorable Discharge] (open access)

[Rig Edwards Honorable Discharge]

Honorable discharge and enlistment forms for Rigdon Edwards.
Date: September 30, 1944
Creator: United States Army
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 80, Extract 2] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 80, Extract 2]

Special orders extract reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots to new stations and agreeing to pay them by the mile flown or to reimburse them for expenses incurred while traveling.
Date: September 16, 1944
Creator: Pinkston, Sid C. & Pinkston, Sid C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blank WASP Graduation Certificate] (open access)

[Blank WASP Graduation Certificate]

A blank graduation certificate meant for any WASP that completed their 210 flight training hours.
Date: September 8, 1944
Creator: Aviation Enterprises, Ltd.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McReynolds, September 12, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McReynolds, September 12, 1943]

Western Union telegram from Ida Mae and Thurman to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. [McReynolds] with a note saying: "DAD DUNCAN DIED SATURDAY PM FUNERAL SUNDAY 5 PM= IDA MAE AND THURMAN."
Date: September 12, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[F. D. Wyatt's Mileage Ration Identification Folder] (open access)

[F. D. Wyatt's Mileage Ration Identification Folder]

Mileage Ration Identification Folder belonging to F. D. Wyatt, according to the card it is valid from September 1944 to December 1944. The card is folded in half to create a place to keep gas ration stamps inside of; Wyatt was granted "E" stamps for his use.
Date: September 8, 1944
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pilot Instrument Certificate Application and Flight Check Form (open access)

Pilot Instrument Certificate Application and Flight Check Form

A check flight test administered to WASP Gayle Snell during training. Directions for performing the flight are on the back.
Date: September 9, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History