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[Clipping: Hallelujah! WASPs Are Veterans at Last!] (open access)

[Clipping: Hallelujah! WASPs Are Veterans at Last!]

Newspaper clipping with an article about President Carter signing HR 8701 and the WASPs' newly attained veteran status.
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ethel to Rigdon Edwards, December 20, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Ethel to Rigdon Edwards, December 20, 1994]

Letter from Ethel M. Finley to Rigdon Edwards discussing his upcoming visit to the North Texas area with another former WASP.
Date: December 20, 1994
Creator: Finley, Ethel M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Delnar Werner to Mickey McLernon, December 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Delnar Werner to Mickey McLernon, December 27, 1943]

Letter from Delnar Werner to Mickey McLernon discussing recent experiences in aviation, including shooting down a B-17.
Date: December 27, 1943
Creator: Werner, Delnar L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 15, Chapter 5. Malaysia and Singapore (open access)

Current Study 15, Chapter 5. Malaysia and Singapore

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about Southeast Asia. This chapter discusses Malaysia and Singapore and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, December 25, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, December 25, 1943]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon wishing her happy holidays, discussing aviation, congratulating her on turning 21, updating her on his health, telling her about Ellen Casper, and old friends.
Date: December 25, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Ellensburg Girl in WASPS Killed] (open access)

[Clipping: Ellensburg Girl in WASPS Killed]

Photocopy of an article about the death of WASP Mary Louise Webster and some other documents.
Date: December 11, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Card from Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, December 16, 1944] (open access)

[Christmas Card from Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, December 16, 1944]

Christmas card from Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon. The front of the card includes the phrase "Season's Greetings" and an illustration of an airplane in mid-flight. The inside of the card includes another illustration with the message "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" and a handwritten note that reads, "I will be in S. A. Christmas - Will try to call you. Barney."
Date: December 16, 1944
Creator: Barnwell, Marion P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Examination Answer Sheet] (open access)

[Examination Answer Sheet]

Blank answer sheet for an Air Force correspondence course examination, along with an envelope from Gunter Air Force Base.
Date: December 1962
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, December 9, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, December 9, 1943]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing past correspondence, telling her who Bill Stewart is, that he may come visit her, and making conversation.
Date: December 9, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Course 2A, Volume 16. Two Worlds in Conflict: Examination (open access)

Course 2A, Volume 16. Two Worlds in Conflict: Examination

Examination booklet to accompany Course 2A, Volume 16 of a extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This phase discusses the USSR, democratic socialism, Marxism, Stalin, the United States, and the Great Depression, among other things. Included are the the Volume 16 graded answer sheet as well as a graded answer sheet for a Volume 14 examination.
Date: December 1959
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Earl Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, December 20, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Earl Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, December 20, 1941]

Letter from Mrs. Earl Kuenning to Mickey McLernon informing her that she will sent her some pictures of Tom, thanking her for giving him hospitality, telling her about his travels, and wishing her happy holidays.
Date: December 20, 1941
Creator: Kuenning, Mrs. Earl
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lois Nash to Mr. Nick A. Hill, December 17, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lois Nash to Mr. Nick A. Hill, December 17, 1943]

Letter from Lois Nash to Mr. Nick A. Hill containing an invitation to the 43-W-8 graduation in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: December 17, 1943
Creator: Nash, Lois
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Cornelia Fort, WASP [1919-1943] Remembers...] (open access)

[Clipping: Cornelia Fort, WASP [1919-1943] Remembers...]

Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes about Cornelia Fort, who died while serving as a ferry pilot during World War Two. Hughes also includes Fort's account of the attack of Pearl Harbor. To the right of Hughes' column are two pictures of veterans at VFW posts and one picture of a US Congressman meeting with an airman stationed in the U.K. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, and an editorial about the VA Hospital system.
Date: December 8, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medical Consideration of WASP (open access)

Medical Consideration of WASP

Report on the physical, psychological, medical, and emotional capabilities of women in aviation, formed from several studies on the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The report concludes that women can typically meet all requirements for safe flight without hindrance, and suggests that any similar future program to the WASP should be militarized.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women with Christmas Tree]

Photograph of a group of eight women in front of a Christmas tree. A not written on the back of the photo reads, "Reg, Trixie Fiebrantz,", "Necia", and "12/29/45".
Date: December 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Status of Reservist in Air Reserve Center Training (open access)

Certificate of Status of Reservist in Air Reserve Center Training

Certificate reporting the Air Reserve status of Paul A. Hill.
Date: December 19, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Certificate Form] (open access)

[Flight Certificate Form]

Checklist form for passing a flight examination, filled out by WASP, June L. Wolfe, and checked and approved by Robert R. Wandt.
Date: December 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC, Dec. 2, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC, Dec. 2, 1944]

Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC (Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command) discussing the issuance of civil pilot certificates and appropriate aircraft ratings to Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: December 2, 1944
Creator: Porter, James W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from June Wolfe to Civilian Personnel Officer at Perrin Field, Dec. 16 1944] (open access)

[Letter from June Wolfe to Civilian Personnel Officer at Perrin Field, Dec. 16 1944]

Letter from June Wolfe to the civilian personnel officer at Perrin Field discussing checks and payment due.
Date: December 16, 1944
Creator: Wolfe, June
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #2] (open access)

[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #2]

Speech by General Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces to the last WASP graduating class on December 7, 1944.
Date: 1944-12-07~
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Regional News, Area One, Volume 3, Number 1, December 3, 1988 (open access)

WASP Regional News, Area One, Volume 3, Number 1, December 3, 1988

Regional newsletter for the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II with information on aviation news, upcoming reunions, and future newsletters. The brief newsletter is addressed on the back to WASP, June S. Leckie.
Date: December 3, 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rosa C. Creger to Vernon Strickland, Dec. 9, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Rosa C. Creger to Vernon Strickland, Dec. 9, 1978]

Letter from Rosa C. Creger to Vernon Strickland discussing WASP military status recognition.
Date: December 9, 1978
Creator: Creger, Rosa C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Address By Gen. Henry H. Arnold To Last W.A.S.P. Graduate Class] (open access)

[Address By Gen. Henry H. Arnold To Last W.A.S.P. Graduate Class]

Speech addressed to the last WASP graduation class, dated 7, December 1944, and delivered by Air Force General Henry H. Arnold.
Date: 1944-12-07~
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barney Driscoll to Lt. Col. Al Bennett, Dec 7, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from Barney Driscoll to Lt. Col. Al Bennett, Dec 7, 2009]

Letter from Barney Driscoll to Lt. Col. Al Bennett discussing a copy of the history of the WASP that was enclosed and the veterans museum in Huntsville, Texas.
Date: December 7, 2009
Creator: Driscoll, Barney
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History