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[Press Release: Address by General H.H. Arnold, and Statement from Jacqueline Cochran]
War Department press release quoting the speech General Arnold gave to the final graduating class of Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II and a statement made by Jacqueline Cochran on the WASP's accomplishments. The pages are torn away at the edges in several places, most noticeably in the bottom left corner of the first page.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type:
Script
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph From the Graduation of WASP Class 44-W-10]
Photograph of three women and two men standing around a small table, taken during the graduation ceremony for class 44-W-10 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The typewritten label taped to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "J. Cochran, E. Shuhip's Ear, Col. Ward, Deaton's nose, Gen. Arnold. 44-W-10 Graduation, 12/7/44." The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5
Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #1]
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
McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 6, Ed. 1, Friday, December 8, 1944
Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date:
December 8, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galleon, Volume 21, Number 1, December 1944
The Galleon literary magazine of McMurry College includes editorials, book reviews, and original short stories, plays, poetry, and artwork.
Date:
December 1944
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1944
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 14, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1944
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 21, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1944
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. [50], Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1944
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 14, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1944
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson, December 20, 1944]
Typed carbon copy of a broadcast sent from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson discussing the experience of Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
St. John, Robert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #3]
Script of an address given by General Henry H. Arnold, the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, to the last graduating WASP class.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Suzette Van Daell Pilot Status]
Certificate of pilot status signed by Major Charles S. McDougall certifying that Suzette Van Daell was a rated military pilot on solo flying status in the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The certificate includes a timesheet of hours spent by Ms. Van Daell in various types of aircraft as well as other credentials.
Date:
December 16, 1944
Creator:
McDougall, Charles S.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Employee Guidance Form - Suzette Van Daell
Employee Guidance Form for Suzette Van Daell evaluating her performance as a member of of the Women Airforce Service Pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The form asks 16 various questions over work ethic regarding various tasks, and all questions except the last three were marked as B, equaling a total of 60, or "Good."
Date:
December 18, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cash Purchases, December 6, 1944]
Receipt of cash purchases for Suzette Van Daell totalling $32.68. It is labeled M 2037107.
Date:
December 6, 1944
Creator:
van Daell, Suzette
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Colonel John J. O'Reilly - December 15, 1944]
A letter addressed to the Chairman, Taylor County Local Board No. 1, Abilene, Texas, from John J. O'Reilly, Colonel, Medical Corps State Medical Officer, dated December 15, 1944. O'Reilly provides instructions for transmitting DSS Forms 221.
Date:
December 15, 1944
Creator:
O'Reilly, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - December 28, 1944]
A Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell, Austin, Texas dated December 28, 1944. The reverse side includes a blank form titled "Certificate Required for Sick Leave."
Date:
December 28, 1944
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - December 1, 1944]
An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, CAS, Travel Order No. 4, dated 1944, 12-1 through 12-17, Page 1. The reverse side includes a blank form. Page 2 is an itinerary, Travel Order No. 4 dated 1944, 12-18 through 12-31. The reverse side includes REMARKS by T. N. Carswell dated December 31, 1944.
Date:
December 1, 1944
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - December 11, 1944]
A memorandum from L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C., Chief, Field Division to Mr. T. N. Carswell, dated December 11, 1944. The memorandum is a reprimand from Fellbaum regarding the importance that Carswell keep headquarters informed of his present location. A handwritten sidenote from Fellbaum softens the reprimand by stating that this is nothing but nagging. The reverse side includes a handwritten note by Carswell documenting a telephone conversation with Fellbaum defending his reporting of his travel itinerary, confirming his having notified headquarters and the submission of an ammended itinerary on December 13, 1944.
Date:
December 11, 1944
Creator:
Fellbaum, L. M.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reported Missing
An article printed by the Clinch County News (Iverson H. Huxford, Editor & Publisher), Homerville, Clinch County, Georgia, titled "Reported Missing," dated December 29, 1944. The article is regarding 2nd Lieutenant Ashley J. Carswell, reported as "missing" this week, according to advices reaching his parents here; that he was commissioned a bombardier in the Air Force in September and has been in action in Europe.
Date:
December 29, 1944
Creator:
Huxford, Iverson H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1944
Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 21, 1944
Creator:
Autry, R. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. W. Hardy to W. J. Bryan, December 25, 1944]
Letter from G. W. Hardy to W. J. Bryan sending him best wishes for the holiday season.
Date:
December 25, 1944
Creator:
Hardy, G. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Honorable W. J. Bryan, December 16, 1944]
Letter to Honorable W. J. Bryan thanking him for the letter he sent and for being a great friend. The writer also apologizes to Mr. Bryan for not acknowledging receipt of the photos of the Old Class at Lebanon.
Date:
December 16, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History