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[Clipping: WASPs Deserve Benefits] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPs Deserve Benefits]

Newspaper clipping of a column by Marianne Means discussing the WASP and their efforts to obtain veterans' benefits. The back of the clipping includes an article about Hurricane Anita and coupons for goods and services at Firestone.
Date: 1977-09~
Creator: Means, Marianne
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon, September 13, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon, September 13, 1942]

Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon about aviation, the weather, and his plan to visit.
Date: September 13, 1942
Creator: Dobson, Edward M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 12, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 12, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing his alcohol allergy, dining in Waco, a recent trip he went on, an encounter with his cousin, and recent experiences in the military.
Date: September 12, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, September 11, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, September 11, 1945]

Letter from Lieutenant Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon thanking her for the wedding gift.
Date: September 11, 1945
Creator: Barnwell, Marion P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew, September 25, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew, September 25, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Michael discussing aviation, Mickey's struggles, his job, and his adjustment to civilian life.
Date: September 25, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Identification Card] (open access)

[WASP Identification Card]

Identification card issued to WASP Eleanor Brown. The card is light blue and includes the WASP's winged-diamond logo in dark blue ink. The reverse of the card has been signed by C.A. Murphy.
Date: September 5, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "A Flyby of Memories"] (open access)

[Clipping: "A Flyby of Memories"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about WASP monuments being set, crashes that some WASP experienced in training, and Ann Atkeison's injury.
Date: September 10, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 12, 1943]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about past correspondence, thanking her for her picture, informing her that he and his friends are still stationed in Africa, aviation, and being sent to rest camp.
Date: September 12, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hamlin Smithdeal to Eleanor McLernon, September 23, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Hamlin Smithdeal to Eleanor McLernon, September 23, 1942]

Letter from Hamlin Smithdeal to Eleanor McLernon acknowledging receipt of her application to join the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron.
Date: September 23, 1942
Creator: Smithdeal, Hamlin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 18, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 18, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the weather, difficulties he has been having at work, aviation, and the medical department at his job.
Date: September 18, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Murphy to Eleanor Brown, September 5, 1998] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Murphy to Eleanor Brown, September 5, 1998]

Letter from Catherine A. Murphy to Eleanor Brown discussing Brown's ID card. Murphy apologizes for the delay and mentions that the card is enclosed. She also includes instructions on how to affix a picture to the card.
Date: September 5, 1998
Creator: Murphy, Catherine A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Roberts Vows to Keep WASP Bill Tied Up in Committee] (open access)

[Clipping: Roberts Vows to Keep WASP Bill Tied Up in Committee]

Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the outcome of the House hearings on legislation to militarize the WASP and opposition to the WASPs efforts to obtains veterans' status and benefits. The page also contains a column by the chairman of the NAVPA and the continuation of an article from page 2. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, an editorial about surgical residents providing medical care in the VA Hospital system, and a column about Legionnaire's Disease.
Date: September 22, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon, September 1, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon, September 1, 1942]

Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon friends, family, and marriage.
Date: September 1, 1942
Creator: Dobson, Edward M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Citizen Patriot Award] (open access)

[Citizen Patriot Award]

Certificate issued to the WASP "in recognition of their dedication, exemplary service and personal sacrifice" (line 6). It is signed in blue ink by Albert C. Zapanta, Chairman of the Reserve Forces Policy Board.
Date: September 24, 2002
Creator: Reserve Forces Policy Board
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flag Certificate] (open access)

[Flag Certificate]

Document certifying that a flag presented to Mickey Brown by the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau was flown by the Texas State Capitol on September 16, 2008 in honor of the WASP 2008 reunion.
Date: September 17, 2008
Creator: State of Texas House of Representatives
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 16, 1944]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not responding, discussing her aviation training, and travel.
Date: September 16, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Support Mounts in Spite of House Committee] (open access)

[Clipping: Support Mounts in Spite of House Committee]

Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing past and present efforts to militarize the WASP. The page also includes a column from the chairman of the NAVPA. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, and an editorial about the VA Hospital system
Date: September 29, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, September 14, 1943]

Postcard from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon discussing his flight training. The front of the postcard contains a cartoon of four servicemen playing cards under the phrase "Too Good to Be True!".
Date: September 14, 1943
Creator: Thompson, Bob
Object Type: Postcard
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.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 35, September 1, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 35, September 1, 1977

National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column about past and present efforts to grant veterans' status to the WASP can be found on page three.
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 6, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 6, 1943]

Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing past correspondence and the Officers' Club.
Date: September 6, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, September 9, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, September 9, 1942]

Letter from Lieutenant Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon telling her that he moved, that he is now in a bombardment squadron, is still on submarine patrol, and that he wants to see her, but is unable to because of work.
Date: September 9, 1942
Creator: Kuenning, Thomas E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs Stalemate Nears End] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPs Stalemate Nears End]

Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes about pending legislation to grant veterans' status to the WASP. Two photos of the WASP accompany Hughes' column. The page also contains a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, an editorial about surgical residents providing medical care at the VA, and an article about opposition to canal treaties.
Date: September 15, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Rooney Atkeison at the WASP Reunion] (open access)

[Clipping: Rooney Atkeison at the WASP Reunion]

Full page from the "Southwest Scene" containing the end of an article about Rooney Atkeison, her experience as a WASP, and her attendance at the recent WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. A 1944 photograph of Atkeison standing in front of the plane accompanies the article. An ad for Kretschmer's Wheat Germ occupies the rest of the page. The reverse of the page includes an ad for Travis Pools, two single-panel cartoons, and a brief article about using fabric panels to decorate the home.
Date: September 10, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History