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[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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number A-2265] (open access)

[Special Orders Number A-2265]

Special orders listing role re-assignments and reporting requirements of several officers in the Unites States Air Force, including Marjorie Wakeham.
Date: September 22, 1959
Creator: 3910th Combat Support Group
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female Pilots Hold Reunion in Sweetwater] (open access)

[Clipping: Female Pilots Hold Reunion in Sweetwater]

Newspaper clipping discussing a WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, with some advertisements on the back.
Date: 1986-09?
Creator: A-J News Services
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Xavi Aguilar to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Xavi Aguilar to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Xavi Aguilar to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Aguilar, Xavi
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 8, Chapter 2. Diplomacy and War (open access)

Command Study 8, Chapter 2. Diplomacy and War

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about international relations. This chapter discusses "the rise of modern diplomacy as a tool of international relations" as well as "some of the causes of war" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: September 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 10, Chapter 2. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution (open access)

Command Study 10, Chapter 2. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course designed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter "presents in broad outline the relationship between the two basic documents of American democracy and the principles contained in them" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: September 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 16, Chapter 1. Management Concepts and Techniques (open access)

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
Command Study 16, Chapter 2. The Defense Supply Agency (open access)

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
Command Study 16, Chapter 3. The Defense Communications Agency (open access)

Command Study 16, Chapter 3. The Defense Communications Agency

This booklet is the third 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 Communications 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
Command Study 16, Chapter 4. Other Defense Management Agencies (open access)

Command Study 16, Chapter 4. Other Defense Management Agencies

This booklet is the fourth 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 Atomic Support Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Defense Contract Audit 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
Command Study 16, Chapter 5. Air Force Management (open access)

Command Study 16, Chapter 5. Air Force Management

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the Department of Defense. This chapter discusses "concepts and programs applied by the Air Force to improve operations and to implement management doctrines set forth by the Department of Defense" (p. 1). 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
Current Study 10, Chapter 1. Neutralism (open access)

Current Study 10, Chapter 1. Neutralism

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges posed by the Cold War. This chapter focuses on the impact of neutralism on world affairs and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: September 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 12, Chapter 3. The Benelux Countries (open access)

Current Study 12, Chapter 3. The Benelux Countries

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the Cold War. This chapter discusses the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg and their contributions to NATO. This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: September 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 12, Chapter 5. Norway (open access)

Current Study 12, Chapter 5. Norway

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the Cold War. This chapter discusses Norway and its contributions to NATO. This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: September 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 12, Chapter 6. Developments in the Alliance (open access)

Current Study 12, Chapter 6. Developments in the Alliance

This booklet is the sixth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the Cold War. This chapter "considers significant trends, accomplishments, and problems of NATO produced by international crises and unforeseen political developments" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: September 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 14, Chapter 4. Pacific Air Forces (open access)

Current Study 14, Chapter 4. Pacific Air Forces

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about organizations within the United States Air Force. This chapter discusses the development, mission, structure, and operations of the Pacific Air Forces. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: September 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Course 2, Volume 1B. Background Information on the Soviet Union (open access)

Course 2, Volume 1B. Background Information on the Soviet Union

This booklet is the Course 2 Volume 1B unit of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This book discusses background information on the people, culture, geography, and industry of the Soviet Union.
Date: September 1958
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Newsletter] (open access)

[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Newsletter]

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association newsletter from September 1945. Page 69 includes six pictures of British Commercial Planes, both the outside of the plane and the cockpit; pages 70 and 71 list the "most complete releasable list of aircraft in use by the United States armed forces; page 72 shows eight pictures of planes that the reader is meant to identify, with an answer key below, as well as two diagrams of plane silhouettes; page 79 includes an add for Flightex; and page 80 includes information on new civil air regulations.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation for the National WASP World War II Museum] (open access)

[Certificate of Appreciation for the National WASP World War II Museum]

Certificate of Appreciation awarded to the National WASP World War II Museum from the 64th annual Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs convention and Educational Conference.
Date: September 17, 2015
Creator: Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter, clipping, and envelope from Lorraine Bain to H. L. Roberson, September 30, 1986] (open access)

[Letter, clipping, and envelope from Lorraine Bain to H. L. Roberson, September 30, 1986]

Letter from Lorraine Bain to members of WASP class 44-W-5 asking for news to include in an upcoming newsletter, as well as a clipping of Jennie G. Wynne's obituary, and a scan of the envelope it was sent in.
Date: September 30, 1986
Creator: Bain, Lorraine N. Nelson
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