Agenda for the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006.

Text containing information about the WASP dedication to be held at The Highground on July 31, 2006.

Program for the funeral services of WASP member, Ethyl Meyer Finley, with music selections and bible verses.

Text containing proposed changes to the by-laws of the WASP organization.

Newspaper clippings of an article about why a charity, Christ's Kitchen, is unable to accept donations of meat. There are advertisements and obituaries on the back of the clippings.

Report on the feasibility of hiring an executive director to manage the WASP's administrative business, presented by the Ad Hoc Committee to the WASP Board of Directors on March 25, 2006.

Flyer advertising "Homecoming at Hangar One", an event held at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas on May 27, 2006. The second page of the flyer includes a list of activities and a registration form.

Newspaper clipping of an opinion article about a proposal to create "quiet zones" in Victoria, Texas. On the back of the clipping is part of a photo of a child looking up.

Minutes from the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.

Booklet containing information on the benefits, programs, resources, and services available to members of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).

Newsletter of the National WASP WWII Museum including news, events, and other information of interest to the museum's membership.

Newspaper clippings of an article about a Victoria City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at which municipal noise control and other municipal issues were discussed. Other articles and advertisements are visible on the back of the clippings, including an article about Wal-Mart and an advertisement for Dick's Food Store.

Interview with Cleatus A. LeBow, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. LeBow joined the navy in 1943 and went from Lubbock, Texas to San Diego for recruit training. He shipped out to Pearl Harbor aboard an LST from San Francisco. At Pearl Harbor, he was assigned to a work detail aboard the USS Oklahoma, which had just been righted. Shortly thereafter, he boarded the USS Indianapolis to serve as a range finder operator on one of the gun turrets. Upon leaving Hawaii, the Indianapolis went to Tarawa and then the Marshall Islands. LeBow witnessed Japanese civilian suicides on Saipan. He also witnessed the flag-raising on Iwo Jima from his range finder position aboard the ship. LeBow describes being hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa. He also discusses delivering atomic bomb components to Tinian and being torpedoed on the way to the Philippines. He describes abandoning the ship and spending five days in the water, including his faith in God, hallucinations, rescue, and his recovery.

Interview with J. Glen Cleckler, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses his background, including the day he and seven of his friends skipped school to see a movie. In order to provide a believable excuse for their absence to their principal, they went to a recruiting office to get informational forms. The principal then gave them permission to graduate early to join the Marines. He discusses his experiences in boot camp and other training programs and the Battle of Iwo Jima, including hygiene during the battle and the famous flag-raising there. He shares some stories about one of the flag-raisers, Harlan Block, who had been part of the group that enlisted in the Marines with him. He also recalls returning to the United States on a ship full of Section-8 soldiers (PTSD victims), meeting German prisoners of war, and living with Jim Crow laws.

Photograph of three women and a man sitting in chairs, wearing name tags and holding cups or soda cans. They are, from left to right, Harry Freyer, Andrea Jordan, Kim Rastari, and Sheila Umbach.

Newsletter of the National WASP WWII Museum including news, events, and other information of interest to the museum's membership.