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[Clipping: 318th Graduates Largest Class] (open access)

[Clipping: 318th Graduates Largest Class]

Newspaper clipping describing the activities of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, class of 43-W-4, the type of meals they were served at Avenger Field and the details of their graduation ceremony.
Date: September 12, 1943
Creator: Welz, B. J. & Gardner, Elizabeth L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: CAF air show flies into Frederick] (open access)

[Clipping: CAF air show flies into Frederick]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping providing details about the sixth annual Confederate Air Force Wings of Freedom Air Show where the Women Airforce Service Pilots will be honored for their service during World War II.
Date: August 12, 1999
Creator: Belanger, Nicole
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Announcement Gives Promise and Future of Avenger Field] (open access)

[Clipping photocopy: Announcement Gives Promise and Future of Avenger Field]

Newspaper clipping of two articles from the Nolan County News. Both articles discuss the prospect of new housing for pilots in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: August 12, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings] (open access)

[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor Michel McLernon's graduation from the WASP flight school and Esther L. Stahr beginning her training for WASP flight school. The article includes close-up photographs of both women. There is part of a large advertisement on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Soaring salute--Memoir reveals wartime exploits of unsung civilian pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: Soaring salute--Memoir reveals wartime exploits of unsung civilian pilots]

Newspaper clipping from the Chicago Tribune, "Soaring salute" by Abigail Foerstner discussing the life and service of a WASP pilot Anne Noggle.
Date: August 12, 1990
Creator: Foerstner, Abigail
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for Burton Edwin Estill] (open access)

[Obituary for Burton Edwin Estill]

Obituary for Burton Edwin Estill, a World War II veteran. He was born February 24, 1924, and died June 10, 2007 at the age of eighty-three. The text includes details about the memorial service, memorials, brief biography, and surviving family members. A portion of a photograph and separate news article is visible on the back.
Date: June 12, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History