Catherine Parker Air Reserve Application (open access)

Catherine Parker Air Reserve Application

Application filled out by Catherine Parker for entry into the United States Air Force Reserve.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Graduation Announcement for Catherine Parker] (open access)

[WASP Graduation Announcement for Catherine Parker]

Formal invitation card with envelope inviting guests to attend the Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation dance for the class of 44-W-9. A small card with the name of Catherine Parker is included in the announcement.
Date: November 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[USAF Reserve Application] (open access)

[USAF Reserve Application]

Application for the United States Air Force Reserve filled out by Catherine Parker.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Solo Flight Dates] (open access)

[WASP Solo Flight Dates]

List of names of several Women Airforce Service Pilots and the dates they each made solo flights at Coulter Field.
Date: 1942-11-23/1942-12-03
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker Pilot School Fee Statement] (open access)

[Catherine Parker Pilot School Fee Statement]

Statement of monthly base fees owed by Catherine Parker with an ink stamp marking them as paid.
Date: November 30, 1944
Creator: 3024th Army Air Force Base Unit
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cash Purchases, November 4, 1944] (open access)

[Receipt of Cash Purchases, November 4, 1944]

Receipts for the cash purchase of two shirts, signed at the bottom by Catherine Parker.
Date: November 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt for Flight Jacket, November 7, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt for Flight Jacket, November 7, 1944]

Receipt for size 36 flying jacket from the Marana Army Air Field, signed by Catherine Parker in light pencil.
Date: November 7, 1944
Creator: Army Air Force 371 Supply
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker Air Reserve Application #3] (open access)

[Catherine Parker Air Reserve Application #3]

Application filled out by Catherine Parker for entry into the United States Air Force Reserve.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Form, November 10, 1944] (open access)

[War Savings Bond Form, November 10, 1944]

War savings bond form filled out by Catherine Parker, in which she lists Mrs. Madeline E. Parker as a co-owner of the bond.
Date: November 10, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 15, 1945] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 15, 1945]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.
Date: November 15, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 30, 1944 #2] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 30, 1944 #2]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.
Date: November 30, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]

Special Order from Sid C. Pinskton listing the names of women who completed the Women's Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) training program and are authorized to fly military aircraft.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: 2536D Army Air Forces Base Unit
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catherine Parker Air Reserve Application #2 (open access)

Catherine Parker Air Reserve Application #2

Application filled out by Catherine Parker for entry into the United States Air Force Reserve.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker Air Reserve Application #4] (open access)

[Catherine Parker Air Reserve Application #4]

Application filled out by Catherine Parker for entry into the United States Air Force Reserve.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Parker, November 16, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Parker, November 16, 1950]

Letter from Catherine Parker to the United States Air Force discussing the details of her application for appointment in the United States Air Force Reserve along with supporting evidence that she served as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #2] (open access)

[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #2]

Chart listing the flight times of Catherine Parker during day and night, as well hours worked on instrument flying and in the LINK trainer, ain Sweetwater, Texas. A statement on the chart also notes the date she received her instrument flying certification.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Hugh G. & Nance, Walter L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt for Parachute, November 11, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt for Parachute, November 11, 1944]

Memorandum receipt for a parachute seat issued to Catherine Parker.
Date: November 11, 1944
Creator: 3024 Army Air Force Base Unit
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Norton A. Schwartz to Catherine Parker, November 17, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from Norton A. Schwartz to Catherine Parker, November 17, 2009]

Letter from Norton A. Schwartz to Catherine Parker Chatham congratulating her for receiving the Congressional Gold Medal and praising her for serving as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 17, 2009
Creator: Schwartz, Norton A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #3] (open access)

[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #3]

Chart listing the flight times flown by Catherine Parker as first pilot in various aircraft models at 3024th Air Force base in Marana, Arizona
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Hugh G. & Welch, Lawrence H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. K. Yount to Catherine Parker, November 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from B. K. Yount to Catherine Parker, November 22, 1944]

Letter from B. K. Yount to Catherine Parker showing appreciation and commending her for successfully handling assignments as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 22, 1944
Creator: Yount, B. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 30, 1944] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 30, 1944]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker. Her recent promotion and station transfer are noted in the remarks section.
Date: November 30, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, November 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, November 3, 1944]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots informing them that she is not aware of any allied country that needs their service as women pilots and provides a brief questionnaire about the conditions in which the WASPS are willing to serve in foreign countries.
Date: November 3, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Parker, November 16, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Parker, November 16, 1950]

Letter from Catherine Parker to the United States Air Force discussing the details of her application for appointment in the United States Air Force Reserve along with supporting evidence that she served as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas WASP Honored by Sen. Hutchison in Dallas Ceremony (open access)

Texas WASP Honored by Sen. Hutchison in Dallas Ceremony

Printed online article from Air Force Print News Today about the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and how Senator Hutchison honored the women with a bill awarding the Congressional Gold Medal.
Date: November 18, 2009
Creator: Hickerson, Katie
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History