[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay] (open access)

[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]

An autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot and how it led to her career as a nurse. A handwritten note at the bottom from 1996 states, "I am now retired and getting into mischief".
Date: 1996
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Christmas Card] (open access)

[Avenger Field Christmas Card]

Christmas Card from Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, containing several photos of Women Airforce Service Pilots and their commanding officers. The card also includes a poem, Avenger Field, by Effie Pratt, class 43-W-8.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Entry Requirements] (open access)

[WASP Entry Requirements]

Document discussing the requirements, courses, and amount of pay for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 88] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 88]

Special orders stating assignment roles and approved leave requests for the personnel at the Ellington Air Force Base.
Date: June 6, 1951
Creator: 3605th Medical Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
A WASP Memorial (open access)

A WASP Memorial

Photocopy of the text from the Women Airforce Service Pilots memorial in Sweetwater, Texas. A few notes are handwritten in pen ink at the bottom of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Stationary] (open access)

[WASP Stationary]

A blank sheet of stationary that features an illustration of a Fifinella gremlin, the mascot of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, in the top center of the page along with the text, "Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[5th Ferrying Group Stationary] (open access)

[5th Ferrying Group Stationary]

Blank sheet of paper that features a yellow crest in the top left with the phrase, "Victoria Alata" written beneath it and text to the right that reads, "5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Love Field, Dallas, Texas".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger Handwritten Autobiography] (open access)

[Charlyne Creger Handwritten Autobiography]

Autobiographical essay handwritten by Charlyne Creger, describing major events in her life and career.
Date: unknown
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Charlyne Creger At Avenger Field] (open access)

[Envelope from Charlyne Creger At Avenger Field]

Envelope belonging to WASP Charlyne Creger at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: {{{name}}}
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order Form for A Dance With Death] (open access)

[Order Form for A Dance With Death]

Order form for "A Dance with Death", a book by Anne Noggle about Russia's Night Witches of World War II.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas A & M University Press
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay] (open access)

[Draft of Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]

Draft of an autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot, how it led to her career as a nurse and anesthesiologist and her travels in the later years of her life. Correction notes are handwritten in a few places.
Date: unknown
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hotel Nimitz Matchbook] (open access)

[Hotel Nimitz Matchbook]

Scrap torn from a matchbook from Hotel Nimitz in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hotel Nimitz
System: The Portal to Texas History
Herman Hospital School of Nursing Itemized Expenses (open access)

Herman Hospital School of Nursing Itemized Expenses

Itemized list of expenses and fees for the Herman Hospital School of Nursing Program.
Date: February 1947
Creator: Herman Hospital
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger WASP Promotion] (open access)

[Charlyne Creger WASP Promotion]

Notice from the War Department promoting Charlyne Creger from WASP Trainee to Women's Army Service Pilot with new station and pay-grade.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charlyne Creger: An Oral History (open access)

Charlyne Creger: An Oral History

Transcript of and oral history interview of Charlyne Creger conducted by interviewer, Dawn Letson. They discuss Creger's family history, her life growing up in Oklahoma, and her life and career after entering and graduating the Women Airforce Service Pilots. An index of subjects discussed is listed at the end of the interview.
Date: May 26, 1988
Creator: Letson, Dawn & Creger, Charlyne
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sugar Ration Stamps and Abilene Aeronautical Chart] (open access)

[Sugar Ration Stamps and Abilene Aeronautical Chart]

Photocopy of an aeronautical chart for flying over Abilene and a stamps from a sugar ration book signed by Charlyne Creger.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger WASP Employment] (open access)

[Charlyne Creger WASP Employment]

Photocopy of a document from the U.S. Army defining Charlyne Creger's war service appointment, including salary and station, for her training as a WASP in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 104, Extract 1-2] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 104, Extract 1-2]

Special orders for a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots and other personnel to return to specified based for training purposes.
Date: November 20, 1944
Creator: 2563D Army Air Forces Base Unit & Nance, Walter L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger Nursing Exam Results] (open access)

[Charlyne Creger Nursing Exam Results]

Results for Charlyne Creger's state nursing exams.
Date: 1950
Creator: Board of Nurse Examiners for State of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baylor Hospital Nursing Certificate] (open access)

[Baylor Hospital Nursing Certificate]

Certificate from the Baylor School of Anesthesia at Baylor University Hospital stating that Charlyne Creger completed the curricula for Nursing Anesthesia.
Date: January 31, 1955
Creator: Baylor University Hospital
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Name Tag: Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Name Tag: Charlyne Creger]

A name tag with the name of Charlyne Creger and her class number, 44-W-10, typed on it for the 2000 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. An image of a Fifinella gremlin can be seen in the top left corner.
Date: 2000
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History