Resource Type

[American Legion Membership Card] (open access)

[American Legion Membership Card]

Membership card for the American Legion issued to Charlyne Creger. On the back of the card is a list of veteran eligibility dates to be accepted into the organization, along with the preamble to the group's constitution.
Date: 2005
Creator: The American Legion
System: The Portal to Texas History
[National Silver Wings Honorary Membership] (open access)

[National Silver Wings Honorary Membership]

Certificate declaring Rosa Charlyne Creger an honorary member of Region 9 of the National Silver Wings for her service in WWII and the Korean War.
Date: October 30, 2004
Creator: National Silver Wings
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Interview with Ms. Charlyne Creger (open access)

An Interview with Ms. Charlyne Creger

Interview with Charlyne Creger, a former WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots). She answers questions about her childhood, her time in the WASP Program during WWII, her career as a nurse, and events in her later life.
Date: May 3, 2003
Creator: Lynch, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Daedalians Certificate] (open access)

[Order of Daedalians Certificate]

Certificate from the Order of Daedalians declaring Rosa Charlyne Creger an official member.
Date: February 20, 2003
Creator: Order of Daedalians
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Table number from 23rd Annual Aviation and Space Hall of Fame] (open access)

[Table number from 23rd Annual Aviation and Space Hall of Fame]

List of names of those to be seated at "table 10" at the 23rd Annual Aviation and Space Hall of Fame, including Charlyne Creger.
Date: September 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[National World War II Memorial Donation] (open access)

[National World War II Memorial Donation]

Document filled out by Charlyne Creger confirming that she mailed in a check donation to the National World War II Memorial.
Date: 2000
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Registry of Remembrances Slip for Charles Creger] (open access)

[Registry of Remembrances Slip for Charles Creger]

Registration slip for the World War II Registry of Remembrances filled out in the name of Charles L. Creger by his sister, Charlyne Creger, listing him as a Marine Corps WWII veteran.
Date: 2000
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
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
[WWII Registry of Remembrances Form] (open access)

[WWII Registry of Remembrances Form]

Form filled out by Charlyne Creger to register herself in the World War II Registry of Remembrances in Washington D.C.
Date: 2000
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Creger Personal Narrative Draft] (open access)

[Creger Personal Narrative Draft]

Handwritten draft of a personal narrative written by Charlene Creger for inclusion in a WASP publication. She describes how she became part of the WASP program and some aspects of life on the homefront.
Date: 1999
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
The Women's Memorial 1994 Special Edition Calendar (open access)

The Women's Memorial 1994 Special Edition Calendar

Calendar for 1994 featuring images of wartime posters paired alongside photographs and bios of active and veteran women in the military. At the front and back of the calendar, information and images are included of the Women's Memorial set to be constructed in Arlington National Cemetery. The calendar includes American holidays, as well as important dates from American military history.
Date: 1993
Creator: The Women's Memorial
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Honorary Citizen of Bossier Certificate] (open access)

[Honorary Citizen of Bossier Certificate]

Certificate from the City of Bossier, Louisiana declaring Charlyne Creger an honorary town citizen.
Date: November 10, 1990
Creator: Dement, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1990 WASP Conference Tag for Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[1990 WASP Conference Tag for Charlyne Creger]

Delegate name tag from the 1990 Women Airforce Service Pilots Conference with the name, "Charlyne Creger, 44-10" handwritten on it. The tag features and illustration of the WASP diamond wings insignia.
Date: 1990
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Name Meaning] (open access)

[Charlyne Name Meaning]

Page with a printed cluster of roses surrounding the name, "Charlyne", and a description of the name's linguistic meaning.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
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
WASP_01-2007-02-200 (open access)

WASP_01-2007-02-200

Certificate addressed to Charlyne Creger from Governors' Camp in Masai Mara for ascent in an air ship balloon named the "Mara Rainbow".
Date: October 25, 1987
Creator: Mara Balloon Safaris
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Board of Directors] (open access)

[WASP Board of Directors]

List of directors of the Women Airforce Service Pilots for 1982 to 1984 and a map of the continental united states divided into three districts.
Date: 1982/1984
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Certificate of Appreciation] (open access)

[WASP Certificate of Appreciation]

Certificate of Appreciation presented to Charlyne Creger for her service in the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization.
Date: September 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1978 WASP Name Tag for Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[1978 WASP Name Tag for Charlyne Creger]

Name tag from 1978 W.A.S.P. Confernece in Colorado Springs that features an image of the WASP diamond wings logo at the top center. The name "Creger" is written in pen on the card.
Date: 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1976 WASP Reunion Ticket] (open access)

[1976 WASP Reunion Ticket]

Box lunch ticket for the 1976 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The ticket features and Order of Fifinella logo with a flying Fifinella.
Date: 1976
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1975 WASP Reunion Name Tag for Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[1975 WASP Reunion Name Tag for Charlyne Creger]

Name tag from the 1975 Women Airforce Service Pilots Reunion on which Charlyne Creger's name and class number are handwritten. The tag features an illustration of the WASP Diamond Wings logo at the top.
Date: June 1975
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Continued Professional Excellence] (open access)

[Certificate of Continued Professional Excellence]

Certification that Rosa C. Creger is up to date in knowledge of new agents and techniques in the field of Nurse Anesthesiology.
Date: April 1970
Creator: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1978 WASP Conference Meal Ticket] (open access)

[1978 WASP Conference Meal Ticket]

Breakfast meal ticket for the 1978 Women Airforce Service Pilots Conference. Printed on the ticket is the WASP diamond wings logo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History