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[WASP Board Meeting Agenda] (open access)

[WASP Board Meeting Agenda]

Agenda for the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006.
Date: March 25, 2006
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McAdams Floral Care instructions] (open access)

[McAdams Floral Care instructions]

Card from a floral arrangement sent to Eleanor Brown from McAdams Floral with care instructions.
Date: March 18, 2010
Creator: McAdams Floral
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes from the WASP "Unofficial" Board Meeting] (open access)

[Minutes from the WASP "Unofficial" Board Meeting]

Minutes from the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.
Date: March 25, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[44-W4 Time Schedule] (open access)

[44-W4 Time Schedule]

Memo from Group Commander E. A. Parker to Flight Commanders discussing the schedule for the 44-W4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: March 7, 1944
Creator: Parker, E. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of WASP Paraphernalia Merchandise] (open access)

[List of WASP Paraphernalia Merchandise]

List of available WASP paraphernalia pieces for sale by the WASP WII Stores, with Helen B. Sheffer listed as the main contact.
Date: March 23, 1984
Creator: Sheffer, Helen B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[One America bookmark celebrating women's history] (open access)

[One America bookmark celebrating women's history]

Bookmark created by One America celebrating "Women of Courage and Vision" for National Women's History Month of March 2001. It contains an illustration of Madame Currie, Ida L. Castro, Susan B. Anthony, Janine Pease Pretty On Top, Clara Barton, Sojourner Truth, Patsy T. Mink, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Amelia Earhart, as well as biographical information for each woman. The logo for One America, their slogan, phone number, fax number, e-mail, and website are at the bottom of the page, the right side of the bookmark has six-inch ruler, and the top has a black string tied through a hole.
Date: March 2001
Creator: One America
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Memo Regarding the Salary Cost from Corsicana] (open access)

[Inter-Office Memo Regarding the Salary Cost from Corsicana]

Plosser-Prince Air Academy memo regarding salary costs from Corsicana.
Date: March 19, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Preliminary Cost Estimate for an Expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy] (open access)

[Preliminary Cost Estimate for an Expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy]

Preliminary cost estimate for an expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the page explaining how the estimate was based on a revised barracks plan.
Date: March 16, 1943
Creator: Harvey, Carl
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Elimination, March 1943] (open access)

[Certificate of Elimination, March 1943]

Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date: March 25, 1943
Creator: McConnell, Landon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Purple Heart Certificate: Corporal Charles Frazier] (open access)

[Purple Heart Certificate: Corporal Charles Frazier]

Certificate awarding a posthumous Purple Heart to Corporal Charles Frazier (A. S. No. 38095183) for wounds received January 13, 1945 during World War II. It is signed by the United States Adjutant General and Secretary of War.
Date: March 14, 1945
Creator: United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Class A Reservation, March 16, 1943 (open access)

[War Savings Bond Class A Reservation, March 16, 1943

War savings bond form in which Solange D'Hooghe authorizes the semi-monthly payment of $6.25.
Date: March 16, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope #2] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope #2]

Empty envelope with a portrait of Jacqueline Cochran in WASP Uniform printed on the left side above the text, "Jacqueline Cochran Founder and Leader of Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II". The envelope also has the official Jacqueline Cochran postage stamp in the top right corner, with "First day of issue" ink-stamped beneath it. On the far left edge is a handwritten nbote that reads, "Dawn J Seymour, WASP WWII 43-5".
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Training: Instrument Pilot Proficiency (open access)

Training: Instrument Pilot Proficiency

Military pamphlet describing training and certificates necessary to be considered proficient in instrument piloting.
Date: March 6, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blue Bonnet Hotel Receipt] (open access)

[Blue Bonnet Hotel Receipt]

A receipt from the Blue Bonnet Hotel in Sweetwater, Texas, totaling at $2.50 for a room.
Date: March 22, 1943
Creator: Blue Bonnet Hotel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Time Notes] (open access)

[Flight Time Notes]

Paper with handwritten notes documenting a total number of flight hours for dual and solo flight, Link trainer, hood, and night flying. The note is dated March 1952.
Date: March 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope]

Empty envelope with a portrait of Jacqueline Cochran in WASP Uniform printed on the left side above the text, "Jacqueline Cochran Founder and Leader of Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II". The envelope also has the official Jacqueline Cochran postage stamp in the top right corner, with "First day of issue" ink-stamped beneath it.
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Registered Nurse Certificate] (open access)

[Registered Nurse Certificate]

Certificate from the Arkansas State Board of Nursing stating that Charlyne Creger is authorized to work as a registered nurse.
Date: March 1967
Creator: Arkansas State Board of Nursing
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill J. Ripkowski, March 28, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bill J. Ripkowski, March 28, 2002

Interview with Bill J. Ripkowski, a sergeant in the US Army during WWII. He answers questions about his life in the military and his time abroad during the war.
Date: March 18, 2004
Creator: Smith, Tonya & Ripkowski, Bill J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Area I, Phase II. Course 3B Grade Card] (open access)

[Area I, Phase II. Course 3B Grade Card]

Air Force correspondence course grade cards of Major Paul A. Hill for Area I, Phase II, Course 3B.
Date: March 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Grade Card of P. A. Hill #2] (open access)

[Grade Card of P. A. Hill #2]

Air Force correspondence course grade cards for Major Paul A. Hill.
Date: March 1965
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7]

Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie, Texas.
Date: March 28, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.] (open access)

[Receipt from Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.]

A receipt from the Wilson Brothers Glass and Mirror Company for one hundred dollars' worth of product sold to W.A.S.P, care of Rigdon Edwards.
Date: March 19, 1987
Creator: Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Area I, Phase I. Course 3B Grade Card] (open access)

[Area I, Phase I. Course 3B Grade Card]

Air Force correspondence course grade cards of Major Paul A. Hill for Area I, Phase I, Course 3B.
Date: March 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Historic Committee Meeting, March 21, 1991] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Historic Committee Meeting, March 21, 1991]

Minutes for the WASP Historic Committee meeting including a financial report, Amon Carter Museum report, committee assignments, and updates on the WASP monument.
Date: March 21, 1991
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History