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[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977] (open access)

[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]

Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date: January 14, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Avenger Field Historic Marker Inscription] (open access)

[WASP Avenger Field Historic Marker Inscription]

Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are details for the planned location for the marker, the marker's material, and dimensions for the inscription's lettering.
Date: 1972-06-14~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 113th Congress, Second Session (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 113th Congress, Second Session

Congressional Record in which Representative Ros-Lehtinen honors the life of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Frances Sargen, describing her service with the WASP and her life after retirement.
Date: January 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Congress.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Worksheet: Use Dallas Sectional Chart, July 14, 1944] (open access)

[Worksheet: Use Dallas Sectional Chart, July 14, 1944]

Worksheet completed by Suzette Van Daell. The worksheet contains twenty questions about reading coordinates, and all questions are answered.
Date: July 14, 1944
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Personnel, Civilian: Wearing of the WASP Uniform (open access)

Personnel, Civilian: Wearing of the WASP Uniform

Air Force regulations for how personnel are to wear, take care of, and behave in a Women Airforce Service Pilots uniform
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[D'Hooghe Math Quiz] (open access)

[D'Hooghe Math Quiz]

Handwritten math quiz or math homework by Solange D'Hooghe with a grade of 100 written in red at the top of the first page.
Date: April 14, 1943
Creator: D'Hooghe, Solange
System: The Portal to Texas History
Personnel, Civilian: Wearing of the WASP Uniform (open access)

Personnel, Civilian: Wearing of the WASP Uniform

Air Force regulations for how personnel are to wear, take care of, and behave in a Women Airforce Service Pilots uniform, with several sections highlighted in yellow marker.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt Signed by Eleanor McLernon] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt Signed by Eleanor McLernon]

Memorandum receipt for an aircraft seat back signed by Eleanor McLernon. Both copies have the word "Cancelled" stamped across them.
Date: November 14, 1944
Creator: McLernon, Eleanor
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella] (open access)

[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella]

Order of Fifinella Officer meeting meeting minutes that discusses, among other things, the WASP newsletter, the group historian's activities, militarization of WASP, the next reunion, and the Order of Fifinella Award.
Date: April 14, 1973
Creator: Jones, Mary
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Certificate of Pilot Status] (open access)

[Gayle Snell Certificate of Pilot Status]

A Certificate of Pilot Status issued for WASP Gayle Snell and sent to the Civil Aeronautics Administration by her Army Air Force commanders, listing her hours, training period, and qualified airframes.
Date: December 14, 1944
Creator: Geer, George R. & Buckingham, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History