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[WASP Regular Board Meeting Minutes] (open access)

[WASP Regular Board Meeting Minutes]

Minutes from the WASP's regular board meeting held October 7, 2000 in Sweetwater, TX. Includes a list of members present and a summary of the business discussed and motions made during the meeting.
Date: October 7, 2000
Creator: Harmon, Elaine D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Miltary History of Eleanor McLernon Brown] (open access)

[Miltary History of Eleanor McLernon Brown]

Document containing a biography of Eleanor Brown, including details of her early life, her interest in aviation, and her service in the WASP organization. The first page is flyer about the Victoria Schools Veterans Interview Project, which includes a list of potential interview topics.
Date: November 7, 2001
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reserve Order A-26] (open access)

[Reserve Order A-26]

Reserve order designating several airmen to various duties, and announcing an examination of Paul A. Hill.
Date: December 7, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
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
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #3] (open access)

[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #3]

Script of an address given by General Henry H. Arnold, the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, to the last graduating WASP class.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Celebration Activities Information Paper (open access)

WASP Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Celebration Activities Information Paper

Activities information for the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Celebration from March 2010, containing details for all events planned for the ceremony, as well as information on accommodations, airport transportation, rental cars, parking, and attire.
Date: March 7, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Engines Exam] (open access)

[Engines Exam]

Flight school exam over plane engines with true/false questions, all answered in pencil by Solange D'Hooghe. Four questions are marked as wrong and a score of 80 is written in red ink in the top left corner.
Date: July 7, 1943
Creator: D'Hooghe, Solange
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
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
[Rig Edwards Release Form] (open access)

[Rig Edwards Release Form]

Release form relieving Rigdon Edwards from duties as flight instructor to accept employment at another facility.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Krieger, Henry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Land Survey] (open access)

[WASP Memorial Land Survey]

Engineering land survey for the area designated to have the WASP wishing well memorial built upon.
Date: August 7, 1992
Creator: Morris, Stanley
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP General Biennial Business Meeting] (open access)

[WASP General Biennial Business Meeting]

Meeting agenda and several reports from a WASP board meeting in held in Sweetwater, Texas in 2000.
Date: October 7, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Order of Fifinella Statement of Cash Transfers, 30 November 1970 - 7 January 1972 (open access)

Order of Fifinella Statement of Cash Transfers, 30 November 1970 - 7 January 1972

A ledger summary for the Order of Fifinella from November 30, 1970 to January 7, 1972, detailing receipts, disbursements, and cash. A handwritten note from Ann Atkeison on the bottom says that the Order desperately needs donations.
Date: [1972-01-07..]
Creator: Atkeison, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer and promotion for Gayle Snell] (open access)

[Transfer and promotion for Gayle Snell]

USAAF order indicating Gayle Snell's promotion from trainee to pilot, raising her pay, and rebasing her from Avenger Field to Independence Field.
Date: November 7, 1944
Creator: Taylor, C. O.
System: The Portal to Texas History