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[21st Annual Hellcat Reunion]

Photograph of men and women at the 21st Annual Hellcat Reunion (part of the 12th Armored Division). This reunion took place at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Detroit, Michigan from August 3-5, 1967.
Date: [1967-08-03..1967-08-05]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[54th Day Room]

Photograph of airmen in the Waco Army Air Field relaxing on the grass near several buildings. Most lay on towels together, wearing trousers. A note is written on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 3, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Answer Sheet for Theory of Flight Quiz #2] (open access)

[Answer Sheet for Theory of Flight Quiz #2]

Answer sheet to a multiple choice quiz over the theory of flight with questions 9-11 crossed out, and questions 1-8 and 12-20 are filled in. The name, date, and class number of Solange D'Hooghe are handwritten at the top.
Date: June 3, 1943
Creator: D'Hooghe, Solange
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application for Flight Instructor and/or Flight Test (open access)

Application for Flight Instructor and/or Flight Test

Application filled out by Catherine Parker detailing her piloting experience and her intentions to join the Women's Ferry Squadron.
Date: July 3, 1943
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Details

Miscellaneous details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include section thru landing & steps, section thru heater room & wood floor, section thru interior heater room wall at toilet room, section thru interior stud partition between concrete & wood floor, section thru exterior wall at toilet wash or shower room, typical details of concrete slab on wood floor in areas other than toilet & shower rooms, section thru interior partition occurring between joist, details of typical ladder on exterior, typical interior partition finish details, typical interior finish of exterior walls, section thru heater room, detail of typical exterior heater room wall, litter hook, detail of interior handrail, notes, and revisions.
Date: May 3, 1941
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Details

Miscellaneous details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include details of skirting, detail of scuttle in ceiling, wardrobe elevation, bulletin board elevation, details of louvers, detail of bench, detail of screened ceiling vent, detail of coal box, details of shelf, roof framing plan at chimney, platform and ladder detail, and graphic scales.
Date: May 3, 1941
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Sections

Miscellaneous details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include details of skirting, detail of scuttle in ceiling, wardrobe, bulletin board, details of louvers, detail of bench, detail of screened ceiling vent, detail of coal box, details of shelf, roof framing plan at chimney, platform and ladder detail, revisions, and graphic scales.
Date: May 3, 1941
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Presented to Charles R. Griggs by the U. S. Army] (open access)

[Certificate Presented to Charles R. Griggs by the U. S. Army]

Certificate presented to Charles R. Griggs by the United States Army appointing him to the temporary rank of corporal of "Company C, 58th Inf. Tng. Bn." The rest of the text explains that he shall adequately perform the duties of that rank and be obedient to order given to him that a corporal must follow.
Date: June 3, 1942
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Dear Leaning Against a Wall]

Photograph of Charles Dear in civilian clothing leaning against the wall of the Message Center building in Augsburg, Germany.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs) (open access)

Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs)

United States customs form endorsed to clear Royal Air Force officer, Paul A. Hill, to depart from La Guardia Airport in New York, bound for Montreal, Canada.
Date: June 3, 1944
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: After the war, most WASP pilots never flew again] (open access)

[Clipping: After the war, most WASP pilots never flew again]

Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) after their organization was deactivated in December 1944.
Date: July 3, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: After the war, most WASP pilots never flew again] (open access)

[Clipping: After the war, most WASP pilots never flew again]

Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) after their organization was deactivated in December 1944.
Date: July 3, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Museum Hosts Chamber Coffee] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Museum Hosts Chamber Coffee]

Newspaper clipping with a photo of the WASP museum director speaking to a man about the the exhibits. The brief text below the photo is about the museum hosting the month's Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce coffee event.
Date: November 3, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cornelia Yerkes War Department ID]

War Department-issued identification card for Cornelia Yerkes as a civilian noncombatant.
Date: May 3, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department. Adjutant General's Office
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donald Hoppe By Truck]

Photograph of Donald Hoppe standing against a truck in Germany.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 5, Thursday, June 3, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 5, Thursday, June 3, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: June 3, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 40, Thursday, February 3, 1944 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 40, Thursday, February 3, 1944

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: February 3, 1944
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope from a Letter Sent to Captain Charles R. Griggs, April 3, 1945]

Envelope from a letter sent to Captain Charles R. Griggs of the 49th Armored Infantry Division in the 8th Armored Division. This letter was sent to the postmaster in New York City, New York.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Extract from an Official Document of the United States Army Showing Personnel Reassignments] (open access)

[Extract from an Official Document of the United States Army Showing Personnel Reassignments]

Extract from an official military document containing the names and ranks of men in the 8th Armored Division and their new assignments to different battalions. Captain Charles R. Griggs was assigned to the 49th Armored Infantry Battalion, and the list continues on the back side and the page attached; the subheading shows which battalion, company, platoon, etc. the men underneath will belong too.
Date: July 3, 1945
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 8th.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[HPI Quik Splice Card] (open access)

[HPI Quik Splice Card]

Card from HPI for a quik splice, dual eight interlock butt splicer with brief instructions. There is a date stamped on the back.
Date: June 3, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Basic (open access)

Instrument Flying: Basic

Technical manual containing training documentation related to basic flying of aircraft.
Date: January 3, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Condensing Unit] (open access)

[Invoice for a Condensing Unit]

Invoice for items sold to Plosser-Prince Air Academy by the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, including a replacement for an HP sealed condensing unit.
Date: August 3, 1942
Creator: Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990 (open access)

Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990

Journal documenting the trip several Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II took to Moscow, Russia in 1990 to meet with a group of Russian Night Witches who also served in the war. The book includes a biography section of each WASP that made the trip, letters from the WASP to Presidents Bush and Gorbachev, and a letter from the Soviets. Two loose leaflets included with the book are a bibliography of books about the WASP and a flyer from Texas A&M Press about a new book on WASP training at Avenger Field to be released.
Date: 1990-05-03/1990-05-24
Creator: Lazarsky, Barbara Ward
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History