[Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, November 5, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, November 5, 1943]

Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon about getting his physical exam and his arrival to Texas.
Date: November 5, 1943
Creator: Thompson, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wasps and Wacs Enter Service] (open access)

[Clipping: Wasps and Wacs Enter Service]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Nancy Love being selected as the leader of the newly organized WACS, a group of ferrying female pilots. The WASPs are also mentioned in this article and other articles about the Ferrying Division, entertainment, and a Professor from Tokyo coming to speak are included as well.
Date: November 5, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Tennessee.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1, November 5, 1943 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Tennessee.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1, November 5, 1943

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored "Hellcat" Division of the U.S. Army, discussing news related to the activities of the unit and members of the division.
Date: November 5, 1943
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Camp Barkeley News (Camp Barkeley, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, November 5, 1943 (open access)

Camp Barkeley News (Camp Barkeley, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, November 5, 1943

Weekly newspaper published by and for the personnel of Camp Barkeley, Texas, that includes news of interest to United States Army personnel at Camp Barkeley.
Date: November 5, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 8, Ed. 1, Friday, November 5, 1943 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 8, Ed. 1, Friday, November 5, 1943

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 5, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 5, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 5, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing her repaired typewriter, sleeping on a flight, delaying a ferrying flight because a ground crew member stepped through the wing, friends, the B-24, and a AT-6 check flight. Typed on Wells Roberts Hotel (Oklahoma City) stationary.
Date: November 5, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 142, Ed. 2 Friday, November 5, 1943 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 142, Ed. 2 Friday, November 5, 1943

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 5, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History