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CH-24 World Aeronautical Chart

Map of the southern United States, or region "Ch-24",showing cities, roads, and topographical features, as well as aeronautical and radio frequency symbols for flight navigation. Scale 1:1,000,000
Date: November 12, 1970
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings] (open access)

[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor Michel McLernon's graduation from the WASP flight school and Esther L. Stahr beginning her training for WASP flight school. The article includes close-up photographs of both women. There is part of a large advertisement on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 12, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a visit with Joyce who stayed the night and went out with her, questions about his missions based on a previous letter, and missing a visit from Dan J. who was home briefly but will be back in Janaury.
Date: November 12, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 12, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 12, 1949]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing the purchase of a boat, getting some buttons from her WASP uniform, time with friends, and Miami.
Date: November 12, 1949
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer K. Taylor to WASP Committee Members, November 12, 1997] (open access)

[Letter from Homer K. Taylor to WASP Committee Members, November 12, 1997]

Letter from Homer K. Taylor to WASP Committee Members discussing planning for the year 2000 WASP Reunion.
Date: November 12, 1997
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 12, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 12, 1944, telling them about a visit he had from some soldiers who are also from Waco. They went to the friend's camp and talked. Willis mentions that it's been very cold, so much so that he sleeps with four blankets and is still cold.
Date: November 12, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger, November 12, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger, November 12, 1993]

Copy of a letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger expressing her admiration of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and suggesting that they share their experiences and knowledge of flying in order to inspire the next generation of pilots.
Date: November 12, 1993
Creator: Dee, Suzanne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : Army Plan for Unifying Armed Forces

Front: Text and chart show chain of command and organizational structure in the proposed unified armed forces. The plan was presented to the Senate Military Affairs Committee on 30 October 1945. Back: Illustration of a young woman with crossed fingers has caption emphasizing the need to save some of that hard-earned money.
Date: November 12, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 12, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing visiting Niagra to pick up a P-63, an image of which is featured on the card.
Date: November 12, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers at a Machine Gun]

Photograph of Private Frank kneeling and PFC. J. Wisely sitting in front of a machine gun.
Date: November 12, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers by Rear of Truck]

Photograph of soldiers by the rear of a truck on a snow range. Those standing are, from left to right, Cpl. Thomas, Staff Sgt. Underwood, Pvt. Spera, and Pvt. Blankenship. The soldiers kneeling in the front are Pvt. Adler and Pfc. Jarvis.
Date: November 12, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History