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[Special Orders Number 104, Extract 1-2]
Special orders for a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots and other personnel to return to specified based for training purposes.
Date:
November 20, 1944
Creator:
2563D Army Air Forces Base Unit & Nance, Walter L.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Employment Separation Clearance]
Signed statements from various officers and staff confirming that Catherine Parker will no longer be employed at Marana Army Air Field and is cleared of any duties or obligations.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
Anderson, D. V.; Beauregard; Hixson, Hilwer B.; Hars, C. C.; Parrish, D. C. & Parker, Catherine
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Award for Civilian Service
Cloth Army Air Forces Emblem seen attached to the bottom left corner of a certificate awarding the emblem to Eleanor McLernon for civilian service.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces Pilot School
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3]
Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
Buckingham, George E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell tally sheet]
A War Department tally sheet indicating that WASP Gayle Snell returned a parachute on December 20, 1944.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
Cox, Doris
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 20, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including receiving a letter from Rita, Sally giving her material for a new dress, spending the evening with Evelyn and Joyce, and having to keep their dog, Teddy, tied up in the yard due to the killing of another mad dog.
Date:
July 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 20, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Jessie Bell being stationed in Illinois, seeing the movie Gaslight, a potential visit with Uncle John and Aunt Em that she avoided, and her idleness at work.
Date:
June 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 20, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a fish supper at Joyce's house, a war bond rally that raised $21,00, Jenny's crush on Walter, and plans to go to the post office.
Date:
November 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 20, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including seeing Heine, planning not to attend Mamie Jane's wedding, and an update from Leepy that Johnny has been missing in action since September 27.
Date:
October 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 20, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing her enjoyment of his letters, as well as news from home, including supper at Weston's, a prayer meeting at the Baptist church, and Mr. Davis planning a dinner for the soldiers who have returned home.
Date:
September 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - February 20, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing a night out drinking with other soldiers, eating dinner at the service club, the weather, a group of boys gambling away their pay, and his appreciation of the beautiful countryside.
Date:
February 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 20, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his success at school, which he chooses not to describe to avoid censors, and visiting men they knew in Tonopah with Holquin.
Date:
July 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 20, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, having his broken watch mailed home to her, appreciating her handwritten letters, and playing a game of poker. The third page of the letter has notes from Joe's crewmates, Graves and Williams, on the back.
Date:
June 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 20, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the rainy weather, playing poker, good meals, taking a shower, and planning to write letters to his friends back home.
Date:
November 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 20, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing exploring the island, taking pictures, and supporting Elaine coming to live with Catherine.
Date:
October 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 20, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing going fishing with Graves, with little success, and the mail service.
Date:
September 20, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 20, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing check flights and getting her instrument rating at Army Air Force pursuit school. Typed on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date:
February 20, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 20, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying aircraft and trouble with weather, flying between Dallas, Wichita, Pampa, and Walnut Ridge, her friends, and food. Written on Hotel Chisca (Memphis) starionary.
Date:
January 20, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 20, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying and the coming end of the WASP program. Written on Neil House (Columbus, OH) stationary.
Date:
November 20, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 20, 1944?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her divorce, her friend and fellow WASP Irene's accident investigation, her friend Bobby, getting a wisdom tooth pulled, and news about another friend's marriage. Typed on Hotel Belleville stationary.
Date:
1944-09-20?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 20, 1944]
Letter to Cecile from her father about Mary and the war.
Date:
February 20, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser and Charles A.Prince to Commanding General, Central Flying Training Command, May 20, 1944]
Letter from Plosser and Prince to the Commanding General at the Central Flying Training Command in Randolph Field, Texas discussing Plosser and Prince's "application for reinstatement as civilian operators of training program, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas," as reads the subject line of the letter.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B. & Prince, Charles A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - May 20, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his mother's bonds in Lockhart.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson, December 20, 1944]
Typed carbon copy of a broadcast sent from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson discussing the experience of Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
St. John, Robert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History