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[Timeline of Cornelia Yerkes Kafka's World War II service]
A handwritten timeline with details of Cornelia Yerkes' service as a WASP and Red Cross worker in World War II, with details on her training, duty stations, aircraft and routes flown, and some personal details.
Date:
2000~/2009~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 15, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Wichita to Atlanta, visiting with people there, flying to Richmond, and future plans. Written on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date:
December 15, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 13, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying across the country and the coming end of the WASP program. Written on Hotel Heidelberg (Jackson, MS) stationary.
Date:
December 13, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 1, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being snowed-in in Lincoln, NE, flying from there to Dallas in a P-51, a crate of oranges from the recipient, recent correspondence, ferrying more P-51s, her uniform, planning to visit with Jackie Cochran, and plans for after the WASP are disbanded. Typed on Sheraton Hotel stationary.
Date:
December 1, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her recent experiences ferrying aircraft. Typed on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.
Date:
1944-10-14?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 11, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying aircraft, food, seeing a dentist, an officer from Latin America and speaking Spanish, and visiting different cities. Written on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
Date:
October 11, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 13, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Atlanta by bad weather. Written on Hotel William Penn stationary.
Date:
September 13, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 12, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing recently visiting them, traveling to Dallas via Atlanta, flying, and news about friends and family. Written on Eastern Airlines stationary.
Date:
August 12, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 8, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her family, discussing getting to talk with the recipient(s), flying, mechanical problems, a cough, and other news. Written on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date:
May 8, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 30, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying to Atlanta, trying to call her ex-husband, a party, flying to Dallas, problems with her radio, grounded airliners, and Dutch student pilots at Jackson Army Air Field. Written on Delta Air Lines stationary.
Date:
January 30, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 20, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on Aitchison Topeka & Santa Fe stationary, discussing her trip to Wichita, visits with people in Dallas and Atlanta, traveling to Richmond, and her anxiety about having to fly over New York City.
Date:
1943-12-20?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 28, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes typed on Hotel Texas (Fort Worth) stationary, discussing finances, a rumor that the WASPs will become proper Army officers, Army instructions, and life at her new base.
Date:
1943-08-28?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 3, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her request to be stationed in Dallas instead of Wilmington, possibilities for visiting home, graduation of her class at Avenger Field and the climate in Sweetwater, her classmates' assignments, and other related news.
Date:
August 3, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 17, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing leaving sick bay, flight training, recent correspondence, pay, her weight, and classmates.
Date:
March 17, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, February 6, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing Instruments Flight Instructor School classes, visiting with friends, dinner with a Lt. Hawthorne, Phil Kafka's Army commission, medical examinations, pay and leave permits, and a friendly lunchlady. On the back is an image of the IFIS insignia.
Date:
1943-02-06?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Jacqueline Cochran to Cornelia Yerkes, February 5, 1943]
Telegram sent to Cornelia Yerkes from Jacqueline Cochran discussing medical forms.
Date:
February 5, 1943
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing getting transportation without her car, being accepted into the Women's Flying Training Detachment, pay, and her schedule.
Date:
February 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing money, transferring bank accounts from Atlanta to Sweetwater, passing a check flight, staying in sickbay, news from home, a student pilot's poetry, practicing stalls, sending mail, and nurses.
Date:
1943-02~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, January 30, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing a planned transfer to the Women's Flying Training Detachment, the lawsuit against a driver who hit her, errands, recent correspondence, and her future.
Date:
January 30, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 28, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing various errands, getting accepted into the Women's Flying Training Detachment, her car insurance claim, her friend Bobby being fired, getting leave, and mail.
Date:
January 28, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, late 1942?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing uniforms, bonds, a raise, an arm injury and leave, tire rationing, and food.
Date:
1942-24~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, late 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing a recent phone call with them, waiting to hear from Jacqueline Cochran about being accepted into the Women's Flying Training Detachment, preparations for transferring to the detachment, and related news.
Date:
1942-24~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, December 11, 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing giving a flight school lecture.
Date:
December 11, 1942
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing teaching a class of student pilots, a Chinese student, pay, and recent correspondence.
Date:
December 1942
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History