[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7]

Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie, Texas.
Date: March 28, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt]

Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing completed her ferry pilot assignment and delivered an AT-6D model aircraft to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date: March 28, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Quiet zones' sounds like a good proposal] (open access)

[Clipping: 'Quiet zones' sounds like a good proposal]

Newspaper clipping of an opinion article about a proposal to create "quiet zones" in Victoria, Texas. On the back of the clipping is part of a photo of a child looking up.
Date: March 22, 2006
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blue Bonnet Hotel Receipt] (open access)

[Blue Bonnet Hotel Receipt]

A receipt from the Blue Bonnet Hotel in Sweetwater, Texas, totaling at $2.50 for a room.
Date: March 22, 1943
Creator: Blue Bonnet Hotel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the National WASP WWII Museum to WASP, March 12, 2013] (open access)

[Letter from the National WASP WWII Museum to WASP, March 12, 2013]

Letter from Carol Cain, Administrator for the National WASP WWII Museum, to a Women Airforce Service Pilot discussing the plans for the WASP Homecoming celebration at Avengers Field for May 25, 2013.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: Cain, Carol
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kay Chaffey to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, March 23, 1987] (open access)

[Letter from Kay Chaffey to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, March 23, 1987]

Letter from Kay Gott Chaffey saying that she is sending copies of something she was supposed to months before and to tell Jim Vernon that she will send the photographs she said would soon.
Date: March 23, 1987
Creator: Chaffey, Kay Gott
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to the WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to the WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986]

Letter from Raymond A. Christ to members of the WASP Reunion Committee requesting their feedback on the draft registration information he has prepared for the WASP Reunion.
Date: March 3, 1986
Creator: Christ, Raymond A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986]

Letter from Raymond A. Christ to members of the WASP Reunion Committee discussing information for an upcoming WASP meeting.
Date: March 3, 1986
Creator: Christ, Raymond A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986]

Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee discussing enclosed draft registration information for the upcoming reunion in Sweetwater.
Date: March 3, 1986
Creator: Christ, Raymond A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kent and Deanie Comolli to the National WASP WWII Museum, March, 1, 2010] (open access)

[Letter from Kent and Deanie Comolli to the National WASP WWII Museum, March, 1, 2010]

Letter from Kent and Deanie Comolli to the National WASP WWII Museum discussing memories of WASP and Sweetwater during WWII and seeing the museum at a class of '57 high school reunion.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Comolli, Kent & Comolli, Deanie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: They also served] (open access)

[Clipping: They also served]

Newspaper clipping with photographs of former WASP, an article about their service in the military, and their recognition as veterans.
Date: March 22, 1987
Creator: David, Marjorie
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rocco DeFelice to Eleanor Brown, March 25, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Rocco DeFelice to Eleanor Brown, March 25, 2003]

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Rocco DeFelice to Eleanor Brown notifying her of her acceptance into the Order of Daedalians. He states that she has been appointed to the founder membership of Henry J. Brown, a World War I pilot from Texas. He mentions that her membership card is enclosed and that her membership certificate has been mailed separately.
Date: March 25, 2003
Creator: DeFelice, Rocco
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, April 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, April 9, 1944]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon updating her on events from the past week.
Date: March 23, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 3, 1944]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the weather, her hair color, uniforms, and friends.
Date: March 3, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 6, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 6, 1944]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon making conversation and briefly mentioning his graduation from cadet school.
Date: March 6, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 12, 1944]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing a play, future interviews for the play, a skating rink, a recent encounter with another person, ships, aviation, and investment.
Date: March 12, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 22, 1942]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon asking her how she's doing and discussing life in Africa.
Date: March 22, 1942
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 23, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 23, 1944]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the uniforms the WASP will be receiving, aviation, women, thanksgiving, friends, family, college experiences, holidays, surgeries, and diet.
Date: March 23, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards, March 27, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards, March 27, 1991]

Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards about Rigdon's daughter Mary and Paula E. Langguth's book.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Estes, Jewel Pfeifer
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Preliminary Cost Estimate for an Expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy] (open access)

[Preliminary Cost Estimate for an Expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy]

Preliminary cost estimate for an expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the page explaining how the estimate was based on a revised barracks plan.
Date: March 16, 1943
Creator: Harvey, Carl
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female WWII pilots awarded medals and Victoria woman honored] (open access)

[Clipping: Female WWII pilots awarded medals and Victoria woman honored]

Newspaper clippings of two articles about female pilots being honored for their service in World War II, including receiving the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington D.C. Portions of advertisements and other articles are visible on the backs of the clippings, including a school advertisement, a Dillard's advertisement, and an article about drug addiction.
Date: March 11, 2010
Creator: Hefling, Kimberly & Velasquez, J. J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lester Holes to Mickey McLernon, March 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lester Holes to Mickey McLernon, March 19, 1943]

Letter from Lester G. Holes to Mickey McLernon about aviation and a menu from the Royal Air Force of the food they will be serving.
Date: March 10, 1943
Creator: Holes, Lester G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince, March 27, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince, March 27, 1942]

Telegram from City Manager R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince discussing the proposed lease on the Sweetwater Municipal Airport.
Date: March 27, 1942
Creator: Hoppe, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Rigdon Edwards] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Rigdon Edwards]

Envelope addressed to Rigdon Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Jeanette Jenkins.
Date: March 18, 1982
Creator: Jenkins, Jeanette J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History