[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay] (open access)

[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]

An autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot and how it led to her career as a nurse. A handwritten note at the bottom from 1996 states, "I am now retired and getting into mischief".
Date: 1996
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notes to the Field, Number 8, April 5, 1991 (open access)

Notes to the Field, Number 8, April 5, 1991

Newsletter of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial foundation. There is a small section about Charlyne Creger accepting the Forgotten Hero Award on behalf of the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The issue contains an insert of an article from the Washington Post.
Date: April 5, 1991
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Program: Celebration of Women in the Military (open access)

Program: Celebration of Women in the Military

Program for an event honoring women in military service at Barksdale Air Force Base. Charlyne Creger is listed as a speaker at the event and a short biography of her career is included in the program. Curled red, blue, and grey ribbons are attached the program.
Date: March 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Children Walking]

Photograph of a group of children walking, likely at a war memorial in Russia. Several of the girls are wearing dresses and some of the children are holding flowers.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Veterans Day 1997, Parkway High School] (open access)

[Program: Veterans Day 1997, Parkway High School]

Program for a Veterans Day event at Parkway High School in which Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Charlyne Creger, is listed as a guest speaker.
Date: 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Class of 44-10]

Photograph of the WASP class 44-10. Charlyne Creger is in the back row, third from the right.
Date: 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs from Class 44-1-10]

Photograph of fifteen Women Airforce Service Pilots from class 44-1-10 at a conference at Disneyland. Charlyne Creger is at the right end of the front row. "1996 Disney" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Bush to Charlyne Creger, March 18, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from George Bush to Charlyne Creger, March 18, 1991]

Letter from President George Bush to Charlyne Creger discussing the United States' participation in conflicts in the Persian Gulf Region.
Date: March 18, 1991
Creator: Bus, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Special Tribute to the W.A.S.P.'s of World War II] (open access)

[Flyer: Special Tribute to the W.A.S.P.'s of World War II]

Flyer informing members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of a special tribute in their honor at the Spirit of Flight Air Show and Walk About at the Lone Star Flight Museum. The flyer includes reservation and contact information for the group.
Date: [1997..1998]
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger Shaking Hands With Bill Clinton]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger shaking hands with Bill Clinton, likely at the Women in Military Service For America memorial in Arlington, Virginia. There is another women wearing a WASP uniform to the right of Creger, and a woman in a different uniform on her left.
Date: 1997~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and WASPs at Banquet]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing her WASP uniform (second from left) and seven unidentified women, some also in uniform, sitting and standing around a banquet table with other tables and people visible in the background.
Date: October 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Judith, October 15, 1999] (open access)

[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Judith, October 15, 1999]

Copy of a letter from Charlyne Creger to Judith reminding her of how thankful she is for the Women Airforce Service Pilots healthcare benefits as it shows that their organization is remembered for their service.
Date: October 15, 1999
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and Janet Reno]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger and then-attorney general Janet Reno. They are both wearing WASP nametags and there are other people visible in the background.
Date: 1997~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Elizabeth Wall Strohfus to Charlyne Creger, May 23, 1993]

Postcard featuring a picture of WASP pilot, Elizabeth Wall Strohfus, sent from herself to Charlyne Creger. Handwriting on the postcard image reads, "All my love, Elizabeth" and "To Charlyne- With Love- Betty -".
Date: May 23, 1993
Creator: Strohfus, Elizabeth Wall
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger Holding an Oversized Check]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger holding a large check for $500 from the Women in Military Steering Committee at Barksdale Airforce Base, Louisiana. Behind her, there are three microphones, a speaker, and a red curtain.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pat Pateman to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, August, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Pat Pateman to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, August, 1991]

Letter from Pat Pateman to the Women Airforce Pilots discussing a new WASP brochure designed by B.J. Williams which provides a summary of their history and the struggles they faced before gaining militarization.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Pateman, Pat
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman in Uniform at Memorial]

Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a blue military uniform posing in front of the Women in Military Service for America memorial in Arlington with several other women visible in the background.
Date: June 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger with Bill Clinton]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger with Bill Clinton at the Women in Military Service for America ground-breaking ceremony. Creger is wearing a WASP uniform and there are many people visible in the background.
Date: June 22, 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Suzanne M. Dee to Velta Benn, November 3, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Suzanne M. Dee to Velta Benn, November 3, 1993]

Letter from Suzanne M. Dee showing her appreciation for the Women Airforce Service Pilots and suggesting that they share their knowledge and experience of flying to the next generation of pilots.
Date: November 3, 1993
Creator: Dee, Suzanne M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPS Under a Banner]

Photograph of a large group of women, many wearing WASP uniforms, gathered together in three rows on the steps in front of a brick building with two white columns; above them a large blue and white banner reads "W.A.S.P. W.W.II. Women Air Force Service Pilots" and features an image of the diamond wings. A man in a gray sports coat is standing on the right facing the women and appears to be addressing them.
Date: June 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Celebration of Women and the Military] (open access)

[Clipping: Celebration of Women and the Military]

Newspaper clipping of a page of The Retired Officer including the columns titled, "Celebration of Women and the Military" which discusses an event on March 4, 1995 to commemorate women's accomplishments in the armed forces. Charlyne Creger is listed as the guest speaker.
Date: March 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ken Arnold to Charlyne Creger, June 9, 1999] (open access)

[Letter from Ken Arnold to Charlyne Creger, June 9, 1999]

Letter from Ken Arnold to Charlyne Creger requesting information about the Women Ariforce Service Pilots and the Soviet women pilots for The Remembering Project he is working on.
Date: June 9, 1999
Creator: Arnold, Ken
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Michael R. Winn to Charlyne Creger, October 5, 1999] (open access)

[Letter from Michael R. Winn to Charlyne Creger, October 5, 1999]

Letter from Michael R. Winn to Rosa C. Creger thanking her for accepting to be the main speaker at the medical center's Women's Equality Day Observance and briefly discussing details of the event.
Date: October 5, 1999
Creator: Winn, Michael R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger, September 2, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger, September 2, 1993]

Copy of a letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger thanking her for the letter she sent and explaining how she became such a great admirer of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: September 2, 1993
Creator: Dee, Suzanne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History