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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, February 16, 1946?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her return to the United States from Guam. Written on Franciscan Hotel (San Francisco) stationary.
Date:
1946-02-16?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 26, 1946]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing preparations for her return trip to the United States from Guam.
Date:
January 26, 1946
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 9, 1946]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes (probably to her mother) discussing recent correspondence, a Christmas package, money, letters from friends, getting leave to come home, seeking a transfer to China, picking up food around Guam, and flying with bomber crews. Typed on American Red Cross stationary.
Date:
January 9, 1946
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, January 1-4, 1946]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing her father Fred's passing.
Date:
1946-01-01/1946-01-04
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 26, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a backlog of mail, Christmas decorations on Guam, weather, problems with water and electricity, meeting someone from Jacksonville, changes in personnel on the island, and her typewriter. Written on American Red Cross stationary.
Date:
December 26, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing her father's passing.
Date:
December 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 22, 1945?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her decision to resign from the Red Cross, coming home, and when she will write or call next. Typed and written on Edwards Hotel (Jackson) stationary.
Date:
1945-09-22?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "War In Europe Over! Germany Quits!"]
Photocopy of a portion of The Shreveport Times front page and several articles for May 1945, including information about combat in Manila, the redeployment of 800 planes, the attack on Pearl Harbor, news of the end of World War II, and more are included.
Date:
May 7, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History