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Female WWII Aviators Honored With Gold Medal
Newspaper article from the New York Times online discussing the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to veterans of the WASP.
Date:
March 10, 2010
Creator:
The Associated Press
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 Charles C. Ziegler to Cornelia Yerkes Kafka, May 7, 1984]
Letter from SMSgt Charles Ziegler to former WASP Cornelia Yerkes Kafka informing her that her DD 214 had been corrected.
Date:
May 7, 1984
Creator:
Ziegler, Charles C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dale G. Johnson to Cornelia Yerkes, April 4, 1984]
Letter from Lt. Col. Dale Johnson to former WASP Cornelia Yerkes Kafka awarding her the World War II Victory Medal, with the text of a 1977 Congressional law expanding eligibility for campaign awards.
Date:
April 4, 1984
Creator:
Johnson, Dale G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cornelia Yerkes Kafka certificate of discharge]
US Air Force certificate granting WASP Cornelia Yerkes Kafka an honorable discharge from service, retroactively dated to December 20, 1944.
Date:
1980~
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Milton R. McFarland to Cornelia Yerkes Kafka, July 30, 1979]
Letter from Maj. Milton R. McFarland of the USAF Directorate of Personnel Data Systems to former WASP Cornelia Yerkes Kafka introducing forms for her discharge from the US Air Force and discussing entitlement to veteran benefits.
Date:
July 30, 1979
Creator:
McFarland, Milton R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The 318th Army Air Forces Training Detachment Announces the Graduation of Class 43-W-4
Letter with envelope announcing the graduation of 318th FTD Class 43-W-4 at Avenger Field, the members of which became Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
[..1943-08-07]
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces. 318th Flying Training Detachment
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: A Civilian Again]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "A Civilian Again" which profiles Cornelia Yerkes. The article includes a photo of Yerkes and describes her service as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Cinderella's Feats Beaten by Floridian]
Newspaper clipping profiling Jacqueline Cochran's life and career following her recent accomplishment of winning the International Harmon trophy for the fourth time.
Date:
19XX-06-10
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Fairchild "Cornell" and Grumman "Goose"]
Newspaper clipping of two photos of planes, the Fairchild "Cornell" and Grumman "Goose." Both photos have captions describing the technical specifications of each plane.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Ferry Pilots Graduate]
Newspaper clipping of a photo titled "Ferry Pilots Graduate" showing several women wearing uniforms walking across a field. The photo's caption is titled "Women Extend Activities to the Air" and lists the date, May 27, and location of the graduation.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Male Noncombatant Pilots]
Newspaper clipping of a portion of an article discussing male noncombatant pilots concerns that Women Airforce Service Pilots will put them out of work.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Wasp Uniform]
Newspaper clipping discussing the new uniforms of the Women Air Force Service Pilots. There is a photo of Deena Clark modeling the new uniform.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: North American 'Harvard']
Newspaper clipping of a photo of a North American "Harvard" plane. The caption describes the technical specifications of the plane.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Saved From Official Fate]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Saved From Official Fate," which discusses how General Henry H. Arnold advocated for the continued existence of WASPs within the armed forces, the ways in which WASPs outperformed male pilots, and profiles several pilots including Hazel Ying Lee, Jacqueline Cochran, and Paula Loop.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Pen is Companion to the Sword]
Magazine clipping of a poem, "Choosing Leaders" by Sgt. Donald Niksch which is part of an article about a book of poems by service members titled, "The Pen is the Companion to the Sword."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Wonderful Wasps]
Newspaper clipping discussing WASPs deactivation and efforts to begin working with the Red Cross driving ambulances.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Transport Command Pilot]
Newspaper clipping discussing Cornelia Yerkes Colby's joining of the Army Air Forces Transport Command and includes a photo of her.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Unnecessary and Undesirable?]
Newspaper clipping of an article titled, "Unnecessary and Undesirable?" and photo of Jacqueline Cochran addressing a group of WASPs in front of a plane. The article discusses the arguments for an against the continued existence of WASPs being weighed by the United States Congress.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WAFS]
Newspaper clipping of a picture of a WAFS statuette with a brief description of flying suits.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, Spring 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing receiving some skin oil from a friend, a disastrous check ride, a trip to Abilene, and fellow flight students getting lost. Typed on an old physics test from primary flight training, on which Yerkes scored a 100.
Date:
{1943-04-06,1943-22~}
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Invitation from Nancy Pelosi to Fred Kafka, February 2010]
Official letter from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office to Fred Kafka inviting him to attend a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the Women Airforce Service Pilots on March 10, 2010. Kafka was the son of Cornelia Yerkes Kafka.
Date:
[..2010-02-26]
Creator:
Pelosi, Nancy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note from Mr. and Mrs. Don Clifford to Cornelia Yerkes]
A note from the Cliffords to Cornelia "Connie" Yerkes.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Clifford, Don
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cornelia Yerkes commercial airman medical certificate, 1951]
A medical certificate issued to Cornelia Yerkes as a commercial airman.
Date:
February 21, 1951
Creator:
United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aviation Administration
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History