The Shepherd's Fold, Fall/Winter, 2002 (open access)

The Shepherd's Fold, Fall/Winter, 2002

Newsletter for residents at Live Oak Senior Apartments that contains articles on local news and events. The issue features an article about local resident, Charlyne Creger, and her experience in the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, as well her recent induction into the Oklahoma Aviation Hall of Fame.
Date: Autumn 2002
Creator: Live Oak
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: On Wings of Victory] (open access)

[Clipping: On Wings of Victory]

Clipping from The Shepherd's Fold, a newsletter for Live Oak apartment residents, discussing resident Charlyne Creger's efforts as a Woman Airforce Service Pilots during World War II and her recent induction into the Oklahoma Aviation Hall of Fame. Other residency-related articles can be seen on the revere side.
Date: Autumn 2002
Creator: Live Oak
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card: Charlyne Creger, WASP] (open access)

[Card: Charlyne Creger, WASP]

Card with a photograph of Charlyne Creger as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot. On the back is a list of information, such as her WASP class number, her station and assignments, and her career after the WASP. A more recent photo of Charlyne is printed in the top left corner of the back, and a quote from her reads, "How do I feel about being a WASP? Out of nothing, it made me something, because it gave me the courage to try anything!".
Date: 2001
Creator: Wings Across America
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WWII Registry of Remembrances Form] (open access)

[WWII Registry of Remembrances Form]

Form filled out by Charlyne Creger to register herself in the World War II Registry of Remembrances in Washington D.C.
Date: 2000
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Table number from 23rd Annual Aviation and Space Hall of Fame] (open access)

[Table number from 23rd Annual Aviation and Space Hall of Fame]

List of names of those to be seated at "table 10" at the 23rd Annual Aviation and Space Hall of Fame, including Charlyne Creger.
Date: September 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Jones-Wilkinson to Charlyne Creger, August 28, 2002] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Jones-Wilkinson to Charlyne Creger, August 28, 2002]

Letter from Mary Jones-Wilkinson to Charlyne Creger discussing details of her invitation to the Oklahoma Air & Space Museum for the Awards Ceremony. The letter states the event details, dress attire and travel accommodations.
Date: August 28, 2002
Creator: Jones-Wilkinson, Mary
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005

Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about the Battle of Midway. They also contributed to a radio show and worked with the national press corps. He then worked at the Naval Air Station in Seattle before traveling to Hilo, Hawaii to meet with soldiers who had returned from Tarawa. In Texas, he attended officer training school and college at Southwestern University. After the war ended, he studied at the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma for law school. He recalls an incident in which his office released a story about a cat that had kittens on board a cruiser; they reported this good news from the Pacific prior to the Battle of Midway. He also met Admirals Nimitz …
Date: January 27, 2005
Creator: Parish, Brainerd & Harrison, James William
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jess Williams, March 16, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jess Williams, March 16, 2001

Interview with Jess Williams, a pilot at the inception of the US Air Force. He answers questions about his life prior to joining the service and describes his missions while he was in the Air Force.
Date: June 30, 2003
Creator: Williams, Debra & Williams, Jess
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. Hanes Lancaster, Jr. to Betty Jo Reed, Sept. 7, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from W. Hanes Lancaster, Jr. to Betty Jo Reed, Sept. 7, 2009]

Letter from W. Hanes Lancaster, Jr. to Betty Jo Reed discussing an enclosed donation and a story about his experience with WASP in the war.
Date: September 7, 2009
Creator: Lancaster, W. Hanes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame: Induction Ceremony] (open access)

[Program: Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame: Induction Ceremony]

Program for the induction ceremony to the Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame, held at the Kirkpatrick Science and Air Space Museum at Omniplex.
Date: 2002
Creator: Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jess Williams, March 16, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jess Williams, March 16, 2001

Interview with Jess Williams, a pilot at the inception of the US Air Force. He answers questions about his life prior to joining the service and describes his missions while he was in the Air Force.
Date: March 16, 2001
Creator: Williams, Debra & Williams, Jess
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History