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[Press Release: Address by General H.H. Arnold, and Statement from Jacqueline Cochran]
War Department press release quoting the speech General Arnold gave to the final graduating class of Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II and a statement made by Jacqueline Cochran on the WASP's accomplishments. The pages are torn away at the edges in several places, most noticeably in the bottom left corner of the first page.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type:
Script
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Form One, Volume 3, Number 7, December 1942
Magazine for pilot class 43-B at Randolph Army Air Field, San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
December 1942
Creator:
Aviation Cadet Club Fund
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reserve Order A-26]
Reserve order designating several airmen to various duties, and announcing an examination of Paul A. Hill.
Date:
December 7, 1963
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Charlie Flucher]
Photograph of Charlie Flucher standing in front of an airplane. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "Photo taken at Avenger Field - Dec. 1943. Charlie Flucher was a mechanic while WASP were here. This was one of 5 planes of which he was crew chief. Plane - Basic Trainer 13A."
Date:
December 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph From the Graduation of WASP Class 44-W-10]
Photograph of three women and two men standing around a small table, taken during the graduation ceremony for class 44-W-10 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The typewritten label taped to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "J. Cochran, E. Shuhip's Ear, Col. Ward, Deaton's nose, Gen. Arnold. 44-W-10 Graduation, 12/7/44." The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Plunging into her 90s]
Newspaper clipping of an article about a WASP member, Frances L. Cisternino, who went skydiving for her 90th birthday, briefly describing her experience as service pilot in WWII. The article includes several photos of Cisternino preparing for and floating down from her sky-dive. The article is continued on the back of the clipping, with a photograph of the onlookers at the event, along with some obituaries and part of another article.
Date:
December 10, 2002
Creator:
Copenhaver, Larry
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5
Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: The Early Bird: Victoria Sunrise Rotary]
Pamphlet for a Rotary Club breakfast meeting featuring guest, WASP Mickey Brown. The pamphlet discusses upcoming events and lists the clubs then-current officers and committees.
Date:
December 2002
Creator:
Rotary International
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Decorations in the 82d Medical Battalion Mess Hall]
Photograph of the 82d Medical Battalion's mess hall at Camp Barkeley, Texas. Benches and covered tables are arranged in a horseshoe pattern, leaving an open section of floor. The tables are set with plates and cups. Fir branches and tinsel adorn the surrounding windows.
Date:
December 25, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Women at Camp Barkeley]
Photograph of Dorothy Lindgren and an unidentified woman standing in front of a hospital building at Camp Barkeley. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Dorothy Lindgren December 1943 C.B.T."
Date:
December 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Officers Outside Station Hospital]
Photograph of Frank J. Jacobson, V. J. Sampognaro, and J. S. Scott standing outside the station hospital at Camp Barkeley.
Date:
December 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hoffman at Station Hospital]
Photograph of Capt. Carl G. Hoffman, with a cigarette in one hand, leaning on the porch railing of the station hospital at Camp Barkeley. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Carl G. Hoffman, Capt. MC. Station Hospital C.B.T. Dec '43".
Date:
December 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nancy Brummitt at Outpatient Clinic]
Photograph of Nancy Brummitt standing outside the outpatient clinic at Camp Barkeley. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Nancy Brummitt C.B.T. Dec 1943."
Date:
December 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Furlough Form]
Form giving Corporal Justin L. Bible leave to go on furlough.
Date:
December 18, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 31, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 31, 1943. He says it rains a lot, but his outfit has moved in to a building recently. Although it is crowded, they keep dry. He's been getting mail much more often in Italy than in North Africa.
Date:
December 31, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 22, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on December 22, 1943, describing the Christmas dinner he had at a private residence in Italy. He praises the Italians ability to make and eat food, and wishes his family a Merry Christmas.
Date:
December 22, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 2, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 2, 1943. He says no one is getting any mail from the U.S. at his camp, but their new mess hall is almost built, and he's glad they are showing movies closer by and more often.
Date:
December 2, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 23, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on December 23, 1944. He tells of a friend who came back from the Rest Camp recently, with whom he compared the sights of Rome, and explains that someone broke into his footlocker and stole a fountain pen he'd gotten from Robert Evans, Jr., as well as a hunting knife. He wonders what kind of soldier would do something like that, and seems sure that the perpetrator will be caught.
Date:
December 23, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 11, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 11, 1944, telling about a movie he saw recently. He says it was pretty good, but he's seen better. He also complains about the cold, but he's put paper between his mattress and the bed springs, so he thinks he'll be warmer.
Date:
December 11, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 25, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 25, 1943. He discusses the weather and what the soldiers had for Christmas dinner, and tells them not to worry about him.
Date:
December 25, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., December 10, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., on December 10, 1943. He wishes he could go fishing with Willis, Sr., comments on a story about a soldier from Waco in the newspaper, and asks to be sent a box of pecans.
Date:
December 10, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 21, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 21, 1943. He arrived safely in Italy, and likes it a great deal more than he did North Africa. He comments on the fruit and nuts that grow in Italy, and mentions that he has finally received many letters and packages from home.
Date:
December 21, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 21, 1942]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 21, 1942. He tells them to go visit a friend of his who recently left the army and is going to be in Waco soon.
Date:
December 21, 1942
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, December 6, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, on December 6, 1944, thanking her for the Christmas box she sent him. He talks about the weather, and says that the food is getting bad because it's all canned, so her box is very welcome. He expresses hope that a relative made it safely to France.
Date:
December 6, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History