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[WASP Congressional Gold Medal Celebration Welcome Salute Reception Ticket] (open access)

[WASP Congressional Gold Medal Celebration Welcome Salute Reception Ticket]

A blue admission ticket printed on thick card stock for the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) Gold Medal Celebration's Welcome Salute Reception. It took place at the National World War II Memorial on March 9, 2010 at 4:00 P.M. and only admitted one seat.
Date: March 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Congressional Gold Medal Celebration Remembrance Ceremony Ticket] (open access)

[WASP Congressional Gold Medal Celebration Remembrance Ceremony Ticket]

A green admission ticket printed on thick card stock for the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) Gold Medal Celebration's Remembrance Ceremony. It took place at the National World War II Memorial on March 9, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. and only admitted one seat.
Date: March 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert C. Shedd, March 9, 2010 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert C. Shedd, March 9, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert C. Shedd. Shedd joined the Marine Corps in February of 1942 with his brothers Donald and Paul. He provides details of boot camp. He served with the 5th Marines. In June of 1942 he traveled to New Zealand. In August they went to Guadalcanal to capture the island. He provides details of his travels and life aboard the troop ships. They traveled to New Britain in New Guinea in December of 1943, where a shell fragment hit his shoulder. In September of 1944 they invaded Peleliu. He vividly describes his experiences at each of these battles. He was discharged in September of 1945.
Date: March 9, 2010
Creator: Shedd, Robert C.
System: The Portal to Texas History