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[Clipping: Winged victory]
Newspaper clipping titled "Winged victory: WWII female pilots getting long-overdue recognition" written by Ozzie Roberts for the San Diego Union-Tribune. It discusses the lives of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Vivian Eddy and Joyce Secciani and the WASP congressional medal.
Date:
August 30, 2009
Creator:
Roberts, Ozzie
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Female Pilots Honored for WWII Service
Article printed from www.military.com/news, written by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, describing the experiences of three Women Airforce Service Pilots: Ruth Shafer Fleisher, Frances Rohrer Sargent, and Helen Wyatt Snapp--at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in South Florida. It describes their role in military and women's history, their history and love for aviation, and their current marital statuses.
Date:
August 30, 2009
Creator:
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gillespie V. Montgomery to Eleanor Brown, August 30, 1977]
Letter from Gillespie V. Montgomery to Eleanor Brown discussing pending legislation to award veterans' status to the WASPs. He mentions that hearings on the legislation will be held in September and that he will keep her views on the matter in mind.
Date:
August 30, 1977
Creator:
Montgomery, Gillespie V.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Church Membership Certificate]
Certificate of membership to First Presbyterian Church in San Angelo, Texas for Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Brown.
Date:
August 30, 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Two Women in Bendix Race]
Newspaper clipping featuring an article about the National Air Races and the annual convention of the Ninety-Nines. A photograph of Emma Coulter Ware and former WASP Clara Jo Marsh standing next to a small airplane accompanies the article.
Date:
August 30, 1946
Creator:
Mountsier, Robert
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, August 30, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing recent letters from her and her father, packages, info about Phil Kafka (?), not being able to fly and needing to take check rides, medical clearance, and some family news.
Date:
August 30, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker, August 30, 1943]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker discussing the requirements for applying to the Women's Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) training program .
Date:
August 30, 1943
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Thomas J. Johnson, August 30, 1943]
Memo from Thomas J. Johnson explaining the Executive for WASP organization along with information for Squadrons, Squadron leaders and executives.
Date:
August 30, 1943
Creator:
Johnson, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Thomas J. Johnson, August 30, 1943]
Memo from Thomas J. Johnson discussing the details of the Women Airforce Service Pilots training policy.
Date:
August 30, 1943
Creator:
Johnson, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History