Resource Type

[Schedule of Submission of Requisitions to the Commanding Officer, Fort Worth Quartermaster Depot #2] (open access)

[Schedule of Submission of Requisitions to the Commanding Officer, Fort Worth Quartermaster Depot #2]

Series of supplemental documents to assist in submitting requisitions orders to the U.S. Army Office of the Quartermaster General (OQMG); it is organized into six exhibits: (A) OQMG Supply Plan, August 7, 1941; (B) Clothing; (C) Equipage; (D) Regular Supplies; (E) Laundry Supplies, C&E Repair Supplies, V.H. & S., Forage; and (F) Subsistence.
Date: 1941-08~
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Statement] (open access)

[Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Statement]

Financial balance sheet including profits and losses. On the left are assets, and on the right are liabilities & net worth.
Date: August 31, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Dishwasher Thermometer] (open access)

[Invoice for Dishwasher Thermometer]

Invoice for items sold to Plosser-Prince Air Academy by Josiah Anstice & Co., Inc., including a 36" Capillary Thermometer for a G-7 Sterling Dishwasher.
Date: August 10, 1942
Creator: Josiah Anstice & Co., Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Carbon Copy of Allocation Request for Aviation Gasoline] (open access)

[Carbon Copy of Allocation Request for Aviation Gasoline]

Allocation request form for 87, 91, and 100 octane number aviation gasoline for the Plosser-Prince Air Academy from the Gulf Oil Corporation signed by Charles A. Prince.
Date: August 17, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Condensing Unit] (open access)

[Invoice for a Condensing Unit]

Invoice for items sold to Plosser-Prince Air Academy by the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, including a replacement for an HP sealed condensing unit.
Date: August 3, 1942
Creator: Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Request for for Additional Authorization] (open access)

[Request for for Additional Authorization]

Approval of additional authorization of funding for construction on the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: August 10, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Schedule of Submission of Requisitions to the Commanding Officer, Fort Worth Quartermaster Depot #1] (open access)

[Schedule of Submission of Requisitions to the Commanding Officer, Fort Worth Quartermaster Depot #1]

Series of supplemental documents to assist in submitting requisitions orders to the U.S. Army Office of the Quartermaster General (OQMG); it is organized into six exhibits: (A) OQMG Supply Plan, August 7, 1941; (B) Clothing; (C) Equipage; (D) Regular Supplies; (E) Laundry Supplies, C&E Repair Supplies, V.H. & S., Forage; and (F) Subsistence.
Date: 1941-08~
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Request for for Additional Authorization with Comments] (open access)

[Request for for Additional Authorization with Comments]

Approval of additional authorization of funding for construction on the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas. There are additional comments on the second page regarding the actual construction and disbursement of funds.
Date: August 10, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Schedule of Submission of Requisitions to the Commanding Officer, Fort Worth Quartermaster Depot #3] (open access)

[Schedule of Submission of Requisitions to the Commanding Officer, Fort Worth Quartermaster Depot #3]

Series of supplemental documents to assist in submitting requisitions orders to the U.S. Army Office of the Quartermaster General (OQMG); it is organized into six exhibits: (A) OQMG Supply Plan, August 7, 1941; (B) Clothing; (C) Equipage; (D) Regular Supplies; (E) Laundry Supplies, C&E Repair Supplies, V.H. & S., Forage; and (F) Subsistence.
Date: 1941-08~
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Allocation Request for Aviation Gasoline] (open access)

[Allocation Request for Aviation Gasoline]

Allocation request form for 87, 91, and 100 octane number aviation gasoline for the Plosser-Prince Air Academy from the Gulf Oil Corporation signed by Charles A. Prince.
Date: August 17, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Report completed by Suzette van Daell] (open access)

[Flight Report completed by Suzette van Daell]

Flight report completed by Suzette van Daell on October 9, 1944. Van Daell completed an inspection of her plane, reporting that the vehicle is performing up to standards and a total number of 1005 hours of flight time. The back of the document includes handwritten notes between Suzette and an unknown contributor, discussing plans for the upcoming night involving a movie, drinking, and clubbing.
Date: August 9, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Arrival Report, August 15, 1944] (open access)

[Aircraft Arrival Report, August 15, 1944]

Aircraft arrival form for Suzette Van Daell at 2563rd AAF Base Unit in Avenger-Field, Sweetwater, Texas. Her flight plans details plans for a direct route to San Angelo. Most sections of the document are left blank, though identification information is present.
Date: August 15, 1944
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Female Pilots Honored for WWII Service (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Rig Edwards] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Rig Edwards]

Envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Rig Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Gip D. Oldham.
Date: August 20, 1973
Creator: Oldham, Gip D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Church Membership Certificate] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rubbing of WASP Plaque Names (open access)

Rubbing of WASP Plaque Names

Rubbing taken by Rigdon Edwards from some of the name plaques at the WASP memorial in Sweetwater at the bequest of a WASP named "Rexy", with a note from her about the monument and those who helped create it.
Date: August 23, 1993
Creator: Edwards, Rigdon, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Committee Meeting, August 20, 1992] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Committee Meeting, August 20, 1992]

Minutes for the WASP Committee meeting including updates on obtaining a historical marker, fundraising, and brochures and posters.
Date: August 20, 1992
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Personal Letters Cover Page] (open access)

[WASP Personal Letters Cover Page]

Cover page for a collection of personal WASP correspondence letters that belonged to flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards.
Date: August 2000
Creator: Spears, Sandra Edwards
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #2] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #2]

Orders for several Air Force and WASP pilots to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Moultrie, Georgia, San Antonio, Texas, and Fort Worth, Texas. The three WASP pilots are Gayle D. Ewing, Nadine B. Ramsey, and Helen A. Turner.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Certificate for Gayle Ewing] (open access)

[WASP Training Certificate for Gayle Ewing]

Certificate from the Air Force showing that Gayle D. Ewing completed her Women Airforce Service Pilot training.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Insurance Form] (open access)

[Blank Insurance Form]

Blank Air Force insurance and survivor's beneficiary form.
Date: August 1960
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Land Survey] (open access)

[WASP Memorial Land Survey]

Engineering land survey for the area designated to have the WASP wishing well memorial built upon.
Date: August 7, 1992
Creator: Morris, Stanley
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Fifinella Voting Ballot] (open access)

[Order of Fifinella Voting Ballot]

A mail voter ballot for members to vote on changes made to the stated purposes of the WASP organization listed in the official by-laws. Also include is a brief itinerary for an upcoming banquet and time and date for an advisory board meeting.
Date: August 23, 1980
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reunion Committee Assignments and Roster] (open access)

[Reunion Committee Assignments and Roster]

Committee member job assignments for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 reunion, along with a committee roster.
Date: August 19, 1998
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History