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[Clipping: Girl Pilots]
Magazine clipping of an article about the females training to be pilots. Details about their training such as classes and daily routines are provided.
Date:
July 19, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Civilian Aircraft Mechanic Certificate]
Small card certifying that Alfred J. Greenway is certified to be a civilian aircraft mechanic.
Date:
November 9, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[5th Ferrying Group Air Transport Command- WASP Roster]
A typed roster listing the names of WASP and the planes each woman is to fly at Love Field, Dallas.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wooden Plane]
Small, wooden plane with the words, "Keep 'em flying" burned into the wings and "Abilene, Tx" burned into the back. A label is attached to the plane with string and is address from "Mother" to Moris Baxter.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blank WASP Graduation Certificate]
A blank graduation certificate meant for any WASP that completed their 210 flight training hours.
Date:
September 8, 1944
Creator:
Aviation Enterprises, Ltd.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Address By Gen. Henry H. Arnold To Last W.A.S.P. Graduate Class]
Speech addressed to the last WASP graduation class, dated 7, December 1944, and delivered by Air Force General Henry H. Arnold.
Date:
1944-12-07~
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type:
Script
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Graduation Booklet]
Booklet for a WASP graduation with "Avenger Field Sweetwater, Texas" seen embossed on the cover. The pages include a poem by WASP, Effie Pratt, photos of WASP activities and a list of graduate names, as well as photos of Jacqueline Cochran, Ethel Sheehy, Leoti Deaton, General Henry H. Arnold, Lt. Gen. Barton K. Yount, Brig. General Walter F. Kraus, and Lt. Col. Roy P. Ward.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[43-4 WASP with Banner]
Photograph of a group of WASP, some in uniform and some with name tags, holding up a reunion banner for the 43-5 class. "W.A.S.P. W.W.II" and Women Air Force Service Pilots" can be seen written on the banner.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[44-10 WASP Group on Stairs]
Photograph of a group of WASP gathered for a photo on a set of carpeted stairs. The front row is holding up a blue banner that reads, "W.A.S.P. W.W.II 44-10 Women Air Force Service Pilots". The woman fourth from the right in the front row can be seen wearing a WASP shirt with a Fifinella and "Sweetwater Texas 86" printed on it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[44-10 WASP Reunion Group]
Photograph of group of WASP standing on a small set of stair risers in an outdoor area. The women are wearing blue reunion name tags, and two members in the front are holding a dark blue WASP flag. A wide open landscape can be seen in the distance and a young girl can be seen standing in the background to the left. On the back of the photo notes naming the women that read, "Jean S. McCreery, Frankie Yearwood your bay mate, Peggy Wexler Gilreen ?, Trune Thors ? 44 10, Ruth Kutner Jurnecka - 44-10, Henrietta Sproat, Barbara Searles Squire ? 44-10, Ruth Glaser Guhse, Francie Weiner Park 44-10, Kay Hilbrandt 44-w-10, Nancy Hayes 44-10, Sara Payne Hayden, Dolores (Lambie) Lamb, June Leckie 44-10, Charyne Cregas 44-10, Libby Powers Barnes".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[44-10 WASP Reunion Photo]
Photograph of twenty six WASP members posed for a group reunion photo with a large banner that reads, "W.A.S.P. W.W.II 44-10 Women Air Force Service Pilots".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Reunion Toast]
Photograph of Helen Schaefer and Faith Beckman toasting their glasses with other at the 50th WASP Reunion. A handwritten note on the back reads, "50th WASP Reunion 22 May 93 Toast to Those Passed on and to U.S. Helen Schaefer, Faith Beckman".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Force Memo to WASP]
Brief memo to Women Air Force Service Pilots notifying them where to request their individual flight record files form the Air Force.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Biscuit Recipe]
Photocopy of a recipe for biscuits with an introduction claiming that the recipe came from the Lena Spencer, a pastry chef at Avenger Field. The page is contained in a manila file folder with the handwritten note, "Biscuit Recipe from Avenger Field cook published in church cook-book".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Etheridge, Edwin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Employee Card]
Employee identification card for Alfred J. Greenway to perform maintenance services at Avenger Field.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Aviation Enterprises
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Sign]
Photograph of a wooden sign at Avenger Field that reads, "Avenger Field Sweetwater Home of the WASP's 1942-1944 Built 1929 - Elev. - 2378".A parking lot with cars and gas station sign can be seen in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Background Information on the WASP Militarization Bill]
Writing describing the political environment that led to WASP not receiving military status or veteran benefits after the war, and reasoning why the situation should be rectified.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Fifinella Card]
Blank card with a silver Fifinella on one side along with the class number 43-W-6. The phrase, "Stay rugged but right!", can be seen near the bottom edge, followed by the class number 43-W-7.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Women's Memorial Postcard]
Blank postcard that has a colored, conceptual design drawing of The Women in Military Service for America Memorial. The postcard is included with a business envelope and a blank donation response paper.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brochure for Cruise to Pearl Harbor]
Brochure for a cruise via yacht to visit Pear Harbor that includes information on the battle and a map of the area surrounding the base.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hawaiian Cruises, LTD.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
BT 15 Cockpit Procedure
Take-off, flight, and landing instructions for a BT-15 aircraft.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for Kirby Kinsey, Printer]
Business card for Kirby Kinsey's print shop in Sweetwater, advertising personalized stationary. A WASP Fifinella logo and various other Air Force and military icons can be seen printed on the border of the card.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kinsey, Kirby
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buster Brown's Aircraft Spotters Chart
Foldout pamphlet with silhouettes and identification markers of various types of aircraft. An advertisement on the back panel is for Buster Brown Shoes for Boys.
Date:
194X
Creator:
Brown Shoe Company
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: A Memorial to Honor Women Who Served]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the dedication of the Women in Military Service for America memorial and women who served in the Revolutionary, Civil, and World Wars.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History