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[Photograph of Eleven WASP and Three Men]

Photograph of eleven members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and three men standing and sitting in front of a building. The typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge repeats the information written on the back of the photograph.
Date: May 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Would Halt Rise of Women Pilots] (open access)

[Clipping photocopy: Would Halt Rise of Women Pilots]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping that includes an article about a report from the Civil Service Investigating Committee, advising the cutting of the WASP program. The grounds for this advice is to make way for excess male pilots in the Air Force. Other articles surround the article about cutting the WASP program, including some about politics and war. At the top of the photocopy, the page number of the article is handwritten.
Date: June 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 15, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 6, 1944 (open access)

McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 15, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 6, 1944

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: May 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Vitola and Another Soldier]

Photograph of John Vitola and another soldier standing together in front of the plywood wall of a quarters. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps. Vitola drapes his left arm over the other man's shoulder.
Date: June 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Susselman, Dan Melli, and Richard Johns by a Building]

Photograph of Susselman, Dan Melli, and Richard Johns standing next to a wooden two-story building. Susselman is wearing an O'Reilly General Hospital tee shirt. Melli wears a loose buttoned shirt. Johns wears a soft cap and a U.S. Army uniform with an unbuttoned jacket.
Date: June 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Studying for an Exam]

Photograph of men identified as Johna, Susselman, and Dan Melli crouching on grass in front of a two-story building. A man identified as Winston stands to the right and gestures with his right hand. Each of the men are carrying a book.
Date: June 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Winston and Dan Melli Fistfighting Playfully]

Photograph of men identified as Winston and Don Melli fist fighting with each other in a playful manner. Melli is fighting shirtless. The two men are standing on the cement walkway leading up to stairs attached to a building. A two-story building is visible in the background to the left.
Date: June 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1944 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1944 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1944 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1944 (open access)

The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1944 (open access)

The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1944 (open access)

The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cash Purchases, December 6, 1944] (open access)

[Receipt of Cash Purchases, December 6, 1944]

Receipt of cash purchases for Suzette Van Daell totalling $32.68. It is labeled M 2037107.
Date: December 6, 1944
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1944 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 6, 1944
Creator: Autry, R. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1944 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 6, 1944
Creator: Autry, R. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1944 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 1944
Creator: Pouns, Joe B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1944 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 6, 1944
Creator: Pouns, Joe B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from V. W. B. Wales to Robert B. Wylie, April 6, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from V. W. B. Wales to Robert B. Wylie, April 6, 1944]

Letter from V. W. B. Wales to Robert B. Wylie, giving thanks for her performance with the McMurry Chanters and St. Paul Choir at (Camp Barkeley's?) Chapel No. 7.
Date: April 6, 1944
Creator: Wales, V. W. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Granting a Half Interest in a Property to Executors of Hattie Sayles] (open access)

[Document Granting a Half Interest in a Property to Executors of Hattie Sayles]

Document certifying the transfer of a half interest in a property in Limestone County to Henry Sayles, Jr., Mac Sayles, and John Sayles. The three men are named independent executors and trustees of the will and estate of Hattie M. Sayles.
Date: September 6, 1944
Creator: Sayles, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]

Special Order from Sid C. Pinskton listing the names of women who completed the Women's Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) training program and are authorized to fly military aircraft.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: 2536D Army Air Forces Base Unit
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Training: Instrument Pilot Proficiency (open access)

Training: Instrument Pilot Proficiency

Military pamphlet describing training and certificates necessary to be considered proficient in instrument piloting.
Date: March 6, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #2] (open access)

[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #2]

Chart listing the flight times of Catherine Parker during day and night, as well hours worked on instrument flying and in the LINK trainer, ain Sweetwater, Texas. A statement on the chart also notes the date she received her instrument flying certification.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Hugh G. & Nance, Walter L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #3] (open access)

[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #3]

Chart listing the flight times flown by Catherine Parker as first pilot in various aircraft models at 3024th Air Force base in Marana, Arizona
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Hugh G. & Welch, Lawrence H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History