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[Press Release: Address by General H.H. Arnold, and Statement from Jacqueline Cochran] (open access)

[Press Release: Address by General H.H. Arnold, and Statement from Jacqueline Cochran]

War Department press release quoting the speech General Arnold gave to the final graduating class of Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II and a statement made by Jacqueline Cochran on the WASP's accomplishments. The pages are torn away at the edges in several places, most noticeably in the bottom left corner of the first page.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
[44-W4 Time Schedule] (open access)

[44-W4 Time Schedule]

Memo from Group Commander E. A. Parker to Flight Commanders discussing the schedule for the 44-W4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: March 7, 1944
Creator: Parker, E. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph From the Graduation of WASP Class 44-W-10]

Photograph of three women and two men standing around a small table, taken during the graduation ceremony for class 44-W-10 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The typewritten label taped to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "J. Cochran, E. Shuhip's Ear, Col. Ward, Deaton's nose, Gen. Arnold. 44-W-10 Graduation, 12/7/44." The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "The WASPS"] (open access)

[Clipping: "The WASPS"]

Magazine clipping comparing how safe the WASP were compared to the entire United States, Virginia Moffett's service with the WASP, and the amount of hours they logged.
Date: January 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The WASPS] (open access)

[Clipping: The WASPS]

Photocopied magazine clipping about the squadron that led to the use of women in military aviation and life as a WASP.
Date: January 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings] (open access)

[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor Michel McLernon's graduation from the WASP flight school and Esther L. Stahr beginning her training for WASP flight school. The article includes close-up photographs of both women. There is part of a large advertisement on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5

Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-7 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-7

Book documenting the 44-W-7 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944]

Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards discussing how the U.S. Army split up she and a group of other female pilots. She mentions that they fly BT-14 planes, give instruction to flight cadets, and are supposed to be trained to fly B-26 planes soon. At the top left of the first page, there is a small, printed illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella
Date: May 22, 1944
Creator: Duren, Doris
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-4 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-4

Book documenting the 44-W-4 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-10 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-10

Book documenting the 44-W-10 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-8 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-8

Book documenting the 44-W-8 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 243, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 22, 1944 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 243, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 22, 1944

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 244, Ed. 1 Monday, October 23, 1944 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 244, Ed. 1 Monday, October 23, 1944

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 23, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 245, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 24, 1944 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 245, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 24, 1944

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 246, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 25, 1944 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 246, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 25, 1944

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 247, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 26, 1944 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 247, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 26, 1944

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 26, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 248, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1944 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 248, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1944

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 27, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 249, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 29, 1944 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 249, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 29, 1944

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 250, Ed. 1 Monday, October 30, 1944 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 250, Ed. 1 Monday, October 30, 1944

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 251, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 31, 1944 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 251, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 31, 1944

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 252, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 1944 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 252, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 1944

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 253, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 1944 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 253, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 1944

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 254, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1944 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 254, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1944

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 3, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History