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[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
[Pilots' Information File] (open access)

[Pilots' Information File]

Pilot's information file No. 24A from the United States War Department, A.A.F. approved on February 28, 1944. The file details pilot information and came in a brown envelope that reads "Pilots' Information File No. 14, Revision No. 14," dated November 1, 1944. On the back of the envelope is a detailed warning and rules to follow.
Date: November 1, 1944
Creator: United States Department of War
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Graduation Announcement for Catherine Parker] (open access)

[WASP Graduation Announcement for Catherine Parker]

Formal invitation card with envelope inviting guests to attend the Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation dance for the class of 44-W-9. A small card with the name of Catherine Parker is included in the announcement.
Date: November 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Catherine Parker ID Photo]

Photograph of Catherine Parker in WASP uniform in front of a background showing her height. This was the photo in her pass for Marana Army Airfield.
Date: November 10, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker Pilot School Fee Statement] (open access)

[Catherine Parker Pilot School Fee Statement]

Statement of monthly base fees owed by Catherine Parker with an ink stamp marking them as paid.
Date: November 30, 1944
Creator: 3024th Army Air Force Base Unit
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cash Purchases, November 4, 1944] (open access)

[Receipt of Cash Purchases, November 4, 1944]

Receipts for the cash purchase of two shirts, signed at the bottom by Catherine Parker.
Date: November 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt for Flight Jacket, November 7, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt for Flight Jacket, November 7, 1944]

Receipt for size 36 flying jacket from the Marana Army Air Field, signed by Catherine Parker in light pencil.
Date: November 7, 1944
Creator: Army Air Force 371 Supply
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Form, November 10, 1944] (open access)

[War Savings Bond Form, November 10, 1944]

War savings bond form filled out by Catherine Parker, in which she lists Mrs. Madeline E. Parker as a co-owner of the bond.
Date: November 10, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 30, 1944 #2] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 30, 1944 #2]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.
Date: November 30, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
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

[Three Men in Uniform Next to Airplane]

Photograph of three men in military uniforms standing in front of an airplane. One of the men is gesturing with his hands.
Date: November 13, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Ferry Pilot for Marjorie Wakeham] (open access)

[Receipt for Ferry Pilot for Marjorie Wakeham]

Receipt for Ferry Pilot stating that Marjorie Wakeham ferried a plane from Shaw Field to Embry Riddle.
Date: November 22, 1944
Creator: Kinman, Walter
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
[Memorandum Receipt for Parachute, November 11, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt for Parachute, November 11, 1944]

Memorandum receipt for a parachute seat issued to Catherine Parker.
Date: November 11, 1944
Creator: 3024 Army Air Force Base Unit
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
[Letter from B. K. Yount to Catherine Parker, November 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from B. K. Yount to Catherine Parker, November 22, 1944]

Letter from B. K. Yount to Catherine Parker showing appreciation and commending her for successfully handling assignments as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 22, 1944
Creator: Yount, B. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 30, 1944] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 30, 1944]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker. Her recent promotion and station transfer are noted in the remarks section.
Date: November 30, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, November 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, November 3, 1944]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots informing them that she is not aware of any allied country that needs their service as women pilots and provides a brief questionnaire about the conditions in which the WASPS are willing to serve in foreign countries.
Date: November 3, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 104, Extract 1-2] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 104, Extract 1-2]

Special orders for a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots and other personnel to return to specified based for training purposes.
Date: November 20, 1944
Creator: 2563D Army Air Forces Base Unit & Nance, Walter L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker WASP Diploma] (open access)

[Catherine Parker WASP Diploma]

Diploma certifying that Catherine Parker completed the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker WASP Promotion] (open access)

[Catherine Parker WASP Promotion]

Photocopy of a notice of personnel action from the War Department promoting Catherine Parker from WASP Trainee to Women's Army Service Pilot with new pay-grade.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department. & Ahlgrimm, James A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Eleanor McLernon Medical Certificate] (open access)

[Eleanor McLernon Medical Certificate]

Medical certificate from the Civil Aeronautics Administration certifying that Eleanor McLernon meets the examination requirements for second class.
Date: November 28, 1944
Creator: Hairsten, Douglas C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon #2] (open access)

[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon #2]

Women Airforce Service Pilots pay stub for Eleanor McLernon from the Department of Training.
Date: November 15, 1944
Creator: War Department (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon #6] (open access)

[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon #6]

Women Airforce Service Pilots pay stub for Eleanor McLernon from the Department of Training.
Date: November 1, 1944
Creator: War Department (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History