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AAF to Inactivate WASP on December 20
A press briefing from the War Department discussing the announcement that the WASP would be inactivated on December 20, 1944. Included are statements from General Hap Arnold and Jacqueline Cocran.
Date:
October 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations. Press Branch
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #7, October 5]
Army Air Forces student weather map #7 for October 5, 1944, Time 0130C. The instructions read: "Draw in missing isobars: locate and color pressure centers, hazards, and precipitation." There is another map on the back of the page titled "Civil Aeronautics Administration Federal Airways Communication Stations" and includes a list of said stations.
Date:
October 5, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker WASP Inoculation Card]
Pilot an crew member physical record card for WASP Catherine Parker. The card states that Parker completed the inoculations for smallpox, triple typhoid, and anti-tetanus and qualifies her flight as of October 13, 1944.
Date:
October 13, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Scarsdale Home News]
Newspaper clipping from No. 11 of the Scarsdale Home News. The main article is titled "A Family Affair," which discusses the swearing in of Dorothy Jean Leslie as a member of the WAVES or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. Other articles center around the local weather phenomenon, post-war plans, the returns of local veterans, wedding announcements, and obituaries.
Date:
October 7, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Women, Home by Christmas"]
Magazine clipping of an article about the disbanding of the WASPs.
Date:
October 16, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Commendation Letter from William H. Turner to Commanding General, Ferrying Division, ATC, 16 October, 1944]
Letter from Brig. Gen. William H. Turner (USAAC) to the commander of Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, commending the service of women pilots in the WAFS and WASP, forwarded to the 555th Army Air Force Base Unit at Love Field.
Date:
October 16, 1944
Creator:
Turner, William H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Mrs. Burchard Dutcher to Suzette van Daell, October 7, 1944]
Unopened envelope addressed to Suzette van Daell at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas from Mrs. Burchard Dutcher in Scarsdale, New York.
Date:
October 7, 1944
Creator:
Dutcher, Mrs. Burchard
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs and Two Men near Hangar]
Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs (right) standing with two men next to a hangar window. Fuchs and the man in the middle are wearing flight caps and parachutes; the man on the left is in plain clothes and sunglasses with a working man's cap.
Date:
October 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 2, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded by bad weather, books, catching a ride to an airfield, getting a hotel room, exploring Oklahoma City (?), travel plans, and getting a birthday gift for her father. Written on Wells Roberts Hotel stationary.
Date:
1944-10-02?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 3, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying a UC78, a letter from her husband Dick, and other correspondence. Written on San Juan Hotel (Orlando) stationary.
Date:
October 3, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 4, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing staying with Air Force nurses at Pampa Army Air Field, the coming disbanding of her unit, stopping at Love Field in Dallas, and helping some "green" WASPs passing through Pampa Field. Written on San Juan Hotel (Orlando) stationary.
Date:
October 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 5, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a night flight to Dallas, flying P-51s, her ex-husband, getting a steak, spending the night in Long Beach, seeing new parts of the American southwest, and commercial pilot licenses.
Date:
October 5, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying a P-51 from Long Beach to El Centro, living accommodations in Long Beach, and her busy schedule. Typed on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
Date:
October 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her past night in El Paso and Juarez, tacos, flying over mountains, landing at Deming and Phoenix, and staying in Phoenix. Written on Hotel Westward Ho stationary.
Date:
October 7, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 11, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying aircraft, food, seeing a dentist, an officer from Latin America and speaking Spanish, and visiting different cities. Written on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
Date:
October 11, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 12, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying with poor weather from Louisville to Newark, seeing a play, riding an airliner, getting a hotel room, her dental health, and people she met. Written on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.
Date:
October 12, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her recent experiences ferrying aircraft. Typed on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.
Date:
1944-10-14?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 22, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing getting planes to fly, news about friends, and plans for work after the WASP are disbanded. Typed on Hotel Frances (Marion, LA) stationary.
Date:
October 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 24, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing getting dinner in El Paso, flying from there to Phoenix, staying in Palm Springs, and waiting for orders.
Date:
1944-10-24?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 25-26, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent correspondence, a road trip across the southwest, visiting Los Angeles, reuniting with her friend Bobby, and waiting for orders. Written on American Airlines stationary.
Date:
1944-10-25/1944-10-26
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 29, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her father, discussing flying a Vultee aircraft, staying in Palm Springs, and returning to Dallas. Typed on Hutson Hotels stationary.
Date:
1944-10-29?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 29, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing a her recent work and travels. Written on Jackson Army Air Base Officers' Club stationary.
Date:
October 29, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 31, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing receiving a pack of cigarettes, flying a fighter from Jackson, MS, to Raleigh and Newark, seeing a show and getting dinner, flying on an airliner at night, picking up a plane from Long Beach, news about her friend Marion, flying in a B-24, and happening to meet an Air Corps private who knew of her through a mutual acquaintance.
Date:
October 31, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, October 13, 1944]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not responding, discussing aviation, dentistry, recent experiences on an air base, local festivities, a wrestler, and Mickey's deployment.
Date:
October 13, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History