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Charlyne Creger: An Oral History (open access)

Charlyne Creger: An Oral History

Transcript of and oral history interview of Charlyne Creger conducted by interviewer, Dawn Letson. They discuss Creger's family history, her life growing up in Oklahoma, and her life and career after entering and graduating the Women Airforce Service Pilots. An index of subjects discussed is listed at the end of the interview.
Date: May 26, 1988
Creator: Letson, Dawn & Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: They just wanted to fly] (open access)

[Clipping: They just wanted to fly]

Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members, including Grace Birge Mayfield, Mary Macabe, Kristine Lent, Alice Riff, Ann Oliver, Ann Criswell Adden, Verda Mae Jennings Lowe, Betty Haas Pfister, Florene Miller, Millicent Young, and Barbara Flemming Foss. The article discusses the personal experiences of the women serving in WWII. On the back of the clippings, there is an advertisement for a drapery shop and an article on catalog ordering.
Date: November 6, 1988
Creator: Magid, Ken
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flight 1, Volume 2 Number 2, February, 1988 (open access)

Flight 1, Volume 2 Number 2, February, 1988

Newsletter for Region I members of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots that covers events and history relevant to group members. This issue contains a flyer for the an air show at the National Warplane Museum. A handwritten note on one of the pages reads, "See you in Charleston! -Ethel"
Date: February 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kenneth M. Herndon Wearing a Suit]

Photograph of Kenneth "Merv" Herndon from the chest up. He is wearing a dark blazer and a dark tie with horizontal white stripes.
Date: July 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of WASP Steering Committee] (open access)

[Minutes of WASP Steering Committee]

Meeting minutes discussing the location preservation of a WASP fountain, further historical recognition of WASP, and a funding budget for the 1992 Sweetwater reunion.
Date: January 8, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Steering Committee Meeting, January 8, 1988] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Steering Committee Meeting, January 8, 1988]

Minutes for the WASP Steering Committee meeting including updates on the status of the construction, upkeep, and funding of two WASP monuments and planing and funding for upcoming reunions.
Date: January 3, 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Museum Pamphlet and Letter From Isabel Van Lom, May 31, 1988] (open access)

[Museum Pamphlet and Letter From Isabel Van Lom, May 31, 1988]

Letter from Isabel Madison Van Lom to her fellow WASP discussing the opening of The National Womens Military Museum and Research Center. The letter is written on a letter head from the museum that feature three women in uniform printed in the top left, and it includes a museum pamphlet discussing the new institute's features.
Date: May 31, 1988
Creator: Van Lom, Isabel Madison
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Chester B. Willis, September 16, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Chester B. Willis, September 16, 1988

Transcript of an interview with Chester Willis, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: September 16, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Willis, Chester B., 1918-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ivan L. Kitterman, September 17, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ivan L. Kitterman, September 17, 1988

Transcript of an interview with Ivan Kitterman, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kitterman, Ivan L., 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Martin J. Rodgers, June 22, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Martin J. Rodgers, June 22, 1988

Interview with Martin J. Rodgers, a Army WWII veteran from Butler, New Jersey, who was at the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Rodgers discusses joining the Army and training, assignment to coastal artillery at Fort Shafter, operations there, work in communications, alerts, life in the peacetime Army, the morning of December 7th and reaction to the attack, handling communications at battalion HQ, the aftermath and following days, and his subsequent service in the Pacific War. In appendix is a letter by Rodgers to his mother of December 31, 1941, and a journal of his experiences typed during the war.
Date: June 22, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rodgers, Martin J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Raymond Stone, September 16, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Raymond Stone, September 16, 1988

Transcript of an interview with Raymond Stone, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer repair ship, the USS Whitney, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: September 16, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Stone, Raymond, 1923-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with T. L. Smyth, April 23, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with T. L. Smyth, April 23, 1988

Interview with T. L. Smyth, an Army WWII veteran from Mount Vernon, Texas, who was at Fort Ruger on Oahu during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Smyth discusses joining the Army and assignment to coast artillery, training, promotion, life in the peacetime Army, combat on the morning of December 7th, the aftermath of the attack and events of the following evening, and later service.
Date: April 23, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Smyth, T. L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William Coughlin, September 17, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Coughlin, September 17, 1988

Interview with William Coughlin, a Army WWII veteran who was present at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, from Auburn, New York. Coughlin discusses joining the Army in 1937, transfer to Hawaii in 1940, duties as a grunt in coastal artillery on Sand Island, becoming a guard, engaging Japanese planes on the morning of December 7th, digging in for the evening, and later service. Included is a screenshot of Coughlin's online obituary.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Coughlin, William H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Orville and Wilbur Wright Postcard]

Blank postcard with an illustration of the faces of Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright. On the back of the card is a short text that reads, "The three careers of Wilbur and Orville Wright, printing and publishing, bicycle making and repair, and aeronautics are memorialized Carillon Historical Park."
Date: 1988
Creator: Brunsman, August E.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: W.A.S.P., WWII, Reunion, Charleston S.C.1988] (open access)

[Pamphlet: W.A.S.P., WWII, Reunion, Charleston S.C.1988]

A schedule of events pamphlet for the 1988 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion in Charleston, South Carolina. The schedule includes historic information on the city, welcoming letters from the mayor and the governor, and a schedule for meetings, activities, and meals.
Date: 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport]

Boundary survey map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport that includes runway dimensions and lines of avigation easement for aviation.
Date: September 1988
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport #2]

Photocopied boundary survey map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport that includes runway dimensions and lines of avigation easement.
Date: September 1988
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
W.A.S.P., WWII, Reunion (open access)

W.A.S.P., WWII, Reunion

Program for a WASP reunion in Charleston, South Carolina. Included within is a proclamation from Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. designating August 22nd as WASP Day, letters, historical information for South Carolina, reunion itineraries, and other information about WASP and aircraft.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Regional News, Area One, Volume 3, Number 1, December 3, 1988 (open access)

WASP Regional News, Area One, Volume 3, Number 1, December 3, 1988

Regional newsletter for the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II with information on aviation news, upcoming reunions, and future newsletters. The brief newsletter is addressed on the back to WASP, June S. Leckie.
Date: December 3, 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Invocation Prayer] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Invocation Prayer]

A prayer invocation recited at a WASP reunion in South Carolina, written by Madge Minton. The WASP diamond wings symbol can be seen printed at the top of the page.
Date: September 1988
Creator: Minton, Madge Rutherford
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Women Airforce Service Pilots questionnaire] (open access)

[Women Airforce Service Pilots questionnaire]

A questionnaire for members of the WASP veterans' organization asking for input on items to include in the newsletter and for information on reviewers for an upcoming media project.
Date: [..1988]
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots, Board of Directors
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women in Military Service Memorial (open access)

Women in Military Service Memorial

A pamphlet detailing plans for the Women in Military Service Memorial in Washington, D.C., including information on the history of servicewomen, the campaign to establish a memorial, and how names can be added to it.
Date: [1988..]
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Military Pilots Association Incorporated Newsletter, March, 1988 (open access)

Women Military Pilots Association Incorporated Newsletter, March, 1988

Newsletter for the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots, published by the Women Military Pilots Association Inc., including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: March 1988
Creator: Women Military Pilots Association Incorporated
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History