[WASP Memorial Dedication 1997 Form] (open access)

[WASP Memorial Dedication 1997 Form]

Form to order room and dinner reservations at the 1997 WASP Memorial Dedication Ceremony, partially filled out by Rigdon Edwards. A note written at the top of the page reads, "glad you are coming! Dawn Seymour".
Date: 1997
Creator: Edwards, Rigdon, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Flying right, thanks to one special Air Force major] (open access)

[Clipping: Flying right, thanks to one special Air Force major]

Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of Marjorie Wakeham as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and her great leadership as a major in the U.S. Air Force.
Date: January 9, 1997
Creator: Haplin, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Richard Donley, February 22, 1997

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Interview with Navy veteran Richard Donley. The interview includes Donley's personal experiences about the Mediterranean Theater during World War II, boot camp, Fleet Torpedo School, encounters with German "F-lighter" armed barges and E-boats, various assignments, and combat against enemy destroyers. Donley also talks about screening operations for the invasions of Sicily and Salerno, operations along the coasts of northern Italy and southern France and the interdiction of German barge traffic, torpedo problems, commando and intelligence operations, returning to the States, his reassignment to the Motor Torpedo Boats Training Center, and transferring to Samar, Philippines.
Date: February 22, 1997
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Donley, Richard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Louise Pearsall Canby, March 17, 1997

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Transcript of an interview with Louise Pearsall Canby, a Navy veteran from Elgin, Illinois, concerning her experiences as a member of the WAVES during World War II. Canby discusses her personal background, her decision to join the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), and her experiences as a code breaker working with Enigma and German submarine codes. Includes appendix that consists of various photographs and two documents, [5] leaves.
Date: March 17, 1997
Creator: Jackson, Sarah C. & Canby, Louise Pearsall
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[WASP Reunion Planning Committee Minutes] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Planning Committee Minutes]

Minutes from a planning committee meeting for a Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: September 30, 1997
Creator: WASP Reunion Planning Committee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History