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[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]
An autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot and how it led to her career as a nurse. A handwritten note at the bottom from 1996 states, "I am now retired and getting into mischief".
Date:
1996
Creator:
Creger, Charlyne
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Christmas Card]
Christmas Card from Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, containing several photos of Women Airforce Service Pilots and their commanding officers. The card also includes a poem, Avenger Field, by Effie Pratt, class 43-W-8.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Drenched from Well]
Photograph of a Woman Airforce Service Pilot seen from the neck down wearing wet coveralls, having been dunked into the Avenger Field wishing well behind her.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Entry Requirements]
Document discussing the requirements, courses, and amount of pay for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from General H. H. Arnold to Charlyne Creger, December 7, 1944]
Letter from the General H. H. Arnold to Rosa C. Creger recognizing the services performed by the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) during World War II and explaining reasons to demobilize the WASPs.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: On Wings of Victory]
Clipping from The Shepherd's Fold, a newsletter for Live Oak apartment residents, discussing resident Charlyne Creger's efforts as a Woman Airforce Service Pilots during World War II and her recent induction into the Oklahoma Aviation Hall of Fame. Other residency-related articles can be seen on the revere side.
Date:
Autumn 2002
Creator:
Live Oak
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPS Parade For Old Time's Sake]
Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News Sunday Magazine, Southwest Scene, discussing the Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion at Avenger Field and the memories of the flight training they received there, as recalled by WASP member, Ann Rooney. Advertisements and comics are also printed throughout the clipping.
Date:
September 10, 1972
Creator:
Lynch, Dudley
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maurice Colston at San Jacinto Monument]
Photograph of Maurice Colston dressed in a light colored skirt and blouse, standing on the steps of the San Jacinto Monument.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Trainee Sitting on Edge of Wishing Well]
Photocopy of a Woman Airforce Service Pilot trainee sitting on the edge of a wishing well after being dunked in the water. Descriptive text is printed below the photo.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[San Jacinto Monument]
Photograph of the obelisk portion of the San Jacinto Monument taken from the ground below.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women on Ship Near Railings]
Photograph of a group of young women all wearing skirts or dresses and standing grouped together by the railing on the deck of a ship in the Houston harbor.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nursing Field Trip]
Photograph of a group of nursing students walking onto a bus, with the bus driver seen in uniform leaning against the doorway of the vehicle. A road can be seen curving towards the right into the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1972 WASP Reunion Souvenir Album #4]
Souvenir album commemorating the 30th reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) held from June 23 to June 25, 1972 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Olson and Schwartz at San Jacinto Monument]
Photograph of Helen Olson and Frances Schwartz wearing knee-length skirts and short-sleeved shirts, standing on the steps of the San Jacinto Monument.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 88]
Special orders stating assignment roles and approved leave requests for the personnel at the Ellington Air Force Base.
Date:
June 6, 1951
Creator:
3605th Medical Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman on Stage at Avenger Field]
Photograph of a young woman wearing a dark dress (possibly Jaqueline Cochran) holding a piece of paper and standing on a stage with several people on the left and a crowd of people sitting on the Avenger Field tower in the background; she appears to be reading or preparing to read a speech.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order from L. W. Yandell to Charlyne Creger, June 4, 1951]
Order from L. W. Yandell to Charlyne Creger discussing the details of her assigned training headquarters.
Date:
June 4, 1951
Creator:
Yandell, L. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Collage of Photos of Charlyne Creger in Texas]
Collage of three photos of Charlyne Creger during a trip to Texas. The top left photo is of Creger eating ice cream, the bottom left photo is of Creger sitting with a woman under a WASP flag, and the bottom right photo is of Creger posing with a stuffed bull's head. The text on the collage reads "Charlyne's Texas Adventure 2002!"
Date:
2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A WASP Memorial
Photocopy of the text from the Women Airforce Service Pilots memorial in Sweetwater, Texas. A few notes are handwritten in pen ink at the bottom of the page.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger Nursing School Scrapbook]
Scrapbook full of photographs of Charlyne Creger and her nursing school classmates and teachers. Many of the photos are taken in and around Houston, Texas.
Date:
1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Stationary]
A blank sheet of stationary that features an illustration of a Fifinella gremlin, the mascot of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, in the top center of the page along with the text, "Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[5th Ferrying Group Stationary]
Blank sheet of paper that features a yellow crest in the top left with the phrase, "Victoria Alata" written beneath it and text to the right that reads, "5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Love Field, Dallas, Texas".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger Handwritten Autobiography]
Autobiographical essay handwritten by Charlyne Creger, describing major events in her life and career.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Creger, Charlyne
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Former 37'er Wears Wings of a WASP]
Newspaper clipping announcing that Rosa Charlyne Creger received her WASP wings at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas as part of the final class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots( U.S.).
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History