Medical Consideration of WASP (open access)

Medical Consideration of WASP

Report on the physical, psychological, medical, and emotional capabilities of women in aviation, formed from several studies on the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The report concludes that women can typically meet all requirements for safe flight without hindrance, and suggests that any similar future program to the WASP should be militarized.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tundra Telegram, Volume 1, Issue 24, December 1975 (open access)

Tundra Telegram, Volume 1, Issue 24, December 1975

Newsletter of Camp Denali in Alaska, describing news and events at the camp and in the surrounding areas. A handwritten note on the back of page 7 says, "Dear Alberta - Will let you know my reaction when your history arrives. Looking forward to it. Happy New Year! Celia."
Date: December 1975
Creator: Camp Denali
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Cornelia Fort, WASP, [1919-1949] Remembers] (open access)

[Clipping: Cornelia Fort, WASP, [1919-1949] Remembers]

Clipping from the Stars and Stripes with a column by Patricia Collins Hughes about Cornelia Fort, who died while serving as a ferry pilot during World War Two. Hughes also includes Fort's account of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Date: December 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joy Lewis to Lynne Carlson, December 14, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Joy Lewis to Lynne Carlson, December 14, 1989]

Letter from Joy Lewis to Lynne Carlson discussing the setting up and cost of a bronze statue. Included are sketches and blueprints of the potential statue.
Date: December 14, 1989
Creator: Lewis, Joy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rig Edwards, December 24, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rig Edwards, December 24, 1994]

Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rig Edwards telling a story about her parents and a past visit to Europe.
Date: December 24, 1994
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 4, December 1,1944 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 4, December 1,1944

Partial WASP newsletter from a base in Maxwell Field, Alabama, announcing the death of a WASP Staff Executive, Katherine Dussaq, who was a key member in planning reemployment possibilities for WASP after deactivation. Dussaq perished in a plane crash when her AT-6 went down on her way to Cincinnati. Attached after the newsletter is a pilot's log page belonging to Betty Jo Streff.
Date: December 1, 1944
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ethel Finley to Rigdon Edwards, December 21, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Ethel Finley to Rigdon Edwards, December 21, 1995]

Letter from Ethel Finley to Rigdon Edwards informing him that she will be making cookies from his pecans and dates, discussing the future reunion, and wishing happy holidays.
Date: December 21, 1995
Creator: Finley, Ethel M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 6, December 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 6, December 1945

Bi-monthly newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Toby Felker to WASP, December, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Toby Felker to WASP, December, 1994]

Letter from Toby Felker to WASP enclosed with a souvenir book from their previous conference.
Date: December 1994
Creator: Felker, Toby
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Hallelujah! WASPs Are Veterans at Last!] (open access)

[Clipping: Hallelujah! WASPs Are Veterans at Last!]

Newspaper clipping with an article about President Carter signing HR 8701 and the WASPs' newly attained veteran status.
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ethel to Rigdon Edwards, December 20, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Ethel to Rigdon Edwards, December 20, 1994]

Letter from Ethel M. Finley to Rigdon Edwards discussing his upcoming visit to the North Texas area with another former WASP.
Date: December 20, 1994
Creator: Finley, Ethel M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Ellensburg Girl in WASPS Killed] (open access)

[Clipping: Ellensburg Girl in WASPS Killed]

Photocopy of an article about the death of WASP Mary Louise Webster and some other documents.
Date: December 11, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lois Nash to Mr. Nick A. Hill, December 17, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lois Nash to Mr. Nick A. Hill, December 17, 1943]

Letter from Lois Nash to Mr. Nick A. Hill containing an invitation to the 43-W-8 graduation in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: December 17, 1943
Creator: Nash, Lois
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Charlie Flucher]

Photograph of Charlie Flucher standing in front of an airplane. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "Photo taken at Avenger Field - Dec. 1943. Charlie Flucher was a mechanic while WASP were here. This was one of 5 planes of which he was crew chief. Plane - Basic Trainer 13A."
Date: December 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph From the Graduation of WASP Class 44-W-10]

Photograph of three women and two men standing around a small table, taken during the graduation ceremony for class 44-W-10 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The typewritten label taped to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "J. Cochran, E. Shuhip's Ear, Col. Ward, Deaton's nose, Gen. Arnold. 44-W-10 Graduation, 12/7/44." The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5

Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #1] (open access)

[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #1]

Speech by General Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces to the last WASP graduating class on December 7, 1944.
Date: 1944-12-07~
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, December 1, 1987 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, December 1, 1987

Quarterly newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: December 1, 1987
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Rigdon Edwards] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Rigdon Edwards]

Envelope addressed to Rigdon Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Rexroat in Skyview Acres in New Mexico.
Date: December 11, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History