[Clipping: 'On Silver Wings' tells of women's flights in WWII] (open access)

[Clipping: 'On Silver Wings' tells of women's flights in WWII]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Marianne Verges's experience serving in WASP during WWII. The article includes a photograph of Verges leaning out of the cockpit of a plane. The back of the clipping has an article about an exhibit on display in Washington D.C.
Date: [1940..]
Creator: Foster, Nancy Haston
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trainees Eating in the Cantina]

Photograph of fifteen women seated on benches at two tables in the cantina at Avenger Field, where they are training to become WASP. Three other women are visible in the foreground. A building is visible through the window in the background.
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Procession]

Photograph of a WASP class processing in front of a small crowd.
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: New WASP Uniforms Give Women Fliers Swank] (open access)

[Clipping photocopy: New WASP Uniforms Give Women Fliers Swank]

Photocopy of a newspaper article about WASP members receiving new uniforms, and includes a description of WASP members' current duties. The article is surrounded by another article and several advertisements, including one for Mission Garden Tea. At the top of the photocopy, the date of the article and newspaper name (The New York Times) are handwritten.
Date: November 17, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-9 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-9

Book documenting the 44-W-9 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: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Mickey McLernon to Get Wings] (open access)

[Clipping: Mickey McLernon to Get Wings]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Mr. and Mrs. George McLernon's plans to travel to Sweetwater, Texas and attend their daughter Mickey's graduation from the WASP program.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation Announcement for WASP Class 44-W-9] (open access)

[Graduation Announcement for WASP Class 44-W-9]

Graduation announcement for WASP Class 44-W-9. The front cover includes a winged-diamond logo in the top-left quadrant and an embossed emblem of the Fifinella mascot in the lower-right quadrant. The text on the inside reads, "The 253rd Army Air Forces Base Unit announces the Graduation of Class 44-W-9 Monday, November 6, 1944, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas."
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Five Girls Here Seek Wasp Membership] (open access)

[Clipping: Five Girls Here Seek Wasp Membership]

Newspaper clipping of an article about five Kelly Field employees who applied to join the WASP. The article features brief profiles of each woman that include her age, address, occupation, and flight experience. On the back of the clippings are articles and photographs related to WWII and Kelly Field.
Date: March 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Potential WASPs] (open access)

[Clipping: Potential WASPs]

Newspaper clipping containing a photograph of six female employees of Kelly Field standing in front of an airplane. The photograph's caption notes that five of the women have applied to join the WASP. The masthead for "The Flying Times" and an article about blood plasma transfusions are included on the back of the clipping.
Date: March 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Formal Portrait of a WASP]

Photograph of a young woman, visible from the chest up, wearing a flight helmet with goggles, a dark leather jacket, and a light colored scarf.
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASP Trainees #1]

Photograph of four WASP trainees seated in the back of a truck and looking at something in the distance.
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASP Trainees #2]

Photograph of four WASP trainees seated in the back of a truck and looking at something in the distance. Written on the back of the photograph: "McCarty, McLernon, McGrath, Lytch 44-9."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASP Trainees at the Wishing Well]

Photograph of four WASP trainees sitting on the edge of the Wishing Well at Avenger Field. Utility lines, trees, buildings, and vehicles are visible in the background.
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP Sitting in the Grass #1]

Photograph of two women seated on the grass. Part of a building is visible behind them. The back of the photograph includes the names of Ethel Lytech and Mickey McLernon Brown written in pencil and an address label for Betty S. Turner with the address scratched out.
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP Sitting in the Grass #2]

Photograph of two women seated on the grass. Part of a building is visible behind them. Written on the back of the photograph: "Thel Lytch (Miller), Mickey McLernon (Brown)."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP with an Airplane]

Photograph of two women wearing flight suits, helmets, and goggles. One woman is seated in the airplane while the other woman stands next to it.
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP in an AT-6 #1]

Photograph of a woman seated in the cockpit of an AT-6 aircraft. The body of the aircraft is marked "U245."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP in an AT-6 #2]

Photograph of a woman seated in the cockpit of an AT-6 aircraft. The body of the aircraft is marked "U245." The inscription on the back reads, "Micky McLernon AT-6 44-9."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Standing Next to a Plane #1]

Photograph of a woman with a parachute standing next to an airplane marked "U245." Another airplane is visible in the background.
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Standing Next to a Plane #2]

Photograph of a woman with a parachute standing next to an airplane marked "U245." Another airplane is visible in the background.
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Standing Next to an AT-6C]

Photograph of a WASP posed near the cockpit of an AT-6C. The inscription on the back of the photograph reads, "Ethel Lytch Miller 44-9 (& 10)."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Trainee in a PT-17 #1]

Photograph of a woman seated in a PT-17 biplane marked "U54." The back of the photograph includes a handwritten note that says, "Me & ship - solo."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Trainees]

Photograph of two lines of WASP trainees walking around the Wishing Well and towards the camera. Two buildings are visible in the background.
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Three Kelly Girls Attain Goal--Join Wasps] (open access)

[Clipping: Three Kelly Girls Attain Goal--Join Wasps]

Newspaper clipping about five employees at Kelly Field who applied to join the WASP. The article notes that three of the women have been accepted into the April training class and that the other two women expect to join the May training class. The back of the clipping features an article about a baseball game at Kelly Field.
Date: April 8, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History