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[44-W4 Time Schedule]
Memo from Group Commander E. A. Parker to Flight Commanders discussing the schedule for the 44-W4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
March 7, 1944
Creator:
Parker, E. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parker WASP Appointment Slip]
Appointment slip stating Catherine Parker's new position, pay grade, and station in the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date:
April 18, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]
Special Order from Sid C. Pinskton listing the names of women who completed the Women's Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) training program and are authorized to fly military aircraft.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
2536D Army Air Forces Base Unit
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cleaners Receipts]
Receipt from Roy Rasco: Cleaners-Hatters-Dryer the handling of a pair pants and two blouses owned by WASP, Catherine Parker.
Date:
May 4, 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker WASP Inoculation Card]
Pilot an crew member physical record card for WASP Catherine Parker. The card states that Parker completed the inoculations for smallpox, triple typhoid, and anti-tetanus and qualifies her flight as of October 13, 1944.
Date:
October 13, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #2]
Chart listing the flight times of Catherine Parker during day and night, as well hours worked on instrument flying and in the LINK trainer, ain Sweetwater, Texas. A statement on the chart also notes the date she received her instrument flying certification.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Hugh G. & Nance, Walter L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger WASP Promotion]
Notice from the War Department promoting Charlyne Creger from WASP Trainee to Women's Army Service Pilot with new station and pay-grade.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 104, Extract 1-2]
Special orders for a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots and other personnel to return to specified based for training purposes.
Date:
November 20, 1944
Creator:
2563D Army Air Forces Base Unit & Nance, Walter L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Form, April 25, 1944]
War savings bond form filled out by Catherine Parker, in which she lists Mrs. Madeline E. Parker as her beneficiary.
Date:
April 25, 1944
Creator:
Parker, Catherine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker WASP Promotion]
Photocopy of a notice of personnel action from the War Department promoting Catherine Parker from WASP Trainee to Women's Army Service Pilot with new pay-grade.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department. & Ahlgrimm, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 121, Extract 2]
Special orders extract listing several men from Sweetwater who were inducted as flight instructors and Air Corps mechanics that are to remain on inactive status. Rigdon Edwards Jr., known Women Airforce Service Pilots instructor, can be seen listed among the names.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Diploma Betty Jo Streff]
Diploma certifying that Betty Jo Streff completed her Women Airforce Service Pilots training.
Date:
September 8, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rig Edwards Release Form]
Release form relieving Rigdon Edwards from duties as flight instructor to accept employment at another facility.
Date:
September 7, 1944
Creator:
Krieger, Henry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]
Special orders extract authorizing a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots to fly military aircraft. Eleanor McLernon's name can be seen underlined in red on the list.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
2536D Army Air Forces Base Unit
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Enlisted Reserve Corp I.D. Rigdon Edwards]
Front and back copies of an identification card for the Enlisted Reserve Corps belonging to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards. They are posted on a sheet of blue paper along with a photograph of Edwards in uniform, seen to the right.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
United States Army
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 3 & 2]
Special orders to a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots for reassignment and pay change.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces. Base Unit, 2563rd.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 80, Extract 2]
Special orders extract reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots to new stations and agreeing to pay them by the mile flown or to reimburse them for expenses incurred while traveling.
Date:
September 16, 1944
Creator:
Pinkston, Sid C. & Pinkston, Sid C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blank WASP Graduation Certificate]
A blank graduation certificate meant for any WASP that completed their 210 flight training hours.
Date:
September 8, 1944
Creator:
Aviation Enterprises, Ltd.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert K. Urban to the Commanding General at Randolph Field, March 24, 1944]
Letter from Robert K. Urban to the Commanding General of the Army Air Force Central Flying Training Command at Randolph Field, requesting the creation of diplomas for and listing the names of Women Airforce Service Pilot Trainees who have earned their 210 flight hours.
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Urban, Robert K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 3 - November 6, 1944]
Special orders reassigning a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots to different stations.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces. Base Unit, 2563rd.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3]
Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
Buckingham, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pilot Instrument Certificate Application and Flight Check Form
A check flight test administered to WASP Gayle Snell during training. Directions for performing the flight are on the back.
Date:
September 9, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History