WASP Timeline (open access)

WASP Timeline

A timeline of major event involving the creation and existence of the Women Air force Service Pilots organization, printed from www.wasp-wwii.org.
Date: October 3, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs) (open access)

Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs)

United States customs form endorsed to clear Royal Air Force officer, Paul A. Hill, to depart from La Guardia Airport in New York, bound for Montreal, Canada.
Date: June 3, 1944
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[HPI Quik Splice Card] (open access)

[HPI Quik Splice Card]

Card from HPI for a quik splice, dual eight interlock butt splicer with brief instructions. There is a date stamped on the back.
Date: June 3, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Vassallos on Their Wedding Day]

Photograph of Angelo and Margaret Vassallo on their wedding day. A house is visible in the background.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Men beginning to be discharged!]

Photographs of soldiers preparing to be discharged and leave Germany. The first photo involves a First Sergeant calling out while holding a paper. Soldiers mill about to the right, with Ferdinand Caravelli looking towards the camera. The middle-left photo shows Joe Hurt carrying a full sack over his back and standing in a street. The middle-right photo shows Nathan Levine standing in front of a German theater. The bottom photo is a close up of Dan Melli and a man named John. They are smiling, standing in front of a wall, and wearing shirts and ties.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, April 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from P. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, April 3, 1943]

Letter from P. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing a recent visit by Plosser and Prince to the Defense Plant Corporation.
Date: April 3, 1943
Creator: Harris, P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. E. Berres to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, August 3, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from G. E. Berres to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, August 3, 1942]

Letter from G. E. Berres on behalf of the Steffen Brothers Hotel Supply Company to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing a bad unit in a four-hole single row 1941 Kelvinator Cabinet.
Date: August 3, 1942
Creator: Berres, G. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Condensing Unit] (open access)

[Invoice for a Condensing Unit]

Invoice for items sold to Plosser-Prince Air Academy by the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, including a replacement for an HP sealed condensing unit.
Date: August 3, 1942
Creator: Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from S. W. Bohls to J. E. Peavy, July 3, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from S. W. Bohls to J. E. Peavy, July 3, 1942]

Telegram from Dr. S. W. Bohls to Dr. J. E. Peavy of the Nolan County Health Unit discussing the existence of coli-form organisms in the Plosser-Prince Air Academy barracks and the lack of such organisms in the mess hall.
Date: July 3, 1943
Creator: Bohls, S. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Powell D. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, April 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Powell D. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, April 3, 1943]

Letter from Powell D. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the Bill of Sale between the Defense Plant Corporation and the Air Academy.
Date: April 3, 1943
Creator: Harris, Powell D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert W. Harper to Charles A. Prince, June 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Robert W. Harper to Charles A. Prince, June 3, 1943]

Letter from Brigadier General Robert W. Harper to Charles A. Prince discussing a previous letter written from Charles A. Prince to General H. H. Arnold concerning Prince's request for the reinstatement of his contract with the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Date: June 3, 1943
Creator: Harper, Robert W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Sections

Miscellaneous details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include details of skirting, detail of scuttle in ceiling, wardrobe, bulletin board, details of louvers, detail of bench, detail of screened ceiling vent, detail of coal box, details of shelf, roof framing plan at chimney, platform and ladder detail, revisions, and graphic scales.
Date: May 3, 1941
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Weather Air Masses and Fronts Worksheet] (open access)

[Weather Air Masses and Fronts Worksheet]

Flight school worksheet covering weather fronts and air masses, with answers handwritten in pencil by Solange D'Hooghe.
Date: August 3, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Answer Sheet for Theory of Flight Quiz #2] (open access)

[Answer Sheet for Theory of Flight Quiz #2]

Answer sheet to a multiple choice quiz over the theory of flight with questions 9-11 crossed out, and questions 1-8 and 12-20 are filled in. The name, date, and class number of Solange D'Hooghe are handwritten at the top.
Date: June 3, 1943
Creator: D'Hooghe, Solange
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application for Flight Instructor and/or Flight Test (open access)

Application for Flight Instructor and/or Flight Test

Application filled out by Catherine Parker detailing her piloting experience and her intentions to join the Women's Ferry Squadron.
Date: July 3, 1943
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Suzanne M. Dee to Velta Benn, November 3, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Suzanne M. Dee to Velta Benn, November 3, 1993]

Letter from Suzanne M. Dee showing her appreciation for the Women Airforce Service Pilots and suggesting that they share their knowledge and experience of flying to the next generation of pilots.
Date: November 3, 1993
Creator: Dee, Suzanne M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, October 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, October 3, 1944]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran discussing the details of the Women Airforce Service Pilots program deactivation in December 20, 1944 as directed by General Arnold.
Date: October 3, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Burkhardt to Charlyne Creger, December 3, 1997] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Burkhardt to Charlyne Creger, December 3, 1997]

Copy of a letter from Daniel W. Burkhardt to Charlyne Creger informing her that the president is unable to provide his personal autograph due to the large number of requests they receive. He extends gratitude from President Clinton to Ms. Creger for showing interest in his administration.
Date: December 3, 1997
Creator: Burkhardt, Daniel W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. A. Thompson to Catherine Parker, February 3, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from B. A. Thompson to Catherine Parker, February 3, 1945]

Letter from B. A. Thompson to Catherine Parker welcoming her to the "Order of Fifinella" organization.
Date: February 3, 1945
Creator: Thompson, B. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Basic (open access)

Instrument Flying: Basic

Technical manual containing training documentation related to basic flying of aircraft.
Date: January 3, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dale G.Johnson to Charlyne Creger, April 3, 1984] (open access)

[Letter from Dale G.Johnson to Charlyne Creger, April 3, 1984]

Letter from Dale G. Johnson to Rosa C. Creger discussing the recently passed laws in regards to militarization of the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) and recognition of their services during World War II.
Date: April 3, 1984
Creator: Johnson, Dale G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Interview with Ms. Charlyne Creger (open access)

An Interview with Ms. Charlyne Creger

Interview with Charlyne Creger, a former WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots). She answers questions about her childhood, her time in the WASP Program during WWII, her career as a nurse, and events in her later life.
Date: May 3, 2003
Creator: Lynch, Phil
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, November 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, November 3, 1944]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots informing them that she is not aware of any allied country that needs their service as women pilots and provides a brief questionnaire about the conditions in which the WASPS are willing to serve in foreign countries.
Date: November 3, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: After the war, most WASP pilots never flew again] (open access)

[Clipping: After the war, most WASP pilots never flew again]

Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) after their organization was deactivated in December 1944.
Date: July 3, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History