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Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation (open access)

Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation

A compilation of the many achievements of Women Airforce Service Pilot flight instructor, Ziggy Hunter, as a pioneer in aviation. Notes on the cover page indicate that the author, Nettie Moore, was a WASP control tower operator and that her attempts to gain national honor for Hunter have gone unsuccessful as of 1980.
Date: May 10, 1975
Creator: More, Nettie D.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Remembrance Clippings Scrapbook] (open access)

[WASP Remembrance Clippings Scrapbook]

Scrapbook with newspaper clippings on Women Airforce Service Pilots reunions and interviews.
Date: 1986-09-10/1986-09-25
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[USAF Extension Course Shipping List #2] (open access)

[USAF Extension Course Shipping List #2]

Shipping list of correspondence course items and printer error corrections from Air University at Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama.
Date: July 10, 1959
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. L. Werner to Mickey McLernon, March 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. L. Werner to Mickey McLernon, March 10, 1944]

Letter from D. L. Werner to Mickey McLernon discussing his frustration with the Army and her concerns about taking the Cadet Qualifying Exam.
Date: March 10, 1944
Creator: Werner, D. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer K.Taylor to Julie Bain, June 10, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Homer K.Taylor to Julie Bain, June 10, 1986]

Letter from Homer K.Taylor to Julie Bain discussing a special aviation event to be put on for Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: June 10, 1986
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from MSGT William R. Willis to Betty Jo Reed, March 10, 2010] (open access)

[Letter from MSGT William R. Willis to Betty Jo Reed, March 10, 2010]

Letter from MSGT William R. Willis to Betty Jo Reed discussing his time in the military and making a donation in his brother's name.
Date: March 10, 2010
Creator: Willis, William R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee Haydu to Betty Jane Williams, Feb 10, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Bee Haydu to Betty Jane Williams, Feb 10, 1979]

Letter from Bee Haydu to Betty Jane Williams discussing what to do with the WASP history album.
Date: February 10, 1979
Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk (Bee)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kaddy Landry Steel to Homer Taylor, March 10, 1999] (open access)

[Letter from Kaddy Landry Steel to Homer Taylor, March 10, 1999]

Letter from Kaddy Landry Steel to Homer Taylor discussing the 2000 WASP reunion and an enclosed letter from an earlier date about committees in place for the reunion.
Date: March 10, 1999
Creator: Steel, Kaddy Landry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Volnie S. Burk, January 10, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Volnie S. Burk, January 10, 1972

Interview with Volnie S. Burk, an Army veteran and survivor of the siege at Fort Hughes near Corregidor, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burk discusses the fall of Fort Hughes and his capture, Bilibid Prison in Manila (1942), Cabanatuan (1942-1943), the Manila port area (1943), his return to Bilibid Prison (1943-1944), the fall of Manila (1945), and his liberation.
Date: January 10, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burk, Volnie S.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Telegram from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, December 10, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, December 10, 1942]

Copy of a telegram from Jas. H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater stating that it is impossible for him to come to California and that a letter will be sent later.
Date: December 10, 1942
Creator: Beall, James H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, December 10, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, December 10, 1942]

Copy of a letter from Jas. H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater discussing the improbability of a business meeting in California and the ongoing legals matters between Victor J. Nelson and Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date: December 10, 1942
Creator: Beall, James H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. C. Pinson to Charles A. Prince, June 10, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from J. C. Pinson to Charles A. Prince, June 10, 1942]

Copy of a letter from J. C. Pinson to Charles A. Prince discussing the installation of telephone facilities at the site of Plosser and Prince's flying school in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: June 10, 1942
Creator: Pinson, J. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from R. C. Griffith to Plosser and Prince Flying Academy, July 10, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from R. C. Griffith to Plosser and Prince Flying Academy, July 10, 1942]

Copy of telegram from R. C. Griffith to Plosser and Prince Flying Academy discussing securing rights to begin construction on a spur of railway tracks.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Griffith, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Griffith, July 10, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Griffith, July 10, 1942]

Copy of a letter from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Griffith discussing an enclosed check and contract copies for the construction of a proposed railway spur near Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Prince, Charles A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Region Two Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 1, April 10, 1995 (open access)

WASP Region Two Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 1, April 10, 1995

Newsletter for Region Two 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: April 10, 1995
Creator: Durham, Lois
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker, February 10, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker, February 10, 1945]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker honoring her with the Certificate of Honorable Service and Service Pin as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and thanking her for being part of the organization.
Date: February 10, 1945
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot Lands Janet Reno] (open access)

[Clipping: Pilot Lands Janet Reno]

Newspaper clipping discussing the details of Charlyne Creger's invitation to meet with former U.S. Attorney General, Janet Reno in regards to the Women in Military Service for America Memorial program.
Date: September 10, 1997
Creator: Jackson, Leonard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Honorary Citizen of Bossier Certificate] (open access)

[Honorary Citizen of Bossier Certificate]

Certificate from the City of Bossier, Louisiana declaring Charlyne Creger an honorary town citizen.
Date: November 10, 1990
Creator: Dement, George
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Charlyne Creger, January 10, 2003] (open access)

[Letter to Charlyne Creger, January 10, 2003]

Letter to Charlyne Creger wishing her a happy 84th birthday and updating her on some published articles regarding the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Date: January 10, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women Airforce Service Pilots Reunited] (open access)

[Clipping: Women Airforce Service Pilots Reunited]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping showing photos of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, classes of 43-W-6 and 43-W-7.
Date: December 10, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chales J. Opersteny to Catherine Parker, April 10, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Chales J. Opersteny to Catherine Parker, April 10, 2005]

Letter from Charles J. Opersteny to Catherine Parker Chatham thanking her and her husband for serving the country during World War II.
Date: April 10, 2005
Creator: Opersteny, Charles J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot Lands Janet Reno] (open access)

[Clipping: Pilot Lands Janet Reno]

Newspaper clipping discussing the details of Charlyne Creger's invitation to meet with former U.S. Attorney General, Janet Reno, in regards to the Women in Military Service for America Memorial program.
Date: September 10, 1997
Creator: Jackson, Leonard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female WWII pilots receive medals] (open access)

[Clipping: Female WWII pilots receive medals]

Newspaper clipping providing a brief history about the Women Airforce Service Pilots and stating that they will receive the Congressional Gold Medal from Congress as a symbol of their honorable service during World War II.
Date: March 10, 2010
Creator: Dorell, Oren & Rulon, Malia
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Hussey to Charlyne Creger, November 10, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from John Hussey to Charlyne Creger, November 10, 1990]

Letter from John Hussey to Charlyne Creger congratulating her for winning the Bossier Breakfast Exchange Club's 1990 Forgotten Hero Award.
Date: November 10, 1990
Creator: Hussey, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History