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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
[USS Shenandoah Passing Over Nolan County Courthouse #3]
Photograph of an airship or dirigible flying in the sky over a group of brick buildings, the tops of which are only just visible at the bottom of the photo. The building on the far right side is dark and multi-storied, and there are people standing on the roof.
Date:
October 23, 1924
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Flying fillies once occupied Liberty Field]
Newspaper clipping of an article about members of WASP who were stationed at Liberty Field in Fort Stewart, Georgia during WWII. The article includes more details about Fort Stewart, and a photograph of Helen Snapp, Margery Moore, Bertha Mary Clifford, and Viola Thompson in flight jumpsuits, walking away from a small plane. The clipping includes other articles about the Fort Stewart and Hinesville, Georgia area, as well as local advertisements.
Date:
October 23, 1987
Creator:
Owens, Dianne
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cornelia Clark Fort Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony
Pamphlet for the Cornelia Clark Fort Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony, held on October 6, 2000 at 2 pm, at Mulberry Canyon by the Taylor County Historical Commission. Inside are images of WASP and airplanes and a bio of Cornelia Clark Fort.
Date:
October 6, 2000
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
World War II Times, Volume 14, Number 4, October 28, 1999
Newspaper clipping of The World War II Times containing stories about veterans and WASP as well as about WWII. There are also photographs, comics, and advertisements included.
Date:
October 28, 1999
Creator:
World War II Times
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: WASPS inspired World War II bomb]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of an article about how two WASP pilots inspired other male pilots to use B-29 bombs more, told from the perspective of General Paul W. Tibbets. On the back of the photocopy, there is handwritten text Alberta, about the article.
Date:
October 15, 1985
Creator:
Sisk, Mack
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP comic]
Newspaper clipping of a comic depicting female plane mechanics discussing their male counterparts over lunch, next to an airplane. The caption reads, "They never try to get fresh with me. They're always too busy trying to keep up with me on the JOB."
Date:
October 26, 1942
Creator:
d'Alessio, Gregory
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, October 8, 1945]
Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing her recent travels for aviation training.
Date:
October 8, 1945
Creator:
Chamberlain, Margaret L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of WASP Name Changes]
List of WASP members whose names changed when they married, including their class numbers and addresses. The names include: Ann C. O'Connor (Cawley), Sarah Elizabeth Lundy (Pearce), Evelyn Hilton (Laesch), Bertha Trasky (Link), Margaret Stegall (Cox), Geraldine Jordan (Hardman), Eleanor Lawry (Feeley), Geraldine Olinger (Bowen), Margery Holben (Moore), Alisa Simonson (Connolly), Jane Miller (Dyde), Mary Hearn (Nesbit), Merridee Snively (Newell), Virginia Healy (Knapp), and Selma Cronan.
Date:
October 2, 1973
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pay tribute to those who served]
Newspaper clipping of part of an article about women who served in WWII being honored for their service. The article includes a photograph of women in large coats standing behind a large, flat monument stone. There are local television listings on the back of the clipping.
Date:
October 21, 1997
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Newsmap. Monday, October 4, 1943 : week of September 23 to September 30, 212th week of the war, 94th week of U.S. participation
Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Italy, Corsica, Russia, New Georgia, Gilbert Is., Ellice Is., New Guinea, Western Europe. Maps show Northeast New Guinea; central Italy; Italy, Yugoslavia, Sardinia, Sicily, Tunisia. All maps show Nazi or Japanese occupied areas. Includes photographs: Naples, On the beach at Salerno, Smoke screen over Palermo, Ship with a mouth. Back: A mournful melody, or, a dud dood it again : and watch out for booby traps! 8 cartoon panels graphically describe the dangers of unexploded projectiles.
Date:
October 4, 1943
Creator:
[United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Newsmap. Monday, October 18, 1943 : week of October 7 to October 14, 214th week of the war, 96th week of U.S. participation
Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Central Italy, Italy, Azores, Air offensive, Norway, Southwest Pacific, Wake. Large world map shows United Nations, Axis and Axis occupied areas, countries with Axis relations broken, and neutral countries. Includes inset maps: Eastern Europe, Roads to Rome, the globe, Scene of combined operations in the southwest Pacific. Photographs: Burma bombing campaign, Modern road to Rome, Wake Island, Tailgunner Sergt. Harris Goldberg of Brookline, Mass. Back: Photographic view of the world with the center at Tokyo, Japan. Includes instructions for using a detachable scale that, when centered on Tokyo, measures distances along any line running through Tokyo.
Date:
October 18, 1943
Creator:
[United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Flying with the Fifteenth Air Force: A B-24 Pilot’s Missions from Italy during World War II
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
In 1944 and 1945, Tom Faulkner was a B-24 pilot flying out of San Giovanni airfield in Italy as a member of the 15th Air Force of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Only 19 years old when he completed his 28th and last mission, Tom was one of the youngest bomber pilots to serve in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Between September 1944 and the end of February 1945, he flew against targets in Hungary, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Yugoslavia. On Tom’s last mission against the marshalling yards at Augsburg, Germany, his plane was severely damaged, and he had to fly to Switzerland where he and his crew were interned. The 15th Air Force generally has been overshadowed by works on the 8th Air Force based in England. Faulkner’s memoir helps fill an important void by providing a first-hand account of a pilot and his crew during the waning months of the war, as well as a description of his experiences before his military service. David L. Snead has edited the memoir and provided annotations and corroboration for the various missions.
Date:
October 2018
Creator:
Faulkner, Tom & Snead, David L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[12th Armored Division Memorial Museum Dedication]
Photograph of a large crowd of people sitting outside at the dedication service of the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several men in blue Army uniforms are seated on a raised platform in the background.
Date:
October 6, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Entering New York Harbor]
Photograph of three ships entering New York Harbor. The ship in the foreground is decked out with streamers and banners, one of which reads: "Welcome Home - Well Done", and a band is visible on the ship's deck.
Date:
October 10, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Overturned M-5 Tank]
Photograph of an overturned 44th Armored Regiment M-5 tank in a ditch on a "blackout" march during maneuvers in Tennessee. Another automobile is driving up the road in the background.
Date:
October 11, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Allotment Authorization]
Allotment authorization between Justin L. Bible and his wife Laura L. Bible.
Date:
October 19, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 3, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on October 3, 1943. He tells them to tell Wilbur Crawford's mother not to worry about Crawford's injury. He is sad that he can't go into town with his friends because he is on KP, but says it's not too bad.
Date:
October 3, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., October 7, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis Sr. on October 7, 1943. He asks about whom his father has been spending time with, and talks about how the war has effected Texas A&M University.
Date:
October 7, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 10, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on October 10, 1943. He asks where his cousin Jimmie Kendrick is going to be stationed, and relays information from letters he's received from friends in Texas.
Date:
October 10, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 27, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on October 27, 1944. He is glad they got the pictures he sent them, and explains that the mail has been held up for a while. He also complains about the rain in Italy, but is glad that his tent has a floor and a stove.
Date:
October 27, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 4, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on October 4, 1943. He can't find a place to print his pictures, and tells his parents again to send him food for Christmas. He asks about the pecan crop.
Date:
October 4, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 16, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on October 16, 1944, detailing his trip to Rome. He mentions seeing sights such as the Pantheon of Agrippa, the tomb of the unknown soldier, the Colosseum, the Basilica of St. Paul's, the Catacombs, and St. Peter's. He mentions that he didn't get to see the Pope because he goes to St. Peter's in the morning and Willis visited in the afternoon. He goes on to ask after a friend who quit A&M to transfer to Baylor University, and mentions getting a stove in his tent and a shot to keep him well.
Date:
October 16, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 12, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on October 12, 1943. He is glad his grandmother is visiting, but wishes he could be there to see her. He talks about going swimming, and mentions that the Waco papers he gets overseas are usually a month old, and he wishes he could get more recent ones to read about the football games.
Date:
October 12, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History