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[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Eleanor McLernon, February 20, 1945]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Eleanor Brown informing Brown that she has earned a Certificate of Honorable Service and Service Pin from the WASP.
Date:
February 20, 1945
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #4]
Address given by General Henry H. Arnold, commanding general of the Army Air Forces, to the last graduating class of Women Airforce Service Pilots on December 7, 1944.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type:
Script
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
[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
[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon #4]
Women Airforce Service Pilots pay stub for Eleanor McLernon from the Department of Training.
Date:
April 30, 1944
Creator:
War Department (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Eleanor McLernon Medical Certificate]
Medical certificate from the Civil Aeronautics Administration certifying that Eleanor McLernon meets the examination requirements for second class.
Date:
November 28, 1944
Creator:
Hairsten, Douglas C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon #2]
Women Airforce Service Pilots pay stub for Eleanor McLernon from the Department of Training.
Date:
November 15, 1944
Creator:
War Department (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
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
Object Type:
Text
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
[Letter from Cpt. Edwards Drew to Mickey McLernon, April 14, 1944]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon responding to her previous letter.
Date:
April 14, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Award for Civilian Service
Cloth Army Air Forces Emblem seen attached to the bottom left corner of a certificate awarding the emblem to Eleanor McLernon for civilian service.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces Pilot School
Object Type:
Text
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
[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon #6]
Women Airforce Service Pilots pay stub for Eleanor McLernon from the Department of Training.
Date:
November 1, 1944
Creator:
War Department (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, November 3, 1943]
Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing past correspondence, memories of meeting a woman at a skating rink, film, and making conversation.
Date:
November 3, 1943
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew, September 25, 1945]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Michael discussing aviation, Mickey's struggles, his job, and his adjustment to civilian life.
Date:
September 25, 1945
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, January 22, 1942]
Letter from Lieutenant Thomas E. Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing her night shift, aviation, asking if she knows where Henry Collins is.
Date:
January 22, 1942
Creator:
Kuenning, Thomas E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon #3]
Women Airforce Service Pilots pay stub for Eleanor McLernon from the Department of Training.
Date:
December 31, 1944
Creator:
War Department (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, December 14, 1942]
Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing aviation,Thomas Kuenning's work, and wishing her happy holidays.
Date:
December 14, 1942
Creator:
Kuenning, Earl & Kuenning, Mrs. Earl
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, October 13, 1944]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not responding, discussing aviation, dentistry, recent experiences on an air base, local festivities, a wrestler, and Mickey's deployment.
Date:
October 13, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Maxine Howard to Eleanor McLernon, October 4, 1943]
Western Union telegram from Maxine Howard to Eleanor McLernon informing her that interviews for the Women's Flying Training Program will take place October 7 and 8 at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio.
Date:
October 4, 1943
Creator:
Howard, Maxine
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Test Mechanic #2]
Photograph of a woman working on the engine of a plane. Written on the back of the photograph, in the top left corner: "Mickey McLernon, Flight Test Hangar, Kelly Fld., TX."
Date:
[1942..1943]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, October 4, 1943]
Letter from Captain Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing how he feels about being in Africa.
Date:
October 4, 1943
Creator:
Kuenning, Thomas E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Eleven WASP at Napier Field]
Group photograph of eleven WASP standing outside of a building at Napier Field. Each woman is wearing a beret, a dark jacket, a light-colored shirt, a dark tie, a dark skirt, and dark shoes. The note in the bottom right corner of the photograph says, "W.A.S.P., AAFEFTC, Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama, Dec. 1944."
Date:
December 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jaqueline Cochran to Eleanor McLernon, February 26, 1944]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Eleanor McLernon advising her that she has been tentatively accepted to the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program. The letter contains a list of five requirements, three of which are underlined in red. Cochran requests that McLernon complete the underlined items in a timely manner so that Cochran's office can finish processing McLernon's application and officially assign her to the April training class.
Date:
February 26, 1944
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History