Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing their daughter's upcoming birthday and the upcoming holiday.

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife telling her that he loves her and the kids.

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife updating her on life on deployment and what he has been up to.

Featured article in LIFE magazine about the WASP members and life at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The article includes many photographs of the women taking classes, performing tasks, and training at the flight school. On the back of one of the pages is part of an article on narcotics.

Newspaper clipping with an article about Mrs. Yount speaking at a WASP graduation, the celebration of their first birthday, their attendance to a local movie premier. There is red text over the clipping that reads: "WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS WWII 50TH ANNIVERSARY AVENGER FIELD SWEETWATER, TX. 22 MAY 1993".

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Court Reporter Tom Irby acknowledging the receipt of a letter from May 15, 1943, which enclosed a statement of charges for the court case United States of America vs Joe B. Plosser et al.

Letter from Director R. E. Olin to Major L. E. McConnell discussing the per diam rate for board and lodging for the Women's Training Program at Plosser-Prince Air Academy.

Letter from H. M. Renaud of the British Air Commission to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince and R. E. Olin of Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the acknowledgement of Plosser-Prince Air Academy's Check No. 2137 for $10,000.

Letter from Dan Moody to Joe B. Plosser discussing legal charges totaling $1972.80 from a statement made from one Mr. Tom Irby, as well as another statement in the amount of $27.25 from one Mr. E. L. Bauknight. The back of the letter is written in Gregg shorthand.

Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince discussing Plosser's analysis for the cost of basic and advanced training at Plosser-Prince Air Academy.

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.

Photograph of a soldier standing in a yard next to a sidewalk, with a large tree behind him.

Photograph of a man and woman sitting together in lawn chairs in a yard, with a house and tree in the background.

Photograph of a soldier in dress uniform squatting in a grassy yard.

Photograph of several men working in a large field filled with plants. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "June 19 - 43. Cucumber patch. Ted, Jim Steward, John, Dan the Russian, John Luty."

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on January 19, 1943, asking them not to send any socks as he already has too many clothes. He sends his condolences upon the death of a Mrs. Naylor, and says he was sorry to hear about a friend losing his leg in an airplane crash.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 19, 1943. He details an "American dinner" he and his friends had in town.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 19, 1943. He discusses a girl from Waco who knows his family.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 19, 1943. He asks them to tell him if anything bad happens to them without delay, due to his friend Harmon's family informing him that one of them needed an operation only after it was done.

Copy negative of Naval Aviator Cadet William W. Fink, Jr. in his bomber jacket and flight goggles.

A manual describing the use of sled dogs as a means of military transportation in Arctic regions.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Sicily, Air offensive, Russia, New Georgia, New Guinea, Aleutians, Submarines. Includes list of senior commanders in the Invasion of Italy. Maps: New Georgia Islands; American 7th army positions in Licata and Vittoria Italy. Inset map: Italy and surrounding islands. Illustration: Landing on the underside [Allied air attack on ships unloading military cargo on the beaches of Southern Sicily]. Back: Text and color illustrations include various methods of enemy gas applications.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Tunisia -- Southwest Pacific -- Russia -- Mediterranean. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show Allied drive in Tunisia -- Japanese controlled areas throughout the Southwest Pacific. Includes photographs: Helping Rommel's run [puppy stationed atop a Vickers machine gun] -- So he can fight (Staff Sergt. Hollers clerks at the San Angelo AAF Bombardier School in Texas) -- Blimp training. Back: Tunisia, map with inset showing location of Tunisia in the Mediterranean area.