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[Clippings about WASPS and WAVES] (open access)

[Clippings about WASPS and WAVES]

Newspaper clipping from the Chicago Tribune, written by the Associated Press, discussing the death of WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot) Jacqueline Cochran. Includes an article from Good Housekeeping, written by John Mack Carter, discussing plans to built a memorial for women in military service (including the WASPs and the WAVES or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), the first of its kind.
Date: {1980-08-10,1989-05}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American History Illustrated subscription card]

An unused subscription card from American History Illustrated.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: American History Illustrated
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-52 Taking Off]

Photograph of a B-52 Stratofortress taking off into a partly-cloudy sky, leaving a large trail of engine exhaust.
Date: 1980~/2000~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birthday card from Rudolph Fuchs to Herman Fuchs] (open access)

[Birthday card from Rudolph Fuchs to Herman Fuchs]

A birthday card from Rudolph Fuchs to his brother Herman discussing how he has been. The card features an image of a 1920s-era pilot posing with a globe.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Fuchs, Rudolph
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building in Kulsheim, Germany]

Photograph of a building in Kulsheim, Germany, which served as the Enlisted Men's Club during World War II. The photo was taken by Eldon Kohler, a member of 92nd Mechanized Calvary Reconnaissance Squadron.
Date: 1980~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cornelia Yerkes Kafka certificate of discharge] (open access)

[Cornelia Yerkes Kafka certificate of discharge]

US Air Force certificate granting WASP Cornelia Yerkes Kafka an honorable discharge from service, retroactively dated to December 20, 1944.
Date: 1980~
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ferry Boat on Neckar River in Germany]

Photograph of a ferry boat on the Neckar River in Germany, taken by Eldon Kohler, a member of the 92nd Mechanized Calvary Reconnaissance Squadron
Date: 1980~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell certificate of discharge] (open access)

[Gayle Snell certificate of discharge]

US Air Force certificate granting WASP Gayle Snell an honorable discharge from service, retroactively dated to December 20, 1944.
Date: 1980~
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's Memorial Service, November 6, 1980] (open access)

[Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's Memorial Service, November 6, 1980]

Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's memorial service at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 6, 1980, at 4:30 p.m. The invitation includes a photo of Cochran on the front, and a map of the Air Force Academy on the back.
Date: 1980~
Creator: United States Air Force Academy.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Memorial Service for Jacqueline Cochran, September 19, 1980] (open access)

[Invitation to Memorial Service for Jacqueline Cochran, September 19, 1980]

Invitation to a memorial service for Jacqueline Cochran, by the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, at Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on September 19, 1980, at 1:30 p.m.
Date: 1980~
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Man with a Woman Next to a Brick Wall]

Photograph of a man sitting next to a woman against a brick wall. They appear to also be at the reunion at Fainfield Glades.
Date: [1980..1990]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Name Tag From 1980 WASP Convention] (open access)

[Name Tag From 1980 WASP Convention]

Name tag from the 1980 WASP convention with a printed Fifinella logo and the name, "Mary Farley Tilton, class 43-4" written on it.
Date: 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newsletter: Dues News, 1980 #3] (open access)

[Newsletter: Dues News, 1980 #3]

Newsletter with minutes from a meeting of the Order of Fifinella, with discussions of the 1979 fiscal year and projections for the next fiscal year.
Date: 1980
Creator: Davis, Edna Modisette
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Reunion]

Photograph of a man speaking at a reunion with numerous men behind him holding flags.
Date: [1980..2000]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sieta at a Reunion]

Photograph of Sieta sitting down at a table while attending the reunion at Fainfield Glades.
Date: [1980..1990]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Fun in the Sun Convention] (open access)

[Program: Fun in the Sun Convention]

A program for the 1980 Women Airforce Service Pilots convention that lists meetings, events, meals, and activities for members.
Date: 1980
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sunrise or sunset]

Photograph of a sunset or sunrise, with visible power lines on the horizon, and wispy clouds throughout.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Texas Visitor's Guide (open access)

Sweetwater Texas Visitor's Guide

A brochure featuring events, businesses, parks, points of interest, and activities in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Former Soldiers at a Reunion]

Photograph of two soldiers taking a picture together at a reunion at Failfield Glades. One of the soldiers is Sieta.
Date: [1980..1990]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Members at a Reunion]

Photograph of two veterans at a reunion.
Date: [1980..1990]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Members at a Reunion at Fainfield Glades]

Photograph of Ray Barrow and another member at a reunion. The reunion is taking place at Fainfield Glades.
Date: [1980..1990]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two War Veterans at a Reunion]

Photograph of two war veterans together at a reunion.
Date: [1980..1990]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women by Tower]

Photograph of six older women walking up some steps to a crenellated tower. Chinese guarding dragons stand on either side of the steps. A tree stands to the right of the tower.
Date: [1980..2000]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Preston E. Stone, February 20, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Preston E. Stone, February 20, 1980

Interview with Preston Stone, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Stone talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Nakhom Pathon, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: February 20, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Stone, Preston E., 1916-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library