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Oral History Interview with Raymond Schneider, December 8, 2000

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with Raymond Schneider, attorney and Army Air Forces veteran (710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II.
Date: December 8, 2000
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Schneider, Raymond
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Plaque of Class 44-W-9 Graduates and Trainees]

Photograph of a plaque with the names of WASP training class 44-W-9 graduates and trainees.
Date: 2000?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Timeline of Cornelia Yerkes Kafka's World War II service] (open access)

[Timeline of Cornelia Yerkes Kafka's World War II service]

A handwritten timeline with details of Cornelia Yerkes' service as a WASP and Red Cross worker in World War II, with details on her training, duty stations, aircraft and routes flown, and some personal details.
Date: 2000~/2009~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wings Across America pamphlet] (open access)

[Wings Across America pamphlet]

A pamphlet from Wings Across America discussing its mission and the history of the WASP.
Date: 2000~/2009~
Creator: Wings Across America
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four U.S. Air Force pilots at reception]

Photograph of four female Air Force pilots in flightsuits, standing behind a table at a reception while an obscured figure gestures toward them on the right. Behind that person's arm is a collage of photos featuring WASPs in World War II. Behind the pilots is what appears to be a flag of the commemorative "Confederate Air Force." Two women are seated on the left side of the table, and models of various WWII aircraft hang from the ceiling.
Date: October 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Charles M. Lagow, October 11, 2000

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Charles M. Lagow, a Army WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Lagow discusses his family history, attending Texas A&M, joining the CCC, the lead up to war, activation and training with the 352nd Engineer Battalion, deployment to Khorramshahr, Iran, building roads, delivering supplies to the Soviets, crash landing in a B-17 in Palestine, returning to the States and transfer to the 1346th Eng. Bat., deployment to Okinawa, occupation duty and Japanese holdouts, thoughts on Hideki Tojo, attitudes towards the Japanese, shell shock and mental breakdowns, the atomic bomb, and life after the war.
Date: October 11, 2000
Creator: Ripley, Christopher & Lagow, Charles Marshall
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Harold Salfen, February 14, 2000

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Interview with Harold Salfen, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from O'Fallon, Missouri. Salfen discusses his hometown and family background, his childhood and education, working in St. Louis, attending the University of Missouri, joining the Army Air Force and training, operating a ground radar in the European Theater, liberating Buchenwald Concentration Camp, the end of the war, and returning home. In appendix is a biography/resumé of Salfen's.
Date: February 14, 2000
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Salfen, Harold
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Sites Honor Women Pioneers in Aviation] (open access)

[Clipping: Sites Honor Women Pioneers in Aviation]

Newspaper clipping listing several websites that provide history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) along with a brief description of the content posted on the sites.
Date: August 10, 2000
Creator: Pollak, Michael
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WWII Registry of Remembrances Form] (open access)

[WWII Registry of Remembrances Form]

Form filled out by Charlyne Creger to register herself in the World War II Registry of Remembrances in Washington D.C.
Date: 2000
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Registry of Remembrances Slip for Charles Creger] (open access)

[Registry of Remembrances Slip for Charles Creger]

Registration slip for the World War II Registry of Remembrances filled out in the name of Charles L. Creger by his sister, Charlyne Creger, listing him as a Marine Corps WWII veteran.
Date: 2000
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[National World War II Memorial Donation] (open access)

[National World War II Memorial Donation]

Document filled out by Charlyne Creger confirming that she mailed in a check donation to the National World War II Memorial.
Date: 2000
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Name Tag: Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Name Tag: Charlyne Creger]

A name tag with the name of Charlyne Creger and her class number, 44-W-10, typed on it for the 2000 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. An image of a Fifinella gremlin can be seen in the top left corner.
Date: 2000
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 37, Number 3, Summer 2000 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 37, Number 3, Summer 2000

Newsletter 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: Summer 2000
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered (open access)

WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered

WASP reunion booklet honoring the life and career of Jacqueline Cochran and welcoming the WASP to their 2000 reunion with letters, photos, illustrations, and a schedule of events. A section at the back of the pamphlet honors the 38 WASP who died in service.
Date: 2000
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 2000 Committee Chair Persons] (open access)

[WASP 2000 Committee Chair Persons]

List of chairpersons and their roles and responsibilities for the 2000 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion committee. Many notes can be seen scratched onto several pages.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion 2000 Schedule Rough Draft] (open access)

[WASP Reunion 2000 Schedule Rough Draft]

Rough itinerary notice to WASP Members for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 Reunion Tour.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flight 1, Region One Newsletter, Volume 2 Number 2, May, 2000 (open access)

Flight 1, Region One Newsletter, Volume 2 Number 2, May, 2000

Newsletter for Region I members 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: May 2000
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Registration Form and Schedules] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Registration Form and Schedules]

Registration form and schedule information for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 Reunion, addressed to June S. Leckie.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 2000 Reunion Registration Committee] (open access)

[WASP 2000 Reunion Registration Committee]

Text describing work stations necessary to efficiently register and process those signing up for events at the Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 2000 Reunion Schedule of Events (open access)

Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 2000 Reunion Schedule of Events

Pamphlett with a blue diamond wings logo that contains a schedule of events for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 Reunion. Included is a map of the Texas Woman's University campus, the reunion location.
Date: 2000
Creator: Texas Woman's University.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 2000 Reunion Meal Registration Form] (open access)

[WASP 2000 Reunion Meal Registration Form]

Meal registration forms for different travel option during the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 Reunion Tour, addressed to June S. Leckie.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP General Biennial Business Meeting] (open access)

[WASP General Biennial Business Meeting]

Meeting agenda and several reports from a WASP board meeting in held in Sweetwater, Texas in 2000.
Date: October 7, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 2000 Reunion Schedule] (open access)

[WASP 2000 Reunion Schedule]

Schedule of events for the 2000 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Reunion Bandana #2]

A red bandana with an outlined of Texas and a Fifinella seen printed int he center. On the edges can be seen the words, "Sweetwater WASP 2000" in honor of the 2000 WASP Reunion.
Date: 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History