[McLernon Autobiographic Sketch] (open access)

[McLernon Autobiographic Sketch]

Short autobiographic essay written by Eleanor McLernon on her life, family, career, and experience with the WASP program. A note paired with the paper reads, "Brief autobiographic sketch for the ALL-WASP lino graphic book Betty Turner currently working on (1999)".
Date: 1999
Creator: McLernon, Eleanor Michel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs) (open access)

Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs)

United States customs form endorsed to clear Royal Air Force officer, Paul A. Hill, to depart from La Guardia Airport in New York, bound for Montreal, Canada.
Date: June 3, 1944
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope of Quik Splice Tapes]

Envelope for HPI quik splice super 8mm splicing tapes. There are some tapes left inside.
Date: 1965
Creator: Hudson Photographic Industries Incorporated
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Approaching New York Harbor]

Photograph of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, taken on the approach of the ship carrying the 12th Armored Division.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Private Bob Trump]

Photograph of Private Bob Trump posing in front of a tree and wooden building.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers on Tank]

Photograph of soldiers posing on a tank. Those in the top row are, from left to right, Pvt. Jake Cohen, Pvt. Bud Thomas, and Pvt. Tom Brennan. The soldiers in the bottom row are Sgt. Emmett Greeley, Pvt. Bill Witrey, Sgt. Louis Gagnon, and Pvt. Buck Everett.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers at Stoney Point, NY]

Photograph of S/Sgt. Vern M. Thomas and Silas Frasure standing in a field at Stoney Point, New York.
Date: 1941
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

[Photograph of Capt. W. S. Shape]

Photograph of Capt. W. S. Shape of the 35th Armored Regiment posing in dress uniform at Pine Camp, New York. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Capt. W. S. Shape, Serv. Co. 35th A.R. Pine Camp".
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rifle Drill Team]

Photograph of Pvt. Jake Cohen looking at a rifle drill team at Pine Camp in New York. The drill team includes Sgt. John Storms, Sgt. Carl Edmunds, Sgt. Bill Musir, PFC Ed Tungate, Sgt. Ed Smyth, Sgt. Ed Presley, Sgt. Louis Ganon, and Sgt. Bill Riley.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officers at Stoney Point]

Photograph of Capt. W. S. Shape and another unidentified officer posing outdoors at Stoney Point, New York. Trees are visible in the background.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Corporal E. Sweet]

Photograph of E. Sweet, a corporal in a medical detachment, posing in front of buildings at Pine Camp, New York.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in the Snow]

Photograph of Carlisle, James, Moore, Cpl. Jimison, Young, Carothers, Knoch, and Blankenship kneeling in the snow at Pine Camp, New York. Buildings and a car are visible in the background.
Date: [1941..1942]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Surgeon Business Card] (open access)

[Flight Surgeon Business Card]

Business card for U.S. Army Air Corps Flight Surgeon Ermin L. Ray, M. D. Ray also has "Medical Examiner, Civil Aeronautics Admin." and "Official Airline Examiner" listed on his card, along with "examinations by appointment."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gasoline Ration Coupon #1] (open access)

[Gasoline Ration Coupon #1]

B level coupon ration for gasoline written out in the 1945's while Suzette lived in New York. Found inside [Pilots Flight Operating Instructions] ark:/67531/metapth873945.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gasoline Ration Coupon #2] (open access)

[Gasoline Ration Coupon #2]

B level coupon ration for gasoline that was torn in half written out in the 1945's while Suzette lived in New York. Found inside [Pilots Flight Operating Instructions] ark:/67531/metapth873945.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number A-2265] (open access)

[Special Orders Number A-2265]

Special orders listing role re-assignments and reporting requirements of several officers in the Unites States Air Force, including Marjorie Wakeham.
Date: September 22, 1959
Creator: 3910th Combat Support Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number P-27] (open access)

[Special Orders Number P-27]

Special order listing base re-assignments of several officers in the United States Air Force and their primary duties, including Captain Marjorie Wakeham.
Date: February 6, 1960
Creator: 48th Air Force Base Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Albany (V-9) Sectional Aeronautical Chart

Aeronautical map of Albany, New York and its surrounding region, showing cities, topographical features, radio frequency ranges and other various aeronautical symbols for flight training and navigation. Scale 1:500,000.
Date: May 6, 1943
Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Teal Krech to Charlyne Creger, June 10, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Teal Krech to Charlyne Creger, June 10, 2003]

Letter from Teal Krech to Charlyne Creger in regards to their recent conversation and requesting an interview to further discuss her love story.
Date: June 10, 2003
Creator: Krech, Teal
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Special Orders Number A-285] (open access)

[Special Orders Number A-285]

Special order listing role re-assignments, reporting requirement,s and instructions for several officers in the United States Air Force, including Captain Marjorie Wakeham.
Date: April 6, 1960
Creator: 48th Air Force Base Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clara Jo Marsh to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, January, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Clara Jo Marsh to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, January, 1946]

Letter from Clara Jo Marsh to the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing the suggestion of purchasing a gift for General Arnold who supported them during their Air Forces Program.
Date: January 1946
Creator: Marsh, Clara Jo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Group Picture Photo Samples] (open access)

[WASP Group Picture Photo Samples]

Document listing photo proofs of group portraits taken at a WASP reunion available to purchase as prints. Charlyne Creger has filled out the order section at the bottom of the first page to purchase photo number 14.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reunions, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History