[WASP History Pamphlet #2] (open access)

[WASP History Pamphlet #2]

Pamphlet about the history and contributions of Women Airforce Service Pilots written by WASP member Betty Jane Williams. A photo of WASP director Jacqueline Cochran and General Arnold can be seen on the cover and several photos of WASP members can be seen on the back page.
Date: July 1991
Creator: Williams, Betty Jane
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill] (open access)

[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill]

Receipt for Paul A. Hill displaying the number of federal service "credit" points he has earned.
Date: July 24, 1962
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill #2] (open access)

[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill #2]

Receipt for Paul A. Hill displaying the number of federal service "credit" points he has earned.
Date: July 15, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Snapp with Gold Medal]

Photograph that is slightly blurry of Helen Snapp in uniform sitting at a table, with her gold medal seen to the right. Two young women can be seen standing behind her. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "From Left standing Samantha Thomason and Callie Thomason, Helen Snapp, July 10, 2010" and " AFA FL Convention dinner Ft Lauderdale, Fl."
Date: July 10, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Girl Pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: Girl Pilots]

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.
Date: July 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Falk, July 8, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Falk, July 8, 1942]

Recommendation letter from Frank W. Falk discussing Eleanor McLernon's responsibility and character.
Date: July 8, 1942
Creator: Falk, Frank W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[MSgt. Manskie at Artillery School]

Photograph of MSgt. Manskie kneeling while using an aiming circle at artillery school in New Guinea.
Date: July 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jim Nixon]

Photograph of Jim Nixon in uniform, in Richmond, Virginia. A tree is visible behind him.
Date: July 24, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Looking Out to Sea]

Photograph of MSgt. Manskie looking out towards the sea on the coast of New Guinea.
Date: July 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waitkowiczes On First Wedding Anniversary]

Photograph of Tony and Alice Waitkowicz posing together on their first wedding anniversary.
Date: July 26, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girl Posing With Gun]

Photograph of an unidentified girl posing with a German 88 anti-aircraft gun near Herrlisheim. Another gun is visible in the background.
Date: July 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Conklin and Half-Track]

Photograph of Donald Conklin standing next to his half-track and equipment. A building is visible in the background.
Date: July 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kovach by Bulletin Board]

Photograph of 1st Sgt. William Kovach standing next to a 23rd Tank Battalion bulletin board in Neresheim, Germany.
Date: July 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Sitting with Barrel]

Photograph of two uniformed American soldiers sitting by a wall with a small barrel. The man smoking a pipe on the left is identified as Noble Grubbs, while the other man is Nick Morgillo.
Date: July 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers at Camp]

Photograph of four soldiers, Floyd Adams, Albert Gaus, Fernie Barnes, and Donzel Kelley, squatting in dress uniform at camp.
Date: July 21, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers En Route to Hanover]

Photograph of soldiers standing in a street while en route to Hanover, Germany. Buildings are visible in the background.
Date: July 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of 1st Lt. Murray P. Canady]

Photograph of 1st Lt. Murray P. Canady sitting on a bench in Germany.
Date: July 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jim Nixon]

Photograph of Jim Nixon posing in uniform.
Date: July 24, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers in Germany]

Photograph of Private Smykowski, a Russian displaced woman, T/5 Ketterer, and P.F.C. Stires standing in a doorway at Neresheim, Germany.
Date: July 24, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Peters Holding Racket]

Photograph of Robert Peters, wearing only shorts, a hat, and shoes. He holds a tennis racket in front of him, and stands next to a tennis net. Trees and a building are visible in the background.
Date: July 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History Interview Transcript  of  Women Airforce Service Pilots] (open access)

[Oral History Interview Transcript of Women Airforce Service Pilots]

An oral history interview transcript conducted by Rebecca Wright featuring Helen Wyatt Snapp, Marjorie Popell Sizemore, Doris Elkington Hamaker, Mary Ann Baldner Gordon, Mary Anna "Marty" Martin Wyall, and Teresa D. James. Wrights asks about the group's experiences in either Women Airforce Service Pilots program or the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron and the prejudice of the 1940s.
Date: July 18, 1999
Creator: Snapp, Helen Wyatt; Sizemore, Marjorie Popell; Hamaker, Doris Elkington; Gordon, Mary Ann Baldner; Wyall, Mary Anna Martin & James, Teresa D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Your Body in Flight (open access)

Your Body in Flight

Textbook titled "Your Body in Flight" or Technical Order No. 00-25-13, created July 20, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: July 20, 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William C. McKenna to A. H. Daniels, July 15, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from William C. McKenna to A. H. Daniels, July 15, 1943]

Letter from William C. McKenna to A. H. Daniels discussing data requested in previous correspondence.
Date: July 15, 1943
Creator: McKenna, William C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Prince to Hans Klagsbrunn, July 16, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Charles A. Prince to Hans Klagsbrunn, July 16, 1943]

Letter from Charles A. Prince to Hans Klagsbrunn discussing a letter written by Prince to the Dallas Agency discussing the Bill of Sale, Plancor 937.
Date: July 16, 1943
Creator: Prince, Charles A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History