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The 318th Army Air Forces Training Detachment Announces the Graduation of Class 43-W-4
Letter with envelope announcing the graduation of 318th FTD Class 43-W-4 at Avenger Field, the members of which became Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
[..1943-08-07]
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces. 318th Flying Training Detachment
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping Photocopy: Sweetwater Club's Involvement with Air Field]
Photocopy of newspaper clippings and an announcement card about the Sweetwater Club's various planning and coordination efforts with the Air Force Air Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
{1943-02-11,1943-03-11,1943-03-25,1943-04-07}
Creator:
Mathews, Roy
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Sweetwater Student Activities and Avenger Field Naming]
Photocopy of newspaper clippings about student and teacher activities in Sweetwater, Texas, including the naming of the Avenger Field Air School by means of a contest.
Date:
{1942-05-13,1942-05-14}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clippings Photocopy: Housing for Air Personnel Luncheon]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping and an announcement card about a Sweetwater Club's luncheon to discuss housing for Air Force Personnel.
Date:
{1943-05-13,1943-04-22}
Creator:
Mathews, Roy
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Collection of Documents Addressed to Air Men and Civilian Pilots]
Collection of documents from the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The first page is Form ACA 113 (IM-11/42), a note from the Publications and Statistics Division of the CAA, serving as introduction to the following documents.The next is a notice to air men and all owners of registered aircraft, urging them to only "use their planes...for purposes that contribute directly to the war effort." The next is a document titled "WPB-CAA Liberalizes Utilization of Civilian Aircraft," discussing the use of civilian aircraft for the war effort. The next is an important notice from the Director General for Operations, discussing General Limitation Order L-262 from the War Production Board. The next is a letter from Administrator C. I. Stanton to Washington and field employees, discussing the approval of flight instruction or flight tests. The last group of documents includes several pages of designated landing areas. It also includes the envelope it came in.
Date:
{1943-01-26,1943-04-08,1943-04-12}
Creator:
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copies of Personnel Order 71 and 79]
Copies of Army Air Force Personnel orders 71 and 79 designating flight officer Paul A. Hill as a service pilot and re-rating a list of several Air Force Second Lieutenants as pilots and service pilots.
Date:
{1944-03-23,1944-11-09}
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Regulations and Pilot Certificate]
Photocopy of a list of flight regulations and two certificates, a pilot license and an instrument flight check, belonging to Betty Jo Streff.
Date:
{1945-11-22..1944-02-22}
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, Spring 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing receiving some skin oil from a friend, a disastrous check ride, a trip to Abilene, and fellow flight students getting lost. Typed on an old physics test from primary flight training, on which Yerkes scored a 100.
Date:
{1943-04-06,1943-22~}
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photographs of E. J. Simons and Others in Various Locations]
Four scanned photographs featuring E. J. Simons and other uniformed American soldiers at various locations in Europe. The original photos were taped onto a sheet of paper along with captions. The photo on the top right features soldiers identified as Joe, Ucyroski, and E. J. "Spike" Simons sitting on a bench in Paris, France. A stone wall, trees, and a statue are visible behind them. The next photo features Simons standing between two soldiers and a view of the Eiffel Tower in the background. The third photo has soldiers named Armstrong and Tummons sitting with Simons in a room in Germany. An open window and overhead fixture provide light. Armstrong sits on a sofa to the left, Tummons sits on a dressing table in the center, and Simons sitting to the right. The bottom photo shows two soldiers and Simons standing in front of the American Red Cross' Rainbow Corner club in Paris, France.
Date:
{1945~,1945-06-06}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pilot and Crew Member Physical Record Card]
Army Air Force medical card for Paul A. Hill, with sections for vaccinations, examinations, and blood type.
Date:
{1944-02-18..1944-12-22}
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: O'Reilly General Hospital, Springfield, Missouri]
Photographs of the environs of O'Reilly General Hospital. The first photograph features a long ward building that runs parallel to a road. The bottom photograph shows another ward building with a group of Italian prisoners of war sitting under a nearby tree.
Date:
{1944-04-07,1944-05-28}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 12, 1949]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing the purchase of a boat, getting some buttons from her WASP uniform, time with friends, and Miami.
Date:
November 12, 1949
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dorothy Christenson in Front of Building]
Photograph of Dorothy Christenson posing outside a manufactured building in a light colored dress. A note written on the back of the photo reads, " Room 8 Bldg. 55 Chinen, Okinawa Nov 1949 Guess who".
Date:
November 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka to Frances Yerkes, October 27, 1949]
Letter from Phil and Cornelia Yerkes Kafka to Cornelia's mother discussing a recent flight, visiting with various people, leaving Tampa for Okeechobee and Fort Lauderdale, fishing, and a cat. Typed on Hotel Annapolis (Washington DC) stationary.
Date:
October 27, 1949
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Kafka, Phillip Eric
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 12, 1949]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing coming to Jacksonville, a dentist appointment, and recent correspondence. Written on Casa Bonita Hotel stationary.
Date:
October 12, 1949
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Appointment for Cornelia Yerkes, June 24, 1949]
Letter appointing 1st Lt. Cornelia Yerkes Kafka to the US Air Force Reserve.
Date:
June 24, 1949
Creator:
Barger, Samuel B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from War Department to Catherine Parker]
Empty envelope addressed to Catherine Parker from the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Various dates and numbers and the name, "Lawrence" are handwritten on the back in pencil.
Date:
April 5, 1949
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dirt Road in Okinawa]
Photograph of a dirt road with military buildings to the left and right with a note written on the back that reads, "Pension Row, Butter Buildings, men and womens quarters, Okinawa 1949". "Dorothy" can also be seen on the back, written in pencil on the right side.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Information on Sweetwater]
Page with information about the current conditions of the city of Sweetwater, Texas and the money the city has spent on civic improvements.
Date:
1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran, January 4, 1949]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran explaining the offer of a commission of 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force to former Women Airforce Service Pilots if they meet certain standards and qualifications.
Date:
January 1949
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Marjorie Wakeham, January 4, 1949]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Marjorie Wakeham informing her that the United states Air Force has agreed to offer the Women Airforce Service Pilots a commission of 2nd lieutenant in the Air Force if they meet certain standards and qualifications.
Date:
January 1949
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Soldier with Wine Bottles]
Photograph of a soldier sitting down and sleeping next to a bench on a sidewalk, with several wine bottles in his lap and arms. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "? France 1949. By Dale Himle."
Date:
1949
Creator:
Himle, Dale
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
USAF Extension Course Phase 2, Part A, Course Number 200. Fundamentals of Learning and Expression
This book unit is Phase 2, Part A of an Air University extension course that discusses correct techniques for learning, oral communication, and discussion.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Fourth National Convention Pamphlet]
Pamphlet for the Fourth Women Airforce Service Pilots National Convention with a program of events and list of national convention officers and honored guests. The pamphlet is made of several colored pages tied together, and an image of a Fifinella can be seen on the front page.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History