[Letter from Charlyne Creger, November 25, 2001] (open access)

[Letter from Charlyne Creger, November 25, 2001]

Copy of a letter from Charlyne Creger explaining why she missed the WASP reunion in October and sharing her experiences, education and employment history as a nurse.
Date: November 25, 2001
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invite from the Ninety-Nines to Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[Invite from the Ninety-Nines to Charlyne Creger]

Invite for Charlyne Creger to a meeting of South Central Section of the Ninety-Nines organization.
Date: 2001
Creator: Ninety-Nines (Organization)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card: Charlyne Creger, WASP] (open access)

[Card: Charlyne Creger, WASP]

Card with a photograph of Charlyne Creger as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot. On the back is a list of information, such as her WASP class number, her station and assignments, and her career after the WASP. A more recent photo of Charlyne is printed in the top left corner of the back, and a quote from her reads, "How do I feel about being a WASP? Out of nothing, it made me something, because it gave me the courage to try anything!".
Date: 2001
Creator: Wings Across America
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from United States Department of Veterans Affairs to Charlyne Creger, October 2, 2001] (open access)

[Letter from United States Department of Veterans Affairs to Charlyne Creger, October 2, 2001]

Letter from United States. Department of Veterans Affairs to Rosa C. Creger discussing the details of a one-time payment she received due to an error in the calculation of the 1999 Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Date: October 2, 2001
Creator: United States. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with James Hudson, May 30, 2001

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with James Hudson, Army veteran (3rd Platoon, 36th/83rd Quartermaster Trucking Company, 470th Quartermaster Regiment), concerning his experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Hudson discusses his youth in segregated Yalobusha County, Mississippi; his reaction to being drafted, December, 1942; basic training, Camp McCain, Grenada, Mississippi, 1942-43; segregated training facilities; maneuvers at Camp Polk, Louisiana, 1943; training in truck maintenance and operation; relations between white officers and black enlisted men; entertainment on and off base for black soldiers; illiteracy among black troops; voyage to Europe, February, 1944; pre-invasion training around Cardigan, Wales; transfer of the unit to Swansea for further pre-invasion training; his observations of the Normandy landings, June 6, 1944; the landing of his unit on June 7 at Omaha Beach; establishment of beach supply depots; his participation in the activities of the "Red Ball Express," August-September, 1944; his description of war damage in German towns and cities; postwar adjustments to segregated society in Mississippi. Appendix consists of photocopy of "Honorable Discharge" (1 page).
Date: May 30, 2001
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hudson, James I.,1921-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library