[Clipping: WASP flew every military aircraft] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP flew every military aircraft]

Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of former Women Airforce Service Pilots member, Florene Watson who was one of the few women to fly every military air craft used.
Date: unknown
Creator: Thomas, Les
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Woman Recalls World War II Pilot Days"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Woman Recalls World War II Pilot Days"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Ruth Florey's and Clinnie Lovvorn's service with the WASP.
Date: April 6, 1975
Creator: Borden, Robert C.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graded Test Answer Sheet For Horace Bartlett] (open access)

[Graded Test Answer Sheet For Horace Bartlett]

Filled in and graded answer sheet for a test taken by Horace E. Bartlett, along with a blank student progress sheet, a book order form, and a list of books available to purchase from Maxwell Air Force Base. These are paired with an envelope addressed to Bartlett in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: October 1, 1957
Creator: Bartlett, Horace E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Militarization Scrapbook] (open access)

[WASP Militarization Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled with papers, clippings, newsletters, and pamphlets discussing the Women Airforce Service Pilots program and the fight for WASP militarization after World War II.
Date: November 3, 1986
Creator: Florey, Ruth Underwood & Deaton, Leoti
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George P. Lawley, November 3, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George P. Lawley, November 3, 1973

Interview with George P. Lawley, an Army WWII veteran and POW from Odessa, Texas. Lawley discusses his time with the so-called "Lost Battalion" on Java and his experiences as a Japanese prisoner-of-war, including: joining the National Guard in 1940 and training, deployment for East Asia with 2nd Battallion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment; diversion to Java at the start of the war; the Japanese attack and his unit's capture; and his experiences in internment and labor at Tanjong Priok in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Thanbyuzayat and several camps on the Burma Railway, and near Nagasaki.
Date: November 3, 1973
Creator: Teague, William J. & Lawley, George P.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Midland and Ector Counties (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Midland and Ector Counties

Directory of the men and women from Midland and Ector Counties, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History