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[WASP 44-9 Reunion]

Photograph of several WASP members with name tags and blue reunion scarves posed in three rows at a Nebraska reunion. A woman in the middle of the bottom row is holding a blue sign that say, "44-9". Handwritten notes can be seen on the back of the photo that read, "Front Row: L-R Marty Revel (Sarager),,,,Betty Turner (Stagg), (2): Katy (McGrath) Henze, Ethel (Lytch) Miller, Elaine Harmon, Margaret Jones (T), Ruth (Groves) Kearney, Mildred (House) Ferree, Gayle Snell, Top: Helen (Cannon) Johnson, Betty (Martin) Riddle,, Mickey (McLernon) Brown, Margaret Gee" and "Omaha, Neb. Reunion 1998".
Date: 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Eleanor McLernon Brown Autobiography] (open access)

[Eleanor McLernon Brown Autobiography]

Autobiography of Eleanor McLernon Brown written for the 44-9 class history book published in 1998.
Date: 1998
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Dan C. Buzzo, February 11 and 16, 1998

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Dan Buzzo, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. He discusses the fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma- Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Tamuan and Tamuang, Thailand, 1944; Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, 1944-45; and his liberation.
Date: {1998-02-11,1998-02-16}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Buzzo, Dan C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Recollections of Jack Vaughan] (open access)

[Recollections of Jack Vaughan]

Recollections written by Jack Vaughan concerning his service in the military in American Samoa during World War II.
Date: January 3, 1998
Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sponsor Application Form by Frances Sargent for Helen Wyatt Snapp] (open access)

[Sponsor Application Form by Frances Sargent for Helen Wyatt Snapp]

Completed Sponsor Application Form for Helen Wyatt Snapp. The form was completed by Frances Sargent, who sent the $300 check to the International Forest of Friendship on October 8, 1998.
Date: October 1998
Creator: Sargent, Frances
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with William E. Moore, Jr., March 4, 1998

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Interview with William E. Moore Jr., a Army WWII veteran from Temple, Texas, who was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Moore discusses his time in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M, assignment to 24th Division Artillery at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, training and alerts, the attack at Wheeler Field and taking defensive positions around Oahu, and service afterwards.
Date: March 4, 1998
Creator: Meisch, Lisa & Moore Jr., William E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with John Hargrove, August 12, 1998

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Interview with John Hargrove, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hargrove discusses growing up and his family background, being drafted into the Air Corps, training, assignment to the 18th Reconnaissance Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group at Langley Field as a radio operator, life and work at Langley, transition to the B-26, the start of the war, submarine patrol, deployment to Townsville, Australia via Hawaii, flying his first mission, liberty and recreation, bombing and close air support missions, the crew being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, losses, returning to the US, work as a radio instructor, meeting his wife, postwar service, and reflections on the atomic bomb. In appendix is a manuscript for an autobiography written by Hargrove, an addendum to the interview, and a letter to Ron Marcello making corrections to the interview.
Date: August 12, 1998
Creator: Lane, Peter B.; Byrd, Richard W. & Hargrove, John H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with General Alexander R. Bolling, Jr., July 15, 1998

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Interview with General Alexander R. Bolling, Jr., concerning his experiences as an infantry platoon leader (3rd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 302nd Regiment, 94th Infantry Division) in the European Theater during World War II.
Date: July 15, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Lane, Peter B. & Bolling, Alexander R. (Alexander Russell), 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
WASP News, Volume 36, Number 1, March 1998 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 36, Number 1, March 1998

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: March 1998
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 43-6 Anna Monkiewicz, secretary] (open access)

[Clipping: 43-6 Anna Monkiewicz, secretary]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping providing information about the conference held by the Women Airforce Service Pilots, classes of 43-5 & 43-6 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Date: 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Flying in war was 'best time of her life'] (open access)

[Clipping: Flying in war was 'best time of her life']

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping providing a brief history about the life and experiences of Mary Ruth Rance as a former Women Airforce Service Pilot. The clipping also includes information about Miss Rance's training and the types of air craft she flew.
Date: July 7, 1998
Creator: Robb, Julia
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recollections of Honolulu, Hawaii] (open access)

[Recollections of Honolulu, Hawaii]

Document written by Jack Vaughan recollecting his time spent in Honolulu, Hawaii during March and April of 1944.
Date: January 3, 1998
Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recollections of Klamath Falls] (open access)

[Recollections of Klamath Falls]

Recollections by Jack Vaughan about his time spent in Klamath Falls, Oregon, recovering from a disease he had contracted in American Samoa.
Date: January 3, 1998
Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recollections of Yerba Buena Island] (open access)

[Recollections of Yerba Buena Island]

Document of Jack Vaughan's recollections of his time spent at the detention barracks on Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco, California, from July 1945 to April 1946.
Date: January 3, 1998
Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Statue in Georgia]

Photograph of a statue of three men in Andersonville, Georgia. The text engraved into the base of the statue reads: "Turn you to the stronghold yes prisoners of hope. Zechariah 9:12".
Date: March 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John L. Henn Marker]

Photograph of a memorial marker for John L. Henn, with the details of his life engraved on the small white cross.
Date: 1998~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gathering with Mairie Louis Becker]

Photograph of a two veterans with a younger man and a man in a suit behind a desk.
Date: 1998~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TWU WASP Homepage] (open access)

[TWU WASP Homepage]

Printed home web page of the Texas Woman's University Woman's Collection, a collection that celebrates Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: January 27, 1998
Creator: Texas Woman's University.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Marty, Aug. 11, 1998] (open access)

[Letter to Marty, Aug. 11, 1998]

Letter to Marty, possibly Marty Wyall, discussing how joyful and busy the writer's life has been in recent months in regards to reuniting with WASP members and retelling stories.
Date: August 11, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Special Tribute to W.A.S.P.'s of World War II] (open access)

[Flyer: Special Tribute to W.A.S.P.'s of World War II]

Flyer to Women Airforce Service Pilot Members inviting them to the Spirit of Flight Air Show where they will be given a special tribute.
Date: 1998
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reunion Committee Assignments and Roster] (open access)

[Reunion Committee Assignments and Roster]

Committee member job assignments for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 reunion, along with a committee roster.
Date: August 19, 1998
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Shipley to Doris, Nov. 15, 1998] (open access)

[Letter from Betty Shipley to Doris, Nov. 15, 1998]

Letter from Betty Shipley to Doris discussing to articles that were enclosed and a list of suggestions for a WASP event.
Date: November 15, 1998
Creator: Shipley, Betty
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Information Web Page] (open access)

[WASP Information Web Page]

Printed web page with an article on the history of WASP and the memorials built to honor them, with a Fifinella logo seen at the top of the page. The article gives contact information for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date: January 27, 1998
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP National Conference Registration Form] (open access)

[WASP National Conference Registration Form]

Blank registration form for the 1998 Women Airforce Service Pilots National Conference in Omaha, Nebraska.
Date: 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History