[Clipping: 318th Graduates Largest Class]

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Newspaper clipping describing the activities of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, class of 43-W-4, the type of meals they were served at Avenger Field and the details of their graduation ceremony.

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1 clipping : ill. ; 28 x 22 cm.

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Welz, B. J. & Gardner, Elizabeth L. September 12, 1943.

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National WASP WWII Museum

Located at Avenger Field in Nolan County Texas, the WASP World War II Museum commits to preserving the legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII. As a teaching museum, it features archives, exhibits, and oral histories that record a significant period in history when women dared to break barriers and contribute to victory.

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  • Main Title: [Clipping: 318th Graduates Largest Class]
  • Added Title: Out In The Blue
  • Added Title: Fifinellas Are Well Fed
  • Added Title: Maj. Gen. Brand Addresses 43 W-4
  • Series Title: Charlyne Creger Collection

Description

Newspaper clipping describing the activities of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, class of 43-W-4, the type of meals they were served at Avenger Field and the details of their graduation ceremony.

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1 clipping : ill. ; 28 x 22 cm.

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  • "318 Graduates Largest Class," The Avenger, Sweetwater Texas, September 2, 1943. V. 1, No. 4.

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National WASP WWII Museum

Bringing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots to life, these archives represent the role of the flight school in training women pilots to fly military planes and show how WASPs responded socially and professionally to new challenges brought by war. Included are financial documents, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, pilots' logs, and flight manuals.

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Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

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World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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  • September 12, 1943

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Welz, B. J. & Gardner, Elizabeth L. [Clipping: 318th Graduates Largest Class], clipping, September 12, 1943; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1164569/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.

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