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[Speech of Hon. Fritz G. Lanham]

Description: A booklet containing the speech of the Honorable Fritz G. Lanham of Texas in the House of Representatives on April 20, 1938, honoring the dead.
Date: April 20, 1938
Creator: Lanham, Fritz G.
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[First Methodist Church Pamphlet]

Description: Pamphlet issued by the First Methodist Church, detailing an upcoming service where the church will replace plaques honoring members of the congregation who served and died in World War II.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[American Forces Club Brochure]

Description: Brochure from the American Forces Club in Switzerland welcoming American and British soldiers and detailing the ways they may use the club.
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Officer Identification Card]

Description: Officer identification card belonging to Charles Allan Dear during World War II. It includes Dear's date of birth, eye color, hair color, weight, height, a photograph, and the fingerprints of his right hand.
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Pamphlet: The Story Behind the Medal of The Month]

Description: Pamphlet from the Medal of the Month Club with a cartoon and short biography about the life of Amelia Earhart. A short introduction paragraph explains the purpose of the Club is to teach children about American aviation heroes.
Date: 1941~
Creator: Sullivan, Ralph & Buranelli, Felicity
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[German Medical Pamphlet, January 1942]

Description: German pamphlet entitled "Instructions for the device for direct blood transfusion." The rest of the pamphlet contains information and photographs about the device and how to use it.
Date: January 1942
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

Know Your Enemy: Japan!

Description: A pamphlet published during World War II about Japan, organized into sections answering ten questions: I. How large is the Japanese Empire? -- II. Is Japan self-sufficient in food? -- III. Is Japan self-sufficient in raw materials? -- IV. How will Japan's conquests in Southern Asia affect her raw material position? -- V. If Japan is so poor in raw materials, how was she able to become a great industrial power? -- VI. What are the present living standards of the Japanese people? -- VII. Who owns… more
Date: 1942
Creator: Jenkinson, Anthony
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Keep 'Em Flying booklet]

Description: Book issued to flying cadets, including information such as officer personnel, student officers, cadet of the class of June 1942, and details of cadet life.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Austin, Garth G.
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Instruction Manual for Military Correspondence]

Description: Instruction manual for how to prepare military type correspondence. The manual is divided into seven sections: I. General, II. Channels of Communication, III. Military Letters, IV. Indorsements, V. Inclosures, VI. Nonmilitary Letters, and VII. Telegrams, Radiograms, and Cablegrams.
Date: August 21, 1942
Creator: United States Department of War
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Attitude

Description: Pamphlet published by the Airlines War Training Institute to help flight crew members how to work together efficiently and safely, and the proper behavioral response to various emergency situations.
Date: 1943
Creator: Airlines War Training Institute; Lederer, Jerome & Damon, William
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Lessons That Live as Told by A.A.F. Pilots

Description: Booklet containing stories from United States Army Air Forces pilots about times they nearly died due to preventable mistakes they had made. The booklet contains a forward from General Arnold and Colonel Harris.
Date: 1943~
Creator: Woolhiser, Harvey; Arnold, Henry Harley; Harris, S. R.; Olive, J. D. & Magee, John Gillespie
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Student's Workbook Elementary Weather

Description: Student workbook for elementary weather, belonging to Suzette Van Daell. Most of the workbook is completed in pencil.
Date: March 1, 1943
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Program: Coronation of the Victory Commander]

Description: Program of events for the Coronation of the Victory Commander that took place in the Sweetwater, Texas, Municipal Auditorium on May 1, 1943. On the third page Jacqueline Cochran's name is crossed out and Mary Wiggins' name is written in pencil above.
Date: Spring 1943
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: Parachute Sense]

Description: Booklet created by the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics discussing parachute safety, such as when and how to bail out, procedure during descent, and landing technique.
Date: May 1943
Creator: Bureau of Aeronautics
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Flying: Air Traffic Rules

Description: Military text describing the rules of air traffic and instrument flight.
Date: May 25, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Edward G. Nation's Individual Pay Record]

Description: Soldier's Individual Pay Record, belonging to Edward G. Nation. His personal information has been filled out, but the rest of the book is blank.
Date: October 1943
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[American Airlines Thanksgiving Menu, 1943]

Description: An in-flight menu from American Airlines for Thanksgiving, 1943. The cover features a drawing of various military aircraft flying over a pastoral scene with the words "For This We are Thankful."
Date: 1943-11-25~
Creator: American Airlines
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10]

Description: Program for the graduation ceremony of the 44-W-10 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The program includes photographs of the staff at Avenger Field and a schedule of events.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10 #2]

Description: Program for the graduation ceremony of the 44-W-10 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The program includes photographs of the staff at Avenger Field, a schedule of events, and a list of the women graduating from the program.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Program: Avenger Field Graduation Ceremony]

Description: Program for the final Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation ceremony, class 44-W-10, held at Avenger Field. A Fifinella and a "W" Airforce wings logo can be seen embossed on the cover.
Date: 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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