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[Charlyne Creger Name Tag]

Description: Name tag that reads, "Charlyne Creger Pilot WASP" with a pin attachment on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cards From Crossing the Equator]

Description: Two cards received by Jack Vaughan with a note that says "Cards I was given when I crossed the equator June 1942." The first card is labeled "Ancient Order of the Deep" certifying that Vaughan crossed the equator aboard the U.S.S. Wharton. The second card is labeled "Domain of Neptunus Rex" verifying that Vaughan had crossed the equator aboard the U.S.S. Wichita.
Date: June 1, 1942
Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Enlisted Man's Pass]

Description: A blank "enlisted man's pass," used to authorize a soldier to be away from his post.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Notice of Classification Card]

Description: Notice of Classification card for Ren W. Powell.
Date: February 1945
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Soldier's Permanent Pass]

Description: Permanent Class A Pass for Ren W. Powell.
Date: July 1, 1946
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Identification Card]

Description: Identification card of Bob Powell, a merchant seaman in the United States Marine Corps including a headshot, fingerprint, and personal information.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Vocational Training Card]

Description: Vocational training card belonging to Jack Vaughan. It certifies that he has satisfactorily completed vocational training at Klamath Union High School as a sheet metal worker.
Date: February 28, 1945
Partner: Arlington Public Library

Air Navigation Computer

Description: Manual flight computer, a circular slide wheel device used in navigation. several numbers and unit names are printed across the wheel, such as miles per hour, miles, Fahrenheit, pressure and altitude, minute and hour markings, fuel level, and compass directions.
Date: unknown
Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Napier Field Stickers]

Description: Sticker sheet with six stickers that say, "Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama". They are illustrated with a red bird riding in a small airplane on a yellow background.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Dog Tag]

Description: Military dog tag of Women Airforce Service Pilot member, Virginia A. McPike, attached to a metal chain.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Eagle Pass Unit Plaque]

Description: Plaque with an inscription describing the duties of Women Airforce Service Pilots and particularly the duties of of the WASP who trained to tow gunnery targets at Eagle Pass Army Airfield, known as the "Matilda" project. Listed are the WASP who comprised the Eagle Pass Unit, as well a list of WASP members and friends who contributed to the plaque.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Standard Oil Company Computer]

Description: Manual computer for calculating speed in miles per hour, distance traveled, and time in flight. The object is marked with the name, "Standard Oil Company of California" along with the logo of the company, a red plane with the head of an Eagle. Instructions for the device can be seen on the center of the front and back.
Date: 1940
Creator: Standard Oil Company of California
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Air Force Patch]

Description: Circular, blue Air Force patch embroidered with a silver star with a red center and golden set of wings.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Fifinella Matchbook]

Description: Commemorative matchbook made for the 30th WASP reunion on June 23-25, 1972. The matchbook has a Fifinella mascot, as designed by Walt Disney, printed in blue on the cover along with the group name, "Order of the Fifinella". Information about the reunion in Sweetwater can be seen printed in blue on the back.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Diamond Match Division
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Damaged WASP Ribbon]

Description: White ribbon printed with blue, vertical text that reads, "WASP". The diamond WASP wings logo can be seen printed in blue as well above the text. Tearing and fraying can be seen at the top of the ribbon.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Ribbon #2]

Description: White ribbon printed with blue, vertical text that reads, "WASP". The diamond WASP wings logo can be seen printed in blue as well above the text.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Leather WASP Patch]

Description: Brown leather jacket patch with the famous Women Airforce Service Pilots Fifinella mascot, as designed by Walt Disney, painted onto it. "Avenger Field" can be seen painted onto the bottom edge of the patch.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Fifinella Patch]

Description: An embroidered patch of the famous Women Airforce Service Pilots mascot, the Fifinella, based on the design by Walt Disney. The base number "318th AAFFTD" (Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) can be seen embroidered below the Fifinella to the bottom right.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Reunion Bandana #2]

Description: A red bandana with an outlined of Texas and a Fifinella seen printed int he center. On the edges can be seen the words, "Sweetwater WASP 2000" in honor of the 2000 WASP Reunion.
Date: 2000
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Wing Stickers]

Description: Set of three blue stickers that say "Women Airforce Service Pilot, WWII" and have the WASP diamond wings logo printed on them.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Ribbon]

Description: White ribbon printed with blue, vertical text that reads, "WASP". The diamond WASP wings logo can be seen printed in blue as well above the text.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[100 Mexican Pesos]

Description: Paper bill worth 100 Mexican pesos printed in 1942. This bill has a photograph of a man on the far right side and a large "100" printed in the left center portion of the front side; the title of the bill is "El Banco de Mexico." The back of the bill has a photograph of a large building in the center, "100" printed on the far left and right, and a note on the bottom saying "Cien Pesos."
Date: November 15, 1942
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Second Series 10 Filipino Pesos]

Description: Paper bill worth ten pesos used by the Japanese government during the occupation of the Philippines from 1942 to 1945. This bill has a title on the top: "The Japanese Government," a picture of a monument on the far right and a large "10" on the left; the back side has an ornate border with "pesos" printed in the center.
Date: [1943..1945]
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[50 Filipino Centavos]

Description: Paper bill worth fifty centavos used by the Japanese government during their occupation of the Philippines from 1942 to 1945. This bill has a picture on the front right of a person riding an animal through a forest of palm trees; there is an ornate design on the back side with double "50" printed on the left and right.
Date: 1942
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum
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