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[Photograph of the 54th Basic Flying Training Group at WAAF]

Photograph of the 54th Basic Flying Training Group at Waco Army Air Field. Adjutant 1st Lt. Byrens, Commanding Officer Major Bair, and P. T. Instructor Mickey Manojack stand on the left side of the front row. The photographer stands "somewhere in left rear."

Date: April 15, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.645467 -97.071895

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Dave Koenig Posing Outside of Barracks]

Photograph of Dave Koenig, identified as "Dave Koenig (Pin Up Boy)," posing outside of barracks at the Waco Army Air Field. He poses shirtless on a sidewalk that runs along rows of identical, light-colored buildings.

Date: April 15, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.645467 -97.071895

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Blood Donors at Waco Army Air Field]

Photograph of a large group of men posing together outside of a Red Cross blood donation site at the Waco Army Airfield. Handwriting on the back of the photograph notes that only 30 of the men pictured could give blood. Mr. V. J. Jacox, Red Cross Field Director, poses in the center.

Date: April 4, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.645467 -97.071895

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #3]

Photograph of Adjutant Lieutenant Byrens and Commanding Officer Major Baird posing together in uniform. Both men stand with their hands behind their backs and look toward the photographer.

Date: April 12, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.645467 -97.071895

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Dave Koenig in the WAAF Garden]

Photograph of Dave Koenig standing in front of a star-shaped flower garden taken from the back door of the barracks in the Waco Army Air Field.

Date: April 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #2]

Photograph of Commanding Officer Major Baird and Adjutant 1st Lieutenant Byrens posing in the Waco Army Airfield. Both men are in uniform, including hats. A two-story building is visible in the background.

Date: April 15, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Dr. James Arch Coleman in Military Uniform]

Photograph of James Arch Coleman posing for a portrait in a military uniform. He later became a doctor in Waco.

Date: 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Anthony P. Colombo to Anne Colombo - July 12, 1943]

Letter from Anthony P. Colombo to Anne Colombo, his sister, discussing how he is doing and what they will do when he gets back. Their father would like to throw a party for Anthony.

Date: July 12, 1943

Creator: Colombo, Anthony P.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Anthony P. Colombo to Annie Colombo - June 1, 1942]

Letter from Anthony P. Colombo to Anne Colombo, his sister, discussing the money he saves and sends home, and asks Annie what size gloves she wears and talking about pictures he received.

Date: 1942?-06-01

Creator: Colombo, Anthony P.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[54th Day Room]

Photograph of airmen in the Waco Army Air Field relaxing on the grass near several buildings. Most lay on towels together, wearing trousers. A note is written on the back of the photograph.

Date: April 3, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.64 -97.07

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

The Avenger, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2006

Newsletter of the National WASP WWII Museum including news, events, and other information of interest to the museum's membership.

Date: May 2006

Creator: National WASP World War II Museum

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Organizations adopt Wings Across America, National WASP Museum

A printed webpage article from Air Force Print News discussing the Arnold Air Society's adoption of the Wings Across American WASP Museum project.

Date: April 20, 2004

Creator: Easterling, Ann

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Fly Girls of WWII

A brochure from Wings Across American advertising the "Fly Girls of WWII" exhibit on display at the Baylor University Mayborn Museum Complex, including photos of the exhibit and the faces of dozens of WASP veterans.

Date: [..2008-04-01]

Creator: Wings Across America

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of the 339th Army Air Force Band]

Photograph of the 339th Army Air Force Band. The band is from Blackland Field Army Flying School in Waco, Texas. The young men are lined up with their instruments in hand and in uniform.

Date: December 24, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Cludie Walden to Lilla Mayes, December 31, 1943]

Letter from Cludie Walden to Lilla Mayes discussing that Cludie was sorry to hear that Lilla Mayes' father was ill. She wrote that England was a very pretty place even though she had not gotten to see much of it. She goes on to ask her to please write when she can.

Date: December 31, 1943

Creator: Walden, Cludie

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Flight Notes]

Flight log notes for flights between several towns in Texas, written in four quadrants of a single page.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Card: Charlyne Creger, WASP]

Card with a photograph of Charlyne Creger as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot. On the back is a list of information, such as her WASP class number, her station and assignments, and her career after the WASP. A more recent photo of Charlyne is printed in the top left corner of the back, and a quote from her reads, "How do I feel about being a WASP? Out of nothing, it made me something, because it gave me the courage to try anything!".

Date: 2001

Creator: Wings Across America

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Charlyne Creger WASP Promotion]

Notice from the War Department promoting Charlyne Creger from WASP Trainee to Women's Army Service Pilot with new station and pay-grade.

Date: December 7, 1944

Creator: United States. War Department.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Special Orders Number 104, Extract 1-2]

Special orders for a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots and other personnel to return to specified based for training purposes.

Date: November 20, 1944

Creator: 2563D Army Air Forces Base Unit & Nance, Walter L.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women in the Wings]

Clipping from Baylor Magazine discussing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and the project of one WASP, Deanie Parrish, and her daughter, Nancy Parrish, to compile digital scrapbooks and oral histories from the WASP through the Wings Across America organization.

Date: October 2009

Creator: Baylor Magazine

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Charlie Kilpatrick to Mrs. Willie D. Stallings, July 24, 1945]

Copy of a letter from Charlie Kilpatrick (?) to Mrs. Willie D. Stallings, signed by "Charles", that discusses the writer's injured hand and his plans for when he receives inactive duty status. On the back of the page, the name, "Willie Westmoreland Stallings 1902-1993" is written in pencil.

Date: July 24, 1945

Creator: Kilpatrick, Charlie

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 20, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about the Army requiring its personnel to state whether they will continue their service after the war, a brief experience with a couple of women off-base, a small party he attended, his reaction to alcohol, remembering civilian life, and reflecting on his time in the military.

Date: August 20, 1945

Creator: Drew, Edward Allen

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 3, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about a past experience in the military with Vina Fanuldo and present life in the military.

Date: August 3, 1945

Creator: Drew, Edward Allen

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[The Order of the Fifinella]

Paper written on the time Women Airforce Service Pilots spent in training at Avenger Field. Corrections to the writing can be seen penciled on the pages.

Date: unknown

Creator: Gliddon, Cheryl

Item Type: Paper

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Photograph of the 54th Basic Flying Training Group at WAAF]

[Dave Koenig Posing Outside of Barracks]

[Blood Donors at Waco Army Air Field]

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #3]

[Photograph of Dave Koenig in the WAAF Garden]

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #2]

[Dr. James Arch Coleman in Military Uniform]

[Letter from Anthony P. Colombo to Anne Colombo - July 12, 1943]

[Letter from Anthony P. Colombo to Annie Colombo - June 1, 1942]

[54th Day Room]

The Avenger, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2006

Organizations adopt Wings Across America, National WASP Museum

Fly Girls of WWII

[Photograph of the 339th Army Air Force Band]

[Letter from Cludie Walden to Lilla Mayes, December 31, 1943]

[Flight Notes]

[Card: Charlyne Creger, WASP]

[Charlyne Creger WASP Promotion]

[Special Orders Number 104, Extract 1-2]

[Clipping: Women in the Wings]

[Letter from Charlie Kilpatrick to Mrs. Willie D. Stallings, July 24, 1945]

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 20, 1945]

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 3, 1945]

[The Order of the Fifinella]