[Postcard from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 11, 1945]

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Postcard from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon informing her that he received her letter and about his travels. The front of the post card has an illustration of the National Bank of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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1 postcard : ill. ; 14 x 9 cm.

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Drew, Edward Allen August 11, 1945.

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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: [Postcard from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 11, 1945]
  • Series Title: Eleanor Brown Collection

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Postcard from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon informing her that he received her letter and about his travels. The front of the post card has an illustration of the National Bank of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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1 postcard : ill. ; 14 x 9 cm.

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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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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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  • August 11, 1945

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Drew, Edward Allen. [Postcard from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 11, 1945], letter, August 11, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1010481/: accessed December 5, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.

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