[Letter from Lillian Roberts to WASP Members, March, 1979]

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Letter from Lillian Roberts to the rest of the Women Airforce Service Pilots announcing victory in gaining WASP active military status and explaining how to apply for honorable discharge.

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[2] p. ; 28 cm.

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Roberts, Lillian March 1979.

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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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Letter from Lillian Roberts to the rest of the Women Airforce Service Pilots announcing victory in gaining WASP active military status and explaining how to apply for honorable discharge.

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[2] p. ; 28 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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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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  • March 1979

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  • July 18, 2019, 8:36 p.m.

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  • Feb. 25, 2020, 1:45 p.m.

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Roberts, Lillian. [Letter from Lillian Roberts to WASP Members, March, 1979], letter, March 1979; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1164356/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.

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