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[WASP Class 44-W-9 members posing at reunion]

Description: Photograph of twelve WASP veterans of class 44-W-9 posing together. Seated women include Elaine Harmon (2nd-from-left), Betty Riddle (center, with sign) and Betty Turner (first-on-right); those standing include Mildred House Ferree (2-L), Helen Johnson Cannon (3-L), Gayle Snell (center), Margaret Gee (3-R), and Eleanor "Mickey" Brown (1-R). Harmon, Riddle, and the woman to their right are in uniform; most of the others have commemorative scarves and nametags.
Date: [1996..2002]
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Above and Beyond]

Description: Newspaper clipping from the LA Times with the article "Above and Beyond," which discusses the Women Airforce Service Pilots and their struggle to gain recognition for their service, as well as interviews with veterans. Excerpts from other articles and a Doonesbury comic are also included.
Date: October 2, 1996
Creator: Howlett, Susan
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]

Description: An autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot and how it led to her career as a nurse. A handwritten note at the bottom from 1996 states, "I am now retired and getting into mischief".
Date: 1996
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope #2]

Description: Empty envelope with a portrait of Jacqueline Cochran in WASP Uniform printed on the left side above the text, "Jacqueline Cochran Founder and Leader of Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II". The envelope also has the official Jacqueline Cochran postage stamp in the top right corner, with "First day of issue" ink-stamped beneath it. On the far left edge is a handwritten nbote that reads, "Dawn J Seymour, WASP WWII 43-5".
Date: March 9, 1996
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASPs from Class 44-1-10]

Description: Photograph of fifteen Women Airforce Service Pilots from class 44-1-10 at a conference at Disneyland. Charlyne Creger is at the right end of the front row. "1996 Disney" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1996
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Program: The Spirit of Flight, National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrinement]

Description: Program for the 1996 enshrinement ceremonies at the National Aviation Hall of Fame, featuring lists of inductee candidates and the official inductees for that year. The Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII are listed in the program as the recipient of the Milton Caniff Spirit of Flight award.
Date: July 1996
Creator: National Aviation Hall of Fame
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Reunion Photo Book]

Description: Booklet of photos of Women Airforce Service Pilots and their reunion at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California. The cover of the book features printed illustrations of the WASP diamond wings insignia and the Fifinella gremlin mascot.
Date: October 5, 1996
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Charlyne Creger and Other Women at WASP Reunion]

Description: Photograph of Charlyne Creger (second from left) and four other women sitting or standing around a table at a WASP reunion in 1996. Creger is wearing her hat covered in pins and a U.S. flag, one of the other women is wearing a blue WASP scarf, and the others are wearing name tags. Behind them other women, tables, and a painting hanging on a wall are visible in the background.
Date: 1996
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Women Standing at WASP Reunion]

Description: Photograph of several unidentified women standing and sitting in a banquet hall at a WASP reunion in 1996; two women are sitting at two separate tables on the left and right and five other women are standing behind them and appear to be watching something on the right. The woman bending over on the right side is wearing a blue WASP scarf and the other women are wearing name tags; in the background a waiter and several other people at another table are visible.
Date: 1996
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Charlyne Creger Color Proofs]

Description: Two color proofs of a photo of Charlyne Creger wearing a striped shirt and a billed hat covered in pins and small U.S. flag. The proofs are adhered to a cut sheet of paper with partial information about purchasing them and the date, "1996" handwritten at the bottom.
Date: 1996
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope]

Description: Empty envelope with a portrait of Jacqueline Cochran in WASP Uniform printed on the left side above the text, "Jacqueline Cochran Founder and Leader of Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II". The envelope also has the official Jacqueline Cochran postage stamp in the top right corner, with "First day of issue" ink-stamped beneath it.
Date: March 9, 1996
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

1996 Holiday Gift Catalog

Description: Holiday catalog for the International Women's Air and Space Museum featuring books and gifts related to women in aviation. The front cover includes the design of a limited-edition ornament commemorating the WASP. Information on the WASP and the ornament can be found on pages 2 and 3.
Date: 1996
Creator: International Women's Air and Space Museum
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Calendar: 1997 Special Edition Calendar #2]

Description: Calendar for 1997 containing photographs, illustrations, and facts about the women who served in the military during World War Two. It includes American holidays as well as important dates from American military history. The WASP are featured on August's page.
Date: 1996
Creator: The Women's Memorial
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pharmacy Receipt Copy]

Description: Photocopy of a pharmacy receipt from Rolling Plains Pharmacy. The receipt is addressed to First National Bank and signed as received by Kay Graham. It is part of the collection of preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date: March 28, 1996
Creator: Rolling Plains Pharmacy
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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