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[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24]

Extracts of several special orders and regulations for both Women Airforce Service Pilots and male pilots ordered by Lieutenant Colonel Munson.

Date: July 25, 1944

Creator: 555th Army Air Force Base

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Draft of Letter to WASP Membership]

Draft of a letter from the WASP Board of Directors to the WASP membership discussing the organization's future. The board explains why it wants to hire an executive director to manage the group's administrative affairs, how such an arrangement would work, and how the position would be funded.

Date: May 24, 2006

Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Email Correspondence from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board]

Email correspondence from WASP president Caro Bosca to the WASP board regarding materials mailed to the organization's members. The first page includes a handwritten note that says "Ballot returned. 'Yes' response to hire Exec. Dir."

Date: May 24, 2006

Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board Members, May 2, 2006]

Email from WASP President Caro Bosca to the members of the WASP board concerning the Action Without Meeting Ballot and related materials she mailed to them. She asks them to return their ballots as soon as possible to ensure compliance with the organization's by-laws.

Date: May 2, 2006

Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, May 1, 2006]

Letter from WASP President Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors concerning the board meeting that took place March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.

Date: May 1, 2006

Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca, May 6, 2006]

Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca discussing the Action Without Meeting Ballot and recent actions taken by the WASP board.

Date: May 6, 2006

Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Charlyne Creger, December, 1995]

Letter from Charlyne Creger discussing the past year's activities, such as traveling, seeing old friends, attending WASP events, and visiting her sister, Violet.

Date: December 1995

Creator: Creger, Charlyne

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 27, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about personnel being discharged and other things that are happening within the military.

Date: August 27, 1945

Creator: Drew, Edward Allen

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Soaring Among the Clouds]

Magazine clipping from American Profile "Soaring Among the Clouds" by Jackie Sheckler Finch discussing the life of Evelyn Johnson accomplished pilot.

Date: unknown

Creator: Finch, Jackie Sheckler

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Help, at Last]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Senate's decision to finally grant veteran benefits to the WASP.

Date: October 22, 1977

Creator: Grehl, Michael

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: About Town]

Newspaper clipping with an article about a phone call Ouida Jewell got from someone about a news story about the WASP seeking veteran benefits from the government, her experience in the WASP program, and a story about Casey Jones.

Date: October 29, 1976

Creator: Jewell, Ouida

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 23, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing Christmas, correspondence, the end of the WASP, and trying to get transportation. Written on Red Cross stationary.

Date: December 23, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 26, 1943?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing Christmas gifts, traveling by train, meeting a Russian fur trapper, recent correspondence, the WASP program and pay. Typed on Hotel John Marshal (Richmond) stationary.

Date: 1943-12-26?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 5, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her morning and taking a train to Memphis. Written on 4th Ferrying Group Officers Club stationary.

Date: January 5, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 20, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying aircraft and trouble with weather, flying between Dallas, Wichita, Pampa, and Walnut Ridge, her friends, and food. Written on Hotel Chisca (Memphis) starionary.

Date: January 20, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 14, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her uniform and clothing, a check ride, a Red Cross canteen, vaccinations, news from home, and seeing "The More the Merrier." Typed on Hotel Andrew Johnson (Knoxville) stationary.

Date: September 14, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 20, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flyers being grounded by a hurricane, new pilot suits and uniforms, commercial licenses, her typewriter, and her car. Typed on Hotel Andrew Jackson (Knoxville) stationary.

Date: September 20, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, September 24, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing recent letters, clothes, news from home, flying, and her friend Marion. Typed on Hotel Andrew Johnson (Knoxville) stationary.

Date: September 24, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, 1943?]

Undated letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing moving into living quarters at a new base and her new Army Air Force uniform. Typed on Hotel Andrew Jackson (Knoxville) stationary.

Date: 1943-23~

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 15, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying from Nashville to Newark. The postcard features a photograph of a Douglas A-20 at low level practicing "skip bombing."

Date: August 15, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 23, 1944]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing trying to get a flight from Memphis to New York. The postcard is from the Memphis Municipal Airport's Red Cross Canteen and features two images of servicemen recreating.

Date: December 23, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 17, 1944]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents, discussing a flight from Memphis to Newark via Atlanta and her choice to ferry a P-40 or P-63. The postcard is from the Memphis Municipal Airport Red Cross Canteen and features two photos of servicemen recreating.

Date: November 17, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 22, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing recent work. The postcard is from the Medici Society's Herb Garden Series and features an image of borage and camomile, and accompanying short text.

Date: November 22, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Yerkes, November 16, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents. The postcard is from the American Red Cross and features two photos of the Red Cross Canteen in Memphis, with several men and at least one woman in uniform enjoying drinks and billiards.

Date: November 16, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24]

[Draft of Letter to WASP Membership]

[Email Correspondence from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board]

[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board Members, May 2, 2006]

[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, May 1, 2006]

[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca, May 6, 2006]

[Letter from Charlyne Creger, December, 1995]

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 27, 1945]

[Clipping: Soaring Among the Clouds]

[Clipping: Help, at Last]

[Clipping: About Town]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 23, 1944]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 26, 1943?]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 5, 1944]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 20, 1944]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 14, 1943]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 20, 1943]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, September 24, 1943]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, 1943?]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 15, 1944]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 23, 1944]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 17, 1944]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 22, 1944]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Yerkes, November 16, 1944]