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[Reserve Order A-5 through A-42]

Description: Several pages of reserve orders assigning groups of officers and airmen to various flights and class courses, with Major Paul Hill's name underlined in red on each order.
Date: {1962-07-26..1964-07-16}
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Order of Fifinella Award #3

Description: Description of the Order of Fifinella Award, a statuette of the WASP mascot, also known as "Fifi." The description includes details about the history of the mascot, how the statuette is made, the name of the artist, and three photographs of the award.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Handwritten Note with Contact Information]

Description: Handwritten note with the address of Margaret Chamberlain Tamplin in Phoenix, Arizona, and the address of Dora Dougherty Strother in Fort Worth, Texas. A note on the left edge that says, "Connally Funeral Home Jim Vandolah".
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Rohne & Hoodenpyle Envelope]

Description: Blank, letter-sized envelope. The printed return address says: Rohne & Hoodenpyle, Attorneys at Law, 414 Arlington Bank & Trust Building, Arlington, Texas 76010.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rohne & Hoodenpyle
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[WASP Entry Requirements]

Description: Document discussing the requirements, courses, and amount of pay for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Instructions for WASP Gathering]

Description: Instructions for a casual gathering of Women Airforce Service Pilots titled, "Field Rules and Regulations", that is written in the format of official military regulations.
Date: June 13, 1945
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Envelope from Civil Aeronautics Administration to Catherine Parker]

Description: Empty envelope addressed to Catherine Parker from the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The word "Executive" is handwritten in pencil on the address side and numerical notes are written in pen on the back.
Date: July 15, 1943
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Jack P. Hornaday Business Card]

Description: Business card for Jack P. Hornaday, including a picture of Hornaday standing under a plane. His name is printed near the bottom of the card and two numbers are given under his name: one for Arlington, Texas and one for Cambria, California.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Consent of Parents or Guardian to Enlistment]

Description: Photocopy of a consent form signed by Emma Vaughan allowing her son Jack to enlist in the Marine Corps despite being a minor.
Date: February 20, 1942
Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Certificate of Proficiency, Frank W. Gardner]

Description: Certificate awarded to Frank W. Gardner. It reads: "Army Air Forces Combat Crew School, Tarrant Field, Texas. Pilot Transition Training. Certificate of Proficiency. This is to certify that Frank W. Gardner, 2nd Lt., A. C. has successfully completed a course of instruction in Pilot Training and Ground Technical Instruction on B-24 D type equipment and is awarded this certificate in testimony thereof." It is signed by Louis R. Hughes, Jr., Lt. Col., A. C., Director of Training, and James S. Stowe… more
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Army Air Forces Combat Crew School
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Arlington World War II Memories

Description: Compilation of biographical and autobiographical information about persons from Arlington, Texas who served during World War II. It includes narratives, copies of letters, forms, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items detailing their lives and service.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[WASP Entry Requirements]

Description: Document discussing the requirements, courses, and amount of pay for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #2]

Description: Orders for several Air Force and WASP pilots to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Moultrie, Georgia, San Antonio, Texas, and Fort Worth, Texas. The three WASP pilots are Gayle D. Ewing, Nadine B. Ramsey, and Helen A. Turner.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Let George Do It

Description: Short biographic essay on the career of George Haddaway, who founded and promoted many aviation related organizations, such as Flight Magazine, Wings of Hope, and the Frontiers of Flight museum
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Dedie Deaton to WASP]

Description: Letter from Dedie Deaton to members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots announcing the creation of a pictorial directory for the group, listing details on how to get one's picture taken for the directory. A large Fifinella gremlin logo is printed int he bottom right corner of the letter.
Date: unknown
Creator: Deaton, Dedie
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Withers-Atkeison envelope]

Description: An envelope addressed to Whiters-Atkeison in Fort Worth, with an image of WASP mascot Fifinella in the bottom left corner.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Oral History Interview with Ethel Reisberg Schectman, March 24, 2001

Description: Interview with Ethel Reisburg Schectman of Fort Worth, Texas, who was born in New York City during the Great Depression to Jewish Polish immigrant parents. The interview includes Hill's personal experiences of World War II on the home front, including memories of D-Day, iron metal scrap drives, victory gardens, rationing, V-E and V-J Days, and what it was like being Jewish in Dallas during that time.
Date: March 24, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Schectman, Ethel Reisberg
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with O. H. King, September 28, 2002

Description: Interview with O. H. "Karl" King of Fort Worth, Texas, who is a World War Two veteran of the United States Marine Corps. In the interview, Mr. King recalls memories of his travels, the Japanese attack on Clark Field, the Battle for Bataan, and when he was a Japanese prisoner-of-war. He also talks about other experiences he had while serving in the Marines and his life before and after the war.
Date: September 28, 2002
Creator: Graham, Eddie & King, O. H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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