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[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication #4]

Description: Pamphlet for the 50th WASP Anniversary celebrating a historic WASP memorial at Avenger Field. The pamphlet contains sketches of the statue to be built, along with the history of WASP, an inscription from a previous memorial, and information on where to send construction donations.
Date: 1993
Creator: {{{name}}}
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Veteran Speaking at Event]

Description: Photograph of a WASP veteran speaking on stage at a major event for the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Several people are seated on stage behind the podium. A red, white, and blue banner lines the front of the stage and several people are visible on the ground floor.
Date: 1993-08?
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASPs on Stage at 50th Anniversary Reunion]

Description: Photograph of four WASP veterans standing behind the head table at the 50th Anniversary celebration in Sweetwater, Texas. There is a large "50" on the wall, to the right of which is a reproduction of the WASP mascot "Fifinella." Two younger women stand in the center foreground in front of the stage, and a man stands by a podium on the right.
Date: August 1993
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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

[Avenger field sign]

Description: Photograph of a sign at Avenger Field, reading "Avenger Field Sweetwater. Home of the WASP's 1942-1944. Built 1929 - Elev. - 2378." On top is the WASP mascot. There is a hangar in the background with some people around it, as well as two parked 1990s-style cars.
Date: [1993..2000]
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP 50th Anniversary envelope]

Description: An envelope printed by Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII for the 50th anniversary of the WASP and a monument dedication at Avenger Field. It features a drawing of an Avenger Field hangar and tower, a trainer aircraft, and a WASP wearing a flight cap. Included is a first class stamp commemorating World War II rationing.
Date: 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP veteran speaking at event

Description: Photograph of a WASP veteran speaking on stage at a 50th anniversary event. Behind her on the wall is a large "50" and a reproduction of the WASP mascot "Fifinella." Several other people sit at the head table on either side of the podium and more people are visible on the ground floor.
Date: August 1993
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Woman next to WASP Statue]

Description: Photograph of a woman sitting on the edge of a fountain at Avenger Field, in the middle of which is a statue commemorating the WASPs. The woman is wearing sunglasses, a green blouse, and black pants.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
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
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