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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 5, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent correspondence, navigation training, and other work that student pilots have to do.

Date: June 5, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 23, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing catching a ride in a C-47 from Sacramento to Fort Worth, travelling to Houston by bus, how her friends are doing, and plans for future travel. Typed on Edwards Hotel (Jackson) stationary.

Date: February 23, 1945

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 5, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a picture of her training class in a Sweetwater TX newspaper, a Chinese student pilot who got lost on a sortie, and her routine. Typed on folded stationary.

Date: June 5, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 25, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her day, getting a radio fixed, flying, and being grounded due to a tornado. Written on Hilton Hotel (Long Beach) stationary.

Date: 1944-06-25?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes October 20, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her frustration with the Red Cross, preparing to open a new club for enlisted men, getting transferred to Aganus, her work schedule, and friends. Typed on The Neil House (Columbus, OH) stationary.

Date: October 20, 1945

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 16, 1942]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing becoming a link trainer instructor, students and instructors, link trainer aircraft, getting her car taken care of, dining on base, and working/flying hours.

Date: 1942-10-16?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 6, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying in hot weather, sunburns, her hectic schedule, a measles outbreak, news about friends, check flights and washouts, and needing clothes shipped. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary and the back of a graded physics quiz.

Date: April 6, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 3, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying a UC78, a letter from her husband Dick, and other correspondence. Written on San Juan Hotel (Orlando) stationary.

Date: October 3, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 24, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being transported to Palm Springs, exploring the town, flight delays, orders, free time, and Air Corps personnel in California.

Date: October 24, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 5, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying orders, Christmas shopping, her car, rations and bonds, rumors about the WASPs being merged into the Army Air Force, her flight hours, Christmas leave, and talks from a safety officer about recent accidents. Typed on Santa Rita Hotel (Tucson) stationary.

Date: December 5, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 24, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting in a Navy operations office in California, a ride in a B-17, and visiting Los Angeles.

Date: 1944-11-24?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 2, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Shreveport to Love Field, applying for pursuit training, flying basic trainers, mechanical issues, and recent correspondence. Written on Delta Air Lines stationary.

Date: February 2, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 22, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing delays while ferrying a plane, a bomber pilot who participated in Operation Tidal Wave, a night in Juarez, and waiting in El Paso for clearance to continue on her trip. Written on Hilton Hotels stationary.

Date: October 22, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 22, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a trip from Houston to Dallas, new bedspreads, recent correspondence, and ferrying planes.

Date: August 22, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, Spring 1943?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a newspaper report on the Women's Flying Training Detachment, buying boots, going to a rodeo, her car, and recent letters.

Date: 1943-21~

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 6, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting on modifications to her plane during a ferrying trip, a future visit to Orlando, clothes and mailing personal items, and orders. Written on the back of Hotel Continental (Kansas City) stationary.

Date: July 6, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 6, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent flying, being grounded in Long Beach by bad weather, borrowing a typewriter, mud, a large batch of fighters to be ferried to South America, dreams, and beds.

Date: September 6, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 8, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her family, discussing getting to talk with the recipient(s), flying, mechanical problems, a cough, and other news. Written on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.

Date: May 8, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 17, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing being awoken to take over a midnight shift at the Red Cross canteen, typing reports, meeting a friend on Guam, events in China, a pay raise, Red Cross resignations, and getting a raft from some Marines. Written on Red Cross stationary.

Date: 1945-11-17?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her recent experiences ferrying aircraft. Typed on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.

Date: 1944-10-14?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 4, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing an upcoming flight, clothes, an acquaintance having a car accident, bonds, the weather, flying to an airfield on the border, and spending the night in Mexico. Typed and written on Hutson Hotels stationary.

Date: 1943-10-04?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 6, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being in an airliner's emergency landing, and divorce settlements. Typed on Hotel Sheraton stationary.

Date: November 6, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 15, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing check rides, radio classes, her friend Bobby's flying, uniforms, and recent correspondence.

Date: September 15, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 22, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting for Red Cross assignments on Hawaii, work, pineapples, recent correspondence, V-E Day, and waiting for some of her luggage. Written on USO stationary.

Date: May 22, 1945

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum