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[WASP Veterans sitting in Audience]

Photograph of several WASP veterans seated in an outdoor audience at the 1984 reunion. There are trees in the background, behind which is a building with "Van Lines" on it.

Date: October 1984

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell with Friend on Bed]

Photograph of Gayle Snell, right, sitting with another woman on a bed in a hotel room. Snell is wearing a WASP reunion nametag.

Date: October 1978

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Herman Fuchs and Two Men near Hangar]

Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs (right) standing with two men next to a hangar window. Fuchs and the man in the middle are wearing flight caps and parachutes; the man on the left is in plain clothes and sunglasses with a working man's cap.

Date: October 1944

Item Type: Photograph

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, 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

[WASP Veterans near Mountains]

Photograph of two WASP veterans, one in uniform and both wearing nametags, standing by a parking lot somewhere in the Colorado Front Range. Behind them is a bus and several 1970s-style cars.

Date: 1978-10?

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, October 12, 1942]

A water-damaged postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing driving around the Atlanta area looking for a place to live.

Date: October 12, 1942

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, October 2, 1944]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran, Director of Women Pilots, U. S. Army Air Forces, to all WASPs informing them that the program will be disbanded on December 20, 1944, and outlining the process of leaving the program.

Date: October 2, 1944

Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline

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, October 12, 1949]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing coming to Jacksonville, a dentist appointment, and recent correspondence. Written on Casa Bonita Hotel stationary.

Date: October 12, 1949

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women of World War II reunited]

Newspaper clipping discussing the 1986 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas.

Date: October 5, 1986

Creator: Redden, Gail

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Group Photo of Nine WASP Veterans]

Photograph of nine WASP veterans posing for a group photo at the 1984 reunion. All are wearing winged nametags.

Date: October 1984

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka to Frances Yerkes, October 27, 1949]

Letter from Phil and Cornelia Yerkes Kafka to Cornelia's mother discussing a recent flight, visiting with various people, leaving Tampa for Okeechobee and Fort Lauderdale, fishing, and a cat. Typed on Hotel Annapolis (Washington DC) stationary.

Date: October 27, 1949

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Kafka, Phillip Eric

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

[Two People Fishing in Mountain Lake]

Photograph of two people fishing (center) at a lake in lightly wooded, mountainous terrain.

Date: October 1978

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP at Dome in Mountains]

Photograph of a WASP veteran in her uniform standing by a railing, across the road from a partially obscured white dome, perhaps an observatory. In the background is a tall ridgeline. Behind the railing is a Greyhound Bus and a 1980s-style sedan.

Date: 1978-10?

Item Type: Photograph

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, October 25-26, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent correspondence, a road trip across the southwest, visiting Los Angeles, reuniting with her friend Bobby, and waiting for orders. Written on American Airlines stationary.

Date: 1944-10-25/1944-10-26

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help]

Newspaper clipping from the Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph discussing the recent recognition of the WASP as military veterans due to legislation sponsored by Barry Goldwater, with a picture of Millicent Young. On the back are excerpts about the Palestinian and Lebanese conflicts.

Date: October 1, 1978

Creator: Colorado Springs Gazette

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

AAF to Inactivate WASP on December 20

A press briefing from the War Department discussing the announcement that the WASP would be inactivated on December 20, 1944. Included are statements from General Hap Arnold and Jacqueline Cocran.

Date: October 1944

Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations. Press Branch

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Woman on Bridge near Cabins]

Photograph of a woman standing on a wooden bridge over a creek. Behind her are some cabins along a road at the base of a wooded ridge. A truck and some 1970s-era cars are visible.

Date: October 1978

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell and Woman Talking]

Photograph of Gayle Snell (right) and another woman seated and talking in a room with wood paneled walls at the 1978 WASP reunion.

Date: October 1978

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[WASP Veterans sitting in Audience]

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[Herman Fuchs and Two Men near Hangar]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 16, 1942]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 3, 1944]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 24, 1943]

[WASP Veterans near Mountains]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, October 12, 1942]

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, October 2, 1944]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 22, 1943]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 12, 1949]

[Clipping: Women of World War II reunited]

[Group Photo of Nine WASP Veterans]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka to Frances Yerkes, October 27, 1949]

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

[Two People Fishing in Mountain Lake]

[WASP at Dome in Mountains]

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

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 25-26, 1944]

[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help]

AAF to Inactivate WASP on December 20

[Woman on Bridge near Cabins]

[Gayle Snell and Woman Talking]