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[Letter from Betty Riddle to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, August 21, 1973]

Description: Letter from Betty Riddle to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing a letter she received a letter from Gip D. Oldham, Jr., to which she's not sure how to respond. She asks Mr. Edwards for help with how to respond, and mentions that she has fond memories of Sweetwater, Texas. The letter she discusses, which is included, asks for information from ex-instructors in the WASP air school for the WASP newsletter. Also included is the envelope addressed to Mr. Edwards from Betty Riddle.
Date: August 21, 1973
Creator: Riddle, Betty
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: The Forgotten Gals of WWII]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP and their efforts to obtain veterans' status and benefits. Two photographs of WASP and San Antonio resident Ann Holaday accompany the article. The back of the clipping includes a listing of sports scores, two articles, and a photograph of Ethel Kennedy and her children.
Date: November 21, 1976
Creator: Towery, Bill
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from J. Wendell Coombs to J. B. Plosser, July 21, 1942]

Description: Copy of a letter from J. Wendell Coombs to J. B. Plosser, discussing a previous letter wherein Plosser listed several unapproved changes to the construction of the Plosser-Prince Air Academy. Coombs writes to remind Plosser of the proper procedure to seek approval of major construction changes from the War Department.
Date: July 21, 1942
Creator: Coombs, J. Wendell
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 21, 1943]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing finishing flight classes on engines and meteorology, transitioning from the T-6 to the AT-17, Jackie Cochran and merging the WAFS with WFTD (which would eventually happen and form WASP), a photographer, and receiving a "Pilots Information File."
Date: July 21, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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