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[50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]

Description: Photocopy of a brochure for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion and monument dedication ceremony, with information about the memorial and a brief history of WASP at Avenger Field. A sketched image of the life size WASP statue at Avenger Field can be seen printed on the page.
Date: March 5, 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
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

[Charlyne Creger with Bill Clinton]

Description: Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing her WASP uniform standing next to President Bill Clinton in front of what appears to be a memorial in Washington D.C.; there are several other women in uniform behind her and trees behind the memorial in the background.
Date: [1993..2001]
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping from WASP Newsletter]

Description: Page from what appears to be a Women Airforce Service Pilots newsletter with several brief write-in reports from various WASP members. One report from Mary Ruth Rance is circled in pencil.
Date: April 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Monument to women in service dedicated]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about plans for a memorial honoring women who served in the U.S. military, including the meaning of the monument to veterans and family members of veterans, like Ann Freeman, Frieda Hardin, and Dahrie Christiansen. On the back of the clipping is part of an advertisement for supporting local small businesses.
Date: [1993..]
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Leader To Attend Fete]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about Mrs. Cliff "Leoti" Deaton Deputy commander of the WASPs' and official representative at the group's bicentennial celebration in Sweetwater, Texas. Local real estate listings are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: 1993
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Eleanor Brown Climbing into Plane #2]

Description: Photograph of Eleanor Brown wearing a flight suit and parachute pack while climbing into an airplane. "Mickey McLernon" is written on the bottom edge of the photo. "Eleanor McLernon 1944" is written on the back of the photo. "Wilma Miller" is written on the back but scratched out.
Date: [1993,1994]
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gravestone of Frederick Field]

Description: Photograph of the stone at the grave site of Frederick P. Field, in a cemetery in Arlington, Texas. Other gravestones and a few trees are visible in the background. The text on the gravestone reads: "Frederick P Field Col US Army World War II Korea Vietnam Jul 24 19196 May 27 1993".
Date: [1993..1999]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Handshake at Reunion]

Description: Photograph of Janet Reno, seen in red to the right, shaking Rose Lee's hand, left, at the 50th WASP Reunion amidst a crowd of others.. A handwritten note on the back reads, "50th WASP Reunion 22 May 93 Janet -Rose Lee".
Date: May 22, 1993
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Illustration of Elaine Harmon]

Description: Printed illustration of WASP Elaine Harmon sitting on the wing of a plane with a notepad in hand. Text can be seen printed at the bottom that states her plane and class number, and a note in pencil written next to her head reads, "Blue Skies Always- Elaine Harmon".
Date: 1993
Creator: Morgon, Scott
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Illustration of Two WASP]

Description: Photocopied sketch of two Women Airforce Service Pilot students, Mildred Axton and Leonora Anderson, posing in large flight suits. Text can be seen printed at the bottom describing the two women demonstrating their "zoot suits", the oversize men's size flight suits they were required to wear.
Date: 1993
Creator: Morgan, Scott
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Janet Reno at WASP Reunion]

Description: Photograph of Janet Reno in purple standing at a podium to speak at a WASP reunion. A floral arrangement can be seen int he left foreground and blue and white backdrop with gold tassels can be seen in the background. "1993" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1993
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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