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[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #2]

Description: Schedule of events and map of Sweetwater for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: 1972
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #3]

Description: Map of Sweetwater and schedule of events for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: 1972
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #3]

Description: Schedule of events and map of Sweetwater for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: 1972
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #4]

Description: Map of Sweetwater and schedule of events for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: 1972
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[30th Reunion Name Tag for Ken Dickson]

Description: Name tag from the Women Airforce Service Pilots 30th reunion that features an illustration of a flying fifinella gremlin in the top left. The name, "Ken Dickson" is handwritten on the tag in red ink along with the phrase, "C of C".
Date: 1972-06~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

I Am Your Flag

Description: A card from the Texas Bank and Trust Company with a soliloquy by an American flag, illustrated with an image of the flag and a drawing of the company's bank in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Creator: The Texas Bank and Trust Company
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella]

Description: Order of Fifinella Officer meeting meeting minutes that discusses, among other things, the WASP newsletter, the group historian's activities, militarization of WASP, the next reunion, and the Order of Fifinella Award.
Date: April 14, 1973
Creator: Jones, Mary
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Certificate of Retirement to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs]

Description: Certificate of retirement from the "Armed Forces of the United States of America" to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs. The certificate reads: "To All Who Shall See These Presents, Greeting: This Is To Certify That Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs...Was Retired From The United States Army." This certificate was signed by the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Edward C. Meyer; there is a letter from W. T. Prescott accompanying the certificate with details of Griggs' status on the… more
Date: October 7, 1979
Creator: Meyer, Edward C.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Cleo Fuchs Name Card for WASP 30th Reunion]

Description: Name card for Cleo Fuchs for the WASP 30th Reunion events in Sweetwater, Texas June 23-24 in 1972. The Fifinella image is in the upper left corner.
Date: ~1972-06-23
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Envelope from Federal Aviation Administration to Jim Couch]

Description: Empty envelope addressed from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration. "Sweetwater Airshow" is handwritten in the center and "Mr. Jim Couch 3:00 Friday" is handwritten on the left edge.
Date: 1972~
Creator: United States. Federal Aviation Administration.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

["Fifinella" Statue Unveiling Schedule]

Description: Schedule of events for the ceremonial unveiling of a Fifinella statue at Avenger Field, Texas State Technical Institute, including speeches from WASP officers, the director of NASA, and a tribute to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards, Jr.
Date: 1976
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Group Petition #1]

Description: Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, from ten members living in Texas. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. The signatures found at the bottom of the page include the member's WASP class and street address.
Date: 1979-09~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Group Petition #2]

Description: Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII and circulated to the WASP class secretaries. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. This version of the petition does not include the Texas Ten's signatures.
Date: 1979-09~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Group Petition #3]

Description: Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, from ten members living in Texas. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. The signatures found at the bottom of the page include the member's WASP class and street address.
Date: 1979-09~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Group Petition #4]

Description: Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, from ten members living in Texas. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter.
Date: 1979-09~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Name Card for Debbie Truax]

Description: A name card with the name of WASP Deborah Truax written in the center beneath #15. In both the top left and right corners, a Texas symbols with a star and five rings can be seen with the words, "American Bicentennial in Texas 1976" encircling it.
Date: 1976
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Oral History Interview with John Lowe, Jr., August 7, 1978

Description: Interview with John Lowe Jr., a Navy WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Lowe discusses his experiences aboard the USS Neosho during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including training through the V-6 Naval Reserve Program, assignment to the Neosho, life and work aboard the ship, encountering possible Japanese submarines before the attack, being wounded during the attack and evacuated, recovery, and service afterwards.
Date: August 7, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Lowe, John, Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Results of the 1975 WASP Questionnaire]

Description: Results from a questionnaire reporting women's experiences with the Women Airforce Service Pilots program along with pages of facts and statistics gathered to make a case in favor for the militarization of WASP members and to award them veteran status for their military service.
Date: 1975
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Schedule of Events for WASP Gathering]

Description: Schedule of events for an event in Sweetwater, Texas on June 23, 1972 and June 24, 1972. On the back of the schedule, there is a map of Sweetwater with directions to a country club.
Date: 1972~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Statement by Dora Dougherty Strother before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Description: Text of the statement given by WASP Dora Dougherty Strother before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, in support of legislation sponsored by Barry Goldwater to militarize the WASP. In support of the argument for their military status, the statement includes statistics about the WASP, their history, and historical images.
Date: 1977
Creator: Srother, Dora Dougherty
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP 30th Reunion Banquet Ticket]

Description: Ticket on blue paper for the "30th Reunion Women's Airforce Service Pilots Banquet," at the Nolan County Coliseum Annex. There is a signature on the back.
Date: 1972
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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