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[Air Reserve Orders Number E-9250]

Description: Reserve orders for Captain Marjorie Wakeham promoting her to reserve status in the United States Air Force.
Date: September 12, 1963
Creator: Ford, Denver R.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Birthday card from Rudolph Fuchs to Herman Fuchs]

Description: A birthday card from Rudolph Fuchs to his brother Herman discussing how he has been. The card features an image of a 1920s-era pilot posing with a globe.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Fuchs, Rudolph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Card from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, June 17, 1943]

Description: A father's day card from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing clothing, a visit from aviator Nancy Love, the Women Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, and her future. The card features a cartoon of a girl saying "I may not be no mental whizz, but dad, I know what day this is!"
Date: June 17, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Card to Marjorie Wakeham]

Description: Kitten card in an envelope addressed to Marjorie Wakeham with a handwritten poem on the inside about the recipient leaving, signed from "Lambie".
Date: October 20, 1947
Creator: {{{name}}}
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Christmas Card from Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, December 16, 1944]

Description: Christmas card from Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon. The front of the card includes the phrase "Season's Greetings" and an illustration of an airplane in mid-flight. The inside of the card includes another illustration with the message "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" and a handwritten note that reads, "I will be in S. A. Christmas - Will try to call you. Barney."
Date: December 16, 1944
Creator: Barnwell, Marion P.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Email from Nancy Parrish to "WASP online," May 28, 2004]

Description: Email from Nancy Parrish to "WASPs online" sharing a page she put up on the Wings Across America website in honor of WASP Marion C. Hanrahan, including an email from Hanrahan to Parrish discussing her health and Nancy's eulogy for her, titled "The Greatest WASP I Never Met."
Date: May 28, 2004
Creator: Parrish, Nancy
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Information on War Ration Books

Description: Letter written by Roland O. Mueller about war rations and war ration books. The letter mentions rations for farmers and war-era recycling.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mueller, Roland O.
Partner: Northeast Lakeview College

[Inter-Office Communication from R. E. Olin to Charles A. Prince]

Description: Inter-Office Memo to Charles A. Prince discussing an attached contract between Plosser-Prince Air Academy and Sweetwater Floral and Nursery. The attached contract is addressed to Victor J. Nelson, and the last page contains a written note at the bottom of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: Olin, R. E.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Ada Dawe to Joe Davis - September 24, 1944]

Description: Letter from Ada to her son-in-law Joe discussing news about Catherine, or "Cathy," Ada's daughter and Joe's wife. Cathy spent the night with her mother, and Mr. Davis and Dan Jr. showed her around. Cathy is worried about Joe, and Ada is hoping that he will be able to return home soon.
Date: September 24, 1944
Creator: Dawe, Ada Lea
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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