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[Hail Storm at Sweetwater, Texas]

Photograph of large hailstones falling on the wet lawn beside a large metal building. Handwritten notes on the back indicate the hailstones were as big as softballs, but melted considerably.

Date: September 16, 1991

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater]

Aerial photograph of a group of buildings at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Most of the buildings are metal, and are connected by paths and roads. Airplane lanes and tarmac are visible in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo give the date the photo was taken, and the name and address of a man named Richard Harkness.

Date: September 16, 1991

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Receive Their Due]

Photocopy of a clipping of an article about the WASP receiving the Congressional Gold Medal.

Date: September 2009

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Notice of Request for Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund]

Notice of a request for donations for the Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund, with information on the how to donate and how to attend the memorial ceremony for Cochran.

Date: September 4, 1980

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

WASP News, Volume 38, Number 3, September 1989

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.

Date: September 1989

Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Sweetwater is all abuzz with WASPs]

Newspaper clippings of an article about an air-show in Sweetwater, Texas. The article also includes information on the history of the WASP program, quotes from several WASP, and a photograph of a navy parachuter at the air-show.

Date: September 28, 1986

Creator: Lazorko, Catherine

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Deanie Parrish to Rigdon Edwards, September 5, 1996]

Letter from Deanie Parrish to Rigdon Edwards discussing the motive for initiating the WASP Project, what is hoped to accomplish with the project, asking if he could contact individuals who could potentially provide assistance with funds.

Date: September 5, 1996

Creator: Parrish, Deanie Bishop

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Training was tough, but 1,102 WASPs made it]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the women who trained at Avenger Field and upcoming events the WASP will be having in Sweetwater. Another article giving more information about the WASP events is also included.

Date: September 23, 1986

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Diploma Betty Jo Streff]

Diploma certifying that Betty Jo Streff completed her Women Airforce Service Pilots training.

Date: September 8, 1944

Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]

A notice for Dora G. Bevis informing her of changes in her military status, including upgrades to her salary and list of duties, as well as a transition from student pilot to civilian pilot.

Date: September 24, 1943

Creator: Army Air Forces

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Rig Edwards Release Form]

Release form relieving Rigdon Edwards from duties as flight instructor to accept employment at another facility.

Date: September 7, 1944

Creator: Krieger, Henry E.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Mark White to WASP, September 25, 1986]

Official statement from Texas Governor Mark White welcoming former World War II pilots to Sweetwater and thanking them for their service.

Date: September 25, 1986

Creator: Texas. Governor (1983-1987 : White)

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[War Savings Bond Class A Pay Reservation]

Pay reservation request form signed by Dora G. Bevis authorizing the military to withdraw $25 from her pay each month to be converted into war bonds.

Date: September 24, 1943

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1]

Special orders extract reassigning a list of Women Air Force Service Pilot members, having completed their training, to be transferred to new air base stations.

Date: September 9, 1943

Creator: 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 18, 1986]

Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, greeting them and thanking them for their past service in the United States Air Force.

Date: September 18, 1986

Creator: Gramm, Phil

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]

Newspaper clipping about the 1986 WASP reunion, Avenger Field, woman aviation history, the WFTD, WAFS, the combat they participated in, what training consisted of, what they did after the war, minor and serious crashes, and the deactivation of the WASP.

Date: September 1987

Creator: Henderson, Sheila

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Diploma Dora Gayle Bevis]

Diploma certifying that Dora Gayle Bevis completed her Women Airforce Service Pilots training.

Date: September 11, 1943

Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum]

Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry an aircraft from Grand Prairie, Texas to Newark, New Jersey with specifications on the plane model, flight order, and instructions upon arrival at her destination. The order is signed by Captain Joe K. Bailey and Ben Handler for Captain William S. Kirkpatrick.

Date: September 11, 1944

Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Rig Edwards Honorable Discharge]

Honorable discharge and enlistment forms for Rigdon Edwards.

Date: September 30, 1944

Creator: United States Army

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Special Orders Number 80, Extract 2]

Special orders extract reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots to new stations and agreeing to pay them by the mile flown or to reimburse them for expenses incurred while traveling.

Date: September 16, 1944

Creator: Pinkston, Sid C. & Pinkston, Sid C.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Hail Storm at Sweetwater, Texas]

[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater]

[Clipping: WASPs Receive Their Due]

[Notice of Request for Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund]

WASP News, Volume 38, Number 3, September 1989

[Clipping: Sweetwater is all abuzz with WASPs]

[Letter from Deanie Parrish to Rigdon Edwards, September 5, 1996]

[Clipping: Training was tough, but 1,102 WASPs made it]

[WASP Diploma Betty Jo Streff]

[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]

[Rig Edwards Release Form]

[Letter from Mark White to WASP, September 25, 1986]

[War Savings Bond Class A Pay Reservation]

[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1]

[Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 18, 1986]

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]

[WASP Diploma Dora Gayle Bevis]

[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum]

[Rig Edwards Honorable Discharge]

[Special Orders Number 80, Extract 2]