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[Clipping: Elite Nurses]

Description: Newspaper clipping showing a photo of Charlyne Creger (third from left) with other nurses and stating that they have been awarded an academic scholarship from the Houston Florist Telegraph Delivery association.
Date: August 25, 1948
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Powder Puff Problems and the Curse of the Ladybirds]

Description: Article describing the historical struggles of women in aviation as far back as the 1920s, including the discrimination and sabotage accounts of female pilots in various derby races across America, as well as the battle against questionable biology standards and prejudice during the time period leading up to the creation of the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date: unknown
Creator: Day, Leon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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Oral History Interview with Oswall Harmon

Description: Interview with Oswall Harman, an electrician in the US Army during WWII. He answers questions about his experiences overseas and his time in the military. Harman was also a member of the Lee College Board of Regents.
Date: 1995~
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Lopez, Tisma & Harman, Oswall
Partner: Lee College

Course 2A, Volume 32. Communication Techniques

Description: This booklet is the Course 2A, Volume 32 unit of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This book discusses various skills, techniques, and forms of effective communication.
Date: November 1960
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Small Handwritten Note Regarding Jerry]

Description: Small handwritten note on notebook paper that says "8mm, Jerry 1st Birth on Lewis St. 1948 in Stanton(?) Va. Also Yates Family, Also Grandad Snapp, Jerry 2nd Birth on Farm IS REAL funny - run slow motion & see Jerry blow out candles? Va. Beach - Martha Sve(?) & boys 1950, Jerry's (?)th birth, Eddie - Terry and Lawhorn girl."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[A History of Camp Davis]

Description: A pamphlet on the History of Camp Davis, written by David A. Stallman for the 50th Anniversary of the Antiaircraft Artillery School at Camp Davis. It contains the Antiaircraft Artillery School's marching song, the story of Camp Davis from "Birth to Death," Camp Davis as a missile test base, the closing of the camp, and more. The photos included within the pamphlet were provided courtesy of Topsail Island Historical Society, Estelle Haste, Charles Jones, Rachel Magnabosco, Barbara Scholar, Kay M… more
Date: April 27, 1990
Creator: Stallman, David A.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Memorial Card for Douglas Foutch]

Description: Memorial card for Private Douglas Foutch, born 1923 and died October 9, 1944. The funeral was held Tuesday, July 13, 1948 at First Baptist Church in Arlington, officiated by Rev. Tom Madden and Rev. Floyd Myers. Funeral arrangements were made through Hugh M. Moore and Sons and he was buried in Parkdale Cemetery in Arlington, Texas.
Date: 1948
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[USO Financial Statement, 1947]

Description: Financial statement prepared by the United Service Organizations, Inc., according to the title this statement covers their financials as of December 31, 1947 and discusses their termination costs in 1948. The report covers numerous categories: 1947 Budget and Campaign Goal, Funds Available During 1947, USO Terminal Costs During 1948, Final Reserve, Commitments Beyond December 31, 1947, Financial Position December 1, 1947, and Military Operations Financed by USO in 1948 and Delegated to Member … more
Date: [1947..1948]
Creator: United Service Organizations, Inc.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Clipping: 850 WASP Due Bet Benefits]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing the details of GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 which enabled the Women Airforce Service Pilots to apply for veterans benefits. The clipping also indicates the required qualifications and process of applying for such benefits.
Date: unknown
Creator: Times Staff Writer
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Summary of an Interview with Oswall Harman]

Description: Summary describing an interview with Oswall Harman highlighting his service to the military as an electrician in the US Army during WWII, and his experiences of coming home. It also includes comments and observations by the author about the interview experience and Mr. Harman himself.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Lopez, Tisma & Harman, Oswall
Partner: Lee College

Oral History Interview with Rufus Smith, June 13, 1989

Description: Interview with Rufus Smith, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Hughes Springs, Texas, who survived the Palawan Massacre. Smith discusses joining the Marines, the bombing of Cavite Naval Yard, his capture at Corregidor and internment at Cabanatuan, transfer to Palawan and experiences in captivity there, the massacre and escaping, rescue by Filipinos and traveling with them, evacuation, returning to the United States, and life after the war.
Date: June 13, 1989
Creator: Burlage, George & Smith, Rufus
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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