[Letter from Albert Zapanta to Members of the WASP, October 16, 2002 #1]

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Letter from Albert C. Zapanta of the Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) to members of the WASP advising them that they have been awarded the RFPB's Citizen Patriot Unit Award "for their honorable, yet often unpublicized service during World War II" (lines 9-10).

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[2] p. ; 28 cm.

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Zapanta, Albert C. October 16, 2002.

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  • Zapanta, Albert C. Chairman, Reserve Forces Policy Board, Office of the Secretary of Defense

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National WASP WWII Museum

Located at Avenger Field in Nolan County Texas, the WASP World War II Museum commits to preserving the legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII. As a teaching museum, it features archives, exhibits, and oral histories that record a significant period in history when women dared to break barriers and contribute to victory.

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Letter from Albert C. Zapanta of the Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) to members of the WASP advising them that they have been awarded the RFPB's Citizen Patriot Unit Award "for their honorable, yet often unpublicized service during World War II" (lines 9-10).

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[2] p. ; 28 cm.

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National WASP WWII Museum

Bringing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots to life, these archives represent the role of the flight school in training women pilots to fly military planes and show how WASPs responded socially and professionally to new challenges brought by war. Included are financial documents, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, pilots' logs, and flight manuals.

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Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

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  • October 16, 2002

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  • Aug. 18, 2017, 11:16 a.m.

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  • Dec. 20, 2018, 4:16 p.m.

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Zapanta, Albert C. [Letter from Albert Zapanta to Members of the WASP, October 16, 2002 #1], letter, October 16, 2002; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth873999/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.

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