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[Gayle Snell officers' mess statement]

A credit statement given to Gayle Snell by the Independence Army Air Field officers' mess, showing that she owed $20.00 for dining, laundry, and other services.

Date: November 28, 1944

Creator: Independence Army Air Field Officer's Mess

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from R. C. Oberdahn to Gayle Snell, March 1, 1945]

Letter from R. C. Oberdahn to Gayle Snell inviting her to apply for a position at Trans World Airlines.

Date: March 1, 1945

Creator: Oberdahn, R. C.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell Graduation Award]

Certificate issued by Aviation Enterprises, Ltd., to Gayle Snell upon her graduation from WASP training at Avenger Field.

Date: November 6, 1944

Creator: Aviation Enterprises, Limited

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs complete aviation epoch]

Newspaper clipping from the Lowry Airman with a piece about the deactivation of the WASP and their struggle to gain veteran status.

Date: November 23, 1984

Creator: Mansell, Robin

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to all WASP, August 27, 1980]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to all WASP, president of "WASP, WWII" (the Order of Fifinella) discussing Jacqueline Cochran's passing and memorial service, convention agendas, ballot results, proposed changes to the group's organization, election of national officers, the roster, and the newsletter. Documents pertaining to each are enclosed.

Date: August 27, 1980

Creator: Roberts, Lillian

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Examination Certificate on Flying Regulations for Gayle Snell, 1944]

Certificate for Gayle Snell verifying that she passed her exam in IAAF flying regulations.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from the Military Poll Committee to Women Airforce Service Pilots, 1944]

Letter from the Military Poll Committee sent to WASPs asking for their opinion on whether they would like a commission as a rated flying officer in the Woman's Army Corps, following the termination of the WASP program. The letter lists the pros and cons of such an option and gives instructions on how to respond.

Date: 1944-12~

Creator: Military Poll Committee

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Her Memory Still Soars]

Newspaper clipping from the LA Times discussing the life of WASP Marie Michell Robinson, her family, and the finding of artifacts at the crash site where she died.

Date: May 30, 2005

Creator: Reza, H. G.

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

WASP Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 2, Special Edition, November 24, 1944

Newsletter of the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing various matters affecting the WASP, including updates on regulations, policies, news, and other pertinent information.

Date: November 24, 1944

Creator: WASP Newsletter Acting Staff

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP WWII Museum announcement]

A pamphlet announcing the creation of the WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, listing proposed exhibits and building design.

Date: 2002

Creator: WASP WWII Museum Association

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

WASP Songbook

A songbook for the WASP featuring lyrics to eleven marching songs without musical notation. The cover features a drawing of Fifinella.

Date: 1944~

Item Type: Book

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP photobook]

A photobook with a leather bind documenting life and training for the WASPs at Avenger Field during 1943-44. It also includes individual portraits and opens with a Christmas greeting.

Date: 1944-12?

Item Type: Book

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]

Special orders extract authorizing a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots to fly military aircraft.

Date: November 6, 1944

Creator: 2536D Army Air Forces Base Unit

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Gayle Snell to the Army Air Force Pilot School (Basic) Operations Office, November 11, 1944]

Letter from WASP Gayle Snell to the AAF Basic Pilot School operations office acknowledging revisions to her personal information file.

Date: November 11, 1944

Creator: Snell, Gayle M.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Eleanor "Mickey" Brown to Betty, October 23, 1978?]

Letter from WASP Mickey Brown to a friend named Betty discussing pictures from the reunion in Colorado Springs, flying, recent correspondence, and other minor topics.

Date: 1978-10-23?

Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon (Mickey)

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell tally sheet]

A War Department tally sheet indicating that WASP Gayle Snell returned a parachute on December 20, 1944.

Date: December 20, 1944

Creator: Cox, Doris

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell earnings statement]

Statement of earnings and deductions for WASP Gayle Snell for the pay period ending on May 31, 1944. She was paid $134.40.

Date: May 31, 1944

Creator: United States. War Department.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter regarding WASP Pictorial Directories]

Letter from "Dedie," an organizer of a WASP reunion, announcing the creation of a pictorial directory featuring all reunion participants' pictures and contact information, as well as photos of the event. Instructions on how to sign up to participate in the directory are given.

Date: 1986-09?

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[General Hap Arnold Address in Sweetwater, Texas, December 7, 1944]

Text of a speech given by General Hap Arnold to the WASP at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, just days before their deactivation. Arnold thanks and commends the women pilots for their service and offers encouragement for their futures.

Date: December 7, 1944

Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley (Hap)

Item Type: Script

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Transfer and promotion for Gayle Snell]

USAAF order indicating Gayle Snell's promotion from trainee to pilot, raising her pay, and rebasing her from Avenger Field to Independence Field.

Date: November 7, 1944

Creator: Taylor, C. O.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Fifinella envelope]

A small note envelope with a stamp of Fifinella on the front and back.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #4]

An incomplete individual flight record for Gayle Snell.

Date: March 8, 1945

Creator: Estes, Otis

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Reserve Forces Policy Board address slip]

A slip with the address for the Department of Defense Reserve Forces Policy Board on it.

Date: unknown

Creator: Reserve Forces Policy Board

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell earnings statement]

Statement of earnings and deduction for WASP Gayle Snell for the pay period ending November 30, 1944.

Date: November 30, 1944

Creator: United States. War Department.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Gayle Snell officers' mess statement]

[Letter from R. C. Oberdahn to Gayle Snell, March 1, 1945]

[Gayle Snell Graduation Award]

[Clipping: WASPs complete aviation epoch]

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to all WASP, August 27, 1980]

[Examination Certificate on Flying Regulations for Gayle Snell, 1944]

[Letter from the Military Poll Committee to Women Airforce Service Pilots, 1944]

[Clipping: Her Memory Still Soars]

WASP Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 2, Special Edition, November 24, 1944

[WASP WWII Museum announcement]

WASP Songbook

[WASP photobook]

[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]

[Letter from Gayle Snell to the Army Air Force Pilot School (Basic) Operations Office, November 11, 1944]

[Letter from Eleanor "Mickey" Brown to Betty, October 23, 1978?]

[Gayle Snell tally sheet]

[Gayle Snell earnings statement]

[Letter regarding WASP Pictorial Directories]

[General Hap Arnold Address in Sweetwater, Texas, December 7, 1944]

[Transfer and promotion for Gayle Snell]

[Fifinella envelope]

[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #4]

[Reserve Forces Policy Board address slip]

[Gayle Snell earnings statement]