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Flight 1, Volume 2 Number 2, February, 1988

Description: Newsletter for Region I members of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots that covers events and history relevant to group members. This issue contains a flyer for the an air show at the National Warplane Museum. A handwritten note on one of the pages reads, "See you in Charleston! -Ethel"
Date: February 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001

Description: Interview with David Straus of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Marine Corps during World War Two in the Pacific Theater as well as the Korean War. The interview includes some of Straus' background before the war and his personal experiences while in the Marines, including memories of Okinawa, various weapons, what happened at the end of World War Two, and his assignment in Korea.
Date: September 17, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Straus, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[List of the Names and Ranks of Men in a Battalion]

Description: List of names and ranks of the men in a certain battalion; the names are divided into different platoons: 1st Rifle Platoon, 2nd Rifle Platoon, 3rd Rifle Platoon, Anti-Tank Platoon, HQ Platoon. The names of the men are listed to the right of their rank underneath their assigned platoon name.
Date: [1940..1945]
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Group Petition #1]

Description: Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, from ten members living in Texas. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. The signatures found at the bottom of the page include the member's WASP class and street address.
Date: 1979-09~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Legal Statement of George Hight #1]

Description: Legal statement of George Hight regarding the circumstances of a plane crash and his assessment of Henry S. Awbrey. Flight Instructor Hight gave a check ride to Awbrey and recommended that Awbrey be placed in the primary instructor's refresher course for additional time in primary aircraft before being allowed to conduct a class of instruction; however, his recommendation was not followed. Awbrey was instead placed in a basic trainer and ordered to start instruction. On June 7, 1943, Awbrey and… more
Date: June 1943
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cost Estimate for Women's Program #1]

Description: Estimate statement for Women's Program consisting of primary, basic, and advanced instruction without delay and loss suffered in the Transport Command Pilot Training program and urge fee be lenient enough to avoid further penalties in June when contracts to be renegotiated.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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