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[Eleanor McLernon Rating Record]

Pilot rating document certifying that Eleanor McLernon is qualified to fly single engine aircraft between 110 and 825 horsepower.

Date: December 21, 1944

Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Eleanor McLernon Airman Certificate]

Airman certificate showing that Eleanor McLernon is qualified to perform the duties of commercial pilot.

Date: December 21, 1944

Creator: Hudson, D. K.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Ellensburg Girl in WASPS Killed]

Photocopy of an article about the death of WASP Mary Louise Webster and some other documents.

Date: December 11, 1944

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Christmas Card from Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, December 16, 1944]

Christmas card from Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon. The front of the card includes the phrase "Season's Greetings" and an illustration of an airplane in mid-flight. The inside of the card includes another illustration with the message "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" and a handwritten note that reads, "I will be in S. A. Christmas - Will try to call you. Barney."

Date: December 16, 1944

Creator: Barnwell, Marion P.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Medical Consideration of WASP

Report on the physical, psychological, medical, and emotional capabilities of women in aviation, formed from several studies on the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The report concludes that women can typically meet all requirements for safe flight without hindrance, and suggests that any similar future program to the WASP should be militarized.

Date: December 20, 1944

Creator: United States. Air Force.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flight Certificate Form]

Checklist form for passing a flight examination, filled out by WASP, June L. Wolfe, and checked and approved by Robert R. Wandt.

Date: December 15, 1944

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC, Dec. 2, 1944]

Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC (Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command) discussing the issuance of civil pilot certificates and appropriate aircraft ratings to Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Date: December 2, 1944

Creator: Porter, James W.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from June Wolfe to Civilian Personnel Officer at Perrin Field, Dec. 16 1944]

Letter from June Wolfe to the civilian personnel officer at Perrin Field discussing checks and payment due.

Date: December 16, 1944

Creator: Wolfe, June

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #2]

Speech by General Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces to the last WASP graduating class on December 7, 1944.

Date: 1944-12-07~

Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley

Item Type: Script

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Address By Gen. Henry H. Arnold To Last W.A.S.P. Graduate Class]

Speech addressed to the last WASP graduation class, dated 7, December 1944, and delivered by Air Force General Henry H. Arnold.

Date: 1944-12-07~

Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley

Item Type: Script

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Graduation Booklet]

Booklet for a WASP graduation with "Avenger Field Sweetwater, Texas" seen embossed on the cover. The pages include a poem by WASP, Effie Pratt, photos of WASP activities and a list of graduate names, as well as photos of Jacqueline Cochran, Ethel Sheehy, Leoti Deaton, General Henry H. Arnold, Lt. Gen. Barton K. Yount, Brig. General Walter F. Kraus, and Lt. Col. Roy P. Ward.

Date: December 7, 1944

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Farewell to the WASP - Job Well Done]

Newspaper clipping discussing the end of the WASP program, featuring a photo of Nancy Love in front of an A-20. Included as well are book reviews and are advertisements for Barnes Manley Laundry & Dry Cleaners and Hills Business University.

Date: 1944-12-17~

Creator: Mason, Paul B.

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3]

Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.

Date: December 20, 1944

Creator: Buckingham, George E.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from C. W. Johnston to Gayle Snell, December 7, 1944]

Letter from 1st Lt. C. W. Johnston to WASP Gayle Snell requesting specific information about her flight hours and qualifications.

Date: December 7, 1944

Creator: Johnston, C. W.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 9, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing picking up aircraft in Long Beach. The postcard features an image of a silver Douglas DC-3 with red trim in flight.

Date: December 9, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 14, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying out of Jacksonville. The postcard features an image of the O'Henry Hotel in Greensboro, NC.

Date: December 14, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 1, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being snowed-in in Lincoln, NE, flying from there to Dallas in a P-51, a crate of oranges from the recipient, recent correspondence, ferrying more P-51s, her uniform, planning to visit with Jackie Cochran, and plans for after the WASP are disbanded. Typed on Sheraton Hotel stationary.

Date: December 1, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Notification of deactivation for Gayle Snell]

Notification of Personnel Action deactivating Gayle Snell as a WASP.

Date: December 20, 1944

Creator: United States. War Department.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 26, 1944]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her last flight as a WASP and flying by airline to New York. The postcard features an image of a TWA stewardess.

Date: December 26, 1944, 8:30 a.m.

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 26, 1944]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing Christmas and going to a Navy club. The postcard features a photo of a B-25 in flight.

Date: December 26, 1944, 12:00 p.m.

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell credit memorandum receipt]

A USAAF memorandum receipt for a parachute and flight jacket returned by WASP Gayle Snell.

Date: December 20, 1944

Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Individual Clothing Equipment Record for Gayle Snell]

An inventory of clothing items filled out by WASP Gayle Snell.

Date: 1944-12?

Creator: Snell, Gayle M.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Property turn-in slip for Gayle Snell]

A form detailing items returned by Gayle Snell to her quartermaster the day before her deactivation as a WASP, including item quantity and condition.

Date: December 19, 1944

Creator: Haffan, R.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 22, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying from Dallas to Scott Field in Illinois. The postcard includes a picture of civilians and servicemen on the tarmac with an American Airlines aircraft.

Date: December 22, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Eleanor McLernon Rating Record]

[Eleanor McLernon Airman Certificate]

[Clipping: Ellensburg Girl in WASPS Killed]

[Christmas Card from Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, December 16, 1944]

Medical Consideration of WASP

[Flight Certificate Form]

[Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC, Dec. 2, 1944]

[Letter from June Wolfe to Civilian Personnel Officer at Perrin Field, Dec. 16 1944]

[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #2]

[Address By Gen. Henry H. Arnold To Last W.A.S.P. Graduate Class]

[WASP Graduation Booklet]

[Clipping: Farewell to the WASP - Job Well Done]

[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3]

[Letter from C. W. Johnston to Gayle Snell, December 7, 1944]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 9, 1944]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 14, 1944]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 1, 1944]

[Notification of deactivation for Gayle Snell]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 26, 1944]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 26, 1944]

[Gayle Snell credit memorandum receipt]

[Individual Clothing Equipment Record for Gayle Snell]

[Property turn-in slip for Gayle Snell]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 22, 1944]