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[Funeral Program for Grace Ella Harris, April 24, 2000]

Description: Funeral program for Sister Grace Ella Harris, born February 28, 1909. The funeral was held Monday, April 24, 2000 at Jones Chapel United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Antone Dykes, Pastor. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Southern Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: April 24, 2000
Partner: San Antonio Public Library

Oral History Interview with Eleanor Brown, April 24, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Eleanor Brown. From early 1942 through 1944, Brown served as a general mechanics helper at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, and had completed flight training. In April, she joined the Women’s Air Service Pilots (WASPs) in Sweetwater, Texas. Brown graduated, though WASP was disbanded in December of that same year. She returned to Kelly Field and continued to work as the first woman mechanic at the Air Force Base.
Date: April 24, 2000
Creator: Brown, Eleanor
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ethel Blaine, April 24, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ethel ""Sally"" Blaine Millett. Millett grew up in Missouri and went to nurses training in San Diego, California. She volunteered for the Philippines in 1941. She witnessed the bombing at Clark Field. She took care of the soldiers wounded by Japanese strafing. When the bombing got too bad, the nurses left Statsenberg for Manila. Because of continued Japanese bombing all over the Philippines, the nurses had to keep moving as … more
Date: April 24, 2000
Creator: Millett, Ethel Blaine
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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