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[Aircraft Carrier Tied at Pier]

Description: Photograph of an aircraft carrier that has been tied to a pier on the left side of the photo. A tugboat can be seen between the two piers near the center of the photo. A table, two small flags, a ladder, a light, and a blurry hand can be seen in the foreground close to the camera.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Army Transportation Corps Welcoming Boat]

Description: Photograph of a welcoming boat operated by the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. Crew members can be seen standing on the top deck wearing dark uniforms. Flags fly from ropes attached to a mast, and three American flags are attached near the stern of the boat. "Welcome Home - Well Done" is written on a banner on the vessel's side.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 4, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing mechanical difficulties with an airplane, dinner with an Air Corps lieutenant, typing reports, flying to and from Newark, more mechanical problems, and waiting to travel to New York and Dallas.
Date: December 4, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 15, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing the recent Army-Navy game, her divorce, her grandfather's health, an offer from Jacqueline Cochran to serve in another country's air force when the WASP is disbanded, and difficulties collecting a P-63 from its factory.
Date: November 15, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 18, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Newark, meeting a major returning from the Pacific, a day on the town, the weather, and preparing to ferry a P-40 and P-51. Written on Hotel Lenox (Buffalo) stationary.
Date: November 18, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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