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[54th Day Room]

Description: Photograph of airmen in the Waco Army Air Field relaxing on the grass near several buildings. Most lay on towels together, wearing trousers. A note is written on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 3, 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.64 -97.07
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Card: Charlyne Creger, WASP]

Description: Card with a photograph of Charlyne Creger as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot. On the back is a list of information, such as her WASP class number, her station and assignments, and her career after the WASP. A more recent photo of Charlyne is printed in the top left corner of the back, and a quote from her reads, "How do I feel about being a WASP? Out of nothing, it made me something, because it gave me the courage to try anything!".
Date: 2001
Creator: Wings Across America
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Certificate Presented to Clara Evans Willis]

Description: Certificate awarded to Clara Evans Willis for her work with the USO during World War II. It reads: "In Recognition of Meritorious Service in USO War Work, this certificate is presented to Mrs. J. T. Willis. February 5, 1946." It is signed by the chairman and the president of the United Services Organization.
Date: February 5, 1946
Creator: United Services Organization
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Clipping: Women in the Wings]

Description: Clipping from Baylor Magazine discussing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and the project of one WASP, Deanie Parrish, and her daughter, Nancy Parrish, to compile digital scrapbooks and oral histories from the WASP through the Wings Across America organization.
Date: October 2009
Creator: Baylor Magazine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Fly Girls of WWII

Description: A brochure from Wings Across American advertising the "Fly Girls of WWII" exhibit on display at the Baylor University Mayborn Museum Complex, including photos of the exhibit and the faces of dozens of WASP veterans.
Date: [..2008-04-01]
Creator: Wings Across America
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Charlie Kilpatrick to Mrs. Willie D. Stallings, July 24, 1945]

Description: Copy of a letter from Charlie Kilpatrick (?) to Mrs. Willie D. Stallings, signed by "Charles", that discusses the writer's injured hand and his plans for when he receives inactive duty status. On the back of the page, the name, "Willie Westmoreland Stallings 1902-1993" is written in pencil.
Date: July 24, 1945
Creator: Kilpatrick, Charlie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Clara Evans Willis to John C. Lattimore, January 6, 1943]

Description: Letter from Clara Willis to John C. Lattimore on January 6, 1943, lamenting the entrance of Lattimore and Clara Willis's son Todd into the army, and their subsequent departure from Waco. She goes on to mention the weather in Grand Rapids, where Lattimore is stationed, and discusses the weather in Waco. She mentions that her son is on leave in Richmond, Virginia, and expresses her pride in Lattimore's entrance into the army.
Date: January 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, Clara Evans
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 20, 1945]

Description: Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about the Army requiring its personnel to state whether they will continue their service after the war, a brief experience with a couple of women off-base, a small party he attended, his reaction to alcohol, remembering civilian life, and reflecting on his time in the military.
Date: August 20, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from James M. Kendrick to Clara Willis, July 18, 1944]

Description: Letter from James M. Kendrick to Clara Willis on July 18, 1944, asking after her health. He suggests car rides as a means of convalescence, going on to say that he believes he's outgrown them and he hasn't been sick in a while. He goes on to describe the rain and the effect it's had on his tent and the ground where he's stationed. He asks after Clara's son Todd, imagining him in Rome sight-seeing. He tells his aunt to get his mother to settle down, and asks after the rest of the family.
Date: July 18, 1944
Creator: Kendrick, James M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, May 31, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, on May 31, 1944. He entreats her to get well and be careful while recovering from her operation, and thanks her for some boxes of food she sent to him. He tells her his company has moved into tents, with six men to a tent, which he finds to be a relief from living in a room with thirty other men.
Date: May 31, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., in 1944, apologizing for not writing more. He tells them he's going to the Rest Camp in a few days, so they won't hear from him for a while. He also says that it's been raining a bit, but he doesn't mind since his tent doesn't leak at all.
Date: 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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