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[Letter to Congressman Kenneth P. Craig, September 15, 1977]

Description: Letter from the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) to Congressman Kenneth P. Craig thanking him for supporting their efforts to gain militarization. The letter provides further evidence of why the Women's Airforce Service Pilots should be granted veteran status.
Date: September 15, 1977
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Who Were The WASPS?

Description: Article about the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, describing what lead to the creation of the program and explaining why they deserve to be recognized as veterans of the military. Two lines are partially marked out in the last paragrapgh.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Who Were The WASPS?

Description: Article about the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, describing what lead to the creation of the program and explaining why they deserve to be recognized as veterans of the military.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Bee Haydu to WASP, February, 1977]

Description: Letter from Bee Haydu to other Women Airforce Service Pilots asking for help in compiling information for a new group roster, and also requesting photos and information regarding the group's past military treatment in order to help Bruce Arnold make a congressional case for WASP Militarization.
Date: February 1977
Creator: Haydu, Bee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Female pilots recognized]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing how members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal including former WASP, Catherine Parker. A second clipping is included describing the experiences of Catherine Parker as a WASP and explaining her frustration with the lack of militarization after 30 years of being disbanded.
Date: unknown
Creator: Phelps, Janet
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Two Men Shaking Hands]

Description: Photograph of Rev. W. Bisgaard, chaplain for the 12th Armored Division, shaking hands with Congressman Gillespie Montgomery. An American flag stands on a pole behind them, and a painting is mounted on the wall in the background.
Date: [1942..1943]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Article from Congressman Henry Gonzalez]

Description: Article from congressman Henry Gonzalez discussing and presenting document number 412, a small pamphlet about the U.S. capitol. The paper features a photo of Gonzalez sitting at an office desk with his name plate.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gonzalez, Henry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Militarization Scrapbook]

Description: Scrapbook filled with papers, clippings, newsletters, and pamphlets discussing the Women Airforce Service Pilots program and the fight for WASP militarization after World War II.
Date: November 3, 1986
Creator: Florey, Ruth Underwood & Deaton, Leoti
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Statement by Dora Dougherty Strother before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Description: Text of the statement given by WASP Dora Dougherty Strother before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, in support of legislation sponsored by Barry Goldwater to militarize the WASP. In support of the argument for their military status, the statement includes statistics about the WASP, their history, and historical images.
Date: 1977
Creator: Srother, Dora Dougherty
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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