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Female Pilots Honored for WWII Service

Article printed from www.military.com/news, written by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, describing the experiences of three Women Airforce Service Pilots: Ruth Shafer Fleisher, Frances Rohrer Sargent, and Helen Wyatt Snapp--at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in South Florida. It describes their role in military and women's history, their history and love for aviation, and their current marital statuses.

Date: August 30, 2009

Creator: McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Oral History Interview with Adrian Miller, August 3, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Adrian Miller. Miller was born in Winamac, Indiana 16 November 1924 and graduated from high school in 1942. He entered the Army in March, 1944 and took his basic training at Ft. Blanding, Florida. He volunteered for the paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia and describes the six weeks of rigorous training, which included jumps. In November, he joined the 101st Army Airborne and was assigned to the 505th Parachute Infantry, C… more

Date: August 3, 2001

Creator: Miller, Adrian

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[WASP Training Certificate for Gayle Ewing]

Certificate from the Air Force showing that Gayle D. Ewing completed her Women Airforce Service Pilot training.

Date: August 25, 1944

Creator: Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, l… more

Date: August 30, 2007

Creator: Keeton, Afton

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000

Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, a pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Sieker discusses his grandfather's immigration from Germany. In addition to his stories from his extensive flying career, he also talks about his service in the military during World War II, his various occupations throughout the years, and his work against the screwworm infestation.

Date: August 3, 2000

Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Sieker, Robert Edward

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Invoice for Fancy Leaf Caladiums]

Invoice for items sold to Mr. D. W. Kempner of Plantersville Nurseries by Cape Bulb Company, including 75 Jumbo-sized Fancy Leaf Caladiums. The invoice states that the items will be shipped on the 15th of March, 1954.

Date: August 21, 1953

Creator: Cape Bulb Company

Partner: Rosenberg Library