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Home My WebLink AboutWASPs Yearbook ""-,,",,.~'-r ;- ~ ";Y~F ~.l.~f:"~;~t.J:h~~~~~~ "'..tl."".:", . I . .,'': i:;"c .. ;!It - ~ .~ . ~'L~,.::.&, ~ _ , '. ."~' ~:. . . ..'~ '.,v; /" \. ): t~;:: ,,,.~ . 1> - " .. > ~.:. - . ~ ..... , ,T..-;:". .. ,e:, '/f^. .. - './ ..-.~., 'Ia~' .. '.~~~. ,,'.-P"" -;::. ,.;,;:.....~:... ..._..,~:';;u'; <~~':"'';' ,.'\., .:.; _.';:..~: . .1.1.' . ,[ , '. ;....'i.:.:... ".:;. ;"~'_' ~ .. i;;. . ..'" . _:"", . _ " __ '~:~j' .~~..: '" ..r'f ~. j. .f:"f~. '.. .I" .i-...",~ '~. "'..._.,..-...._._-~.'" ~" AfllPled4ttM--- TO JACQUELINE COCHRAN for her sincere and unswerving efforts toward furthering the- WASP program; for her many and valiant battles to give us finer training. better jobs, a chance to fly "the big ones;" for setting our goal high as the clouds we fly among. TO MRS. DEATON for being gay, charming, friendly, firm; for being our ,No. I trouble shooter; for making our life at Avenger one of happy memories, rich experiences, months well spent. TO OUR INSTRUCTORS for adding another line of worry, another grey hair, that we might pass a check ride or 0 50-3; for cheering us up or racking us back- trying to make us HP's; for being' our pal- our friend-our "official worrier" TO THE FIELD PERSONNEL for the innumeroble ways they have helped soften the bumps-the E.O.'s, for making our worries their worries; the grim-faced, kind. hearted check pilots; our congenial Weather Department; the Link instructors who helped us through many a trying moment; the "al- ways willing to help" lads in the mail room; our friends in need, the hospital staff; those who kept us trim and fit, the P.T. Department; tne Quartermaster Department; Operations; the kitchen staff; the maintenance crews- TO ALL OF YOU W-9 says: Thanks! It's been fun and a wonderful seven months. We'll never forget them nor you. 2563 AAF Base Unit 44- W-9 Avenger. Field Sweetwater, Texas '1 -~ ~ .~ ..... . , Graduates 44-W-9 , J I .... ~. ~ ~ ,:y; ~ SARAH (SADIE) ALLSHOUSE Wilmerding, Pennsylvonia "I got gum in my pants" MARY (BALDY) BALDNER 207 Park Drive Xenia, Ohio "Oh boy, is this sexy!" ..... ...."".... ~ M"''m''- --"" ...- .. MARY (JO) BARDSLEY Kewanna, Indiana "But, I want to f1y." ANNA C. BARON Waterville, New York lilt isn't healthy." ""'Ij ~ ~.~ . 11 -- '/' ;. / i. r ~, :J ;. ~ ;.~ ,J,{; :}. EVELYN (PINKY) BRIER T ri-City Airport San Bernardino, California "My dacdy still loves me" NORMA A. BOSTON Carthage, Illinois "I think that's awful" " ANITA BRONKEN Colfax. Wisconsin "Oh crumb!" ELIZABETH (BETTY) BRISCOE Box 414 Frederick, Oklahoma "It's very discabooberating!" . .., < ? Ii I: I NADINE V. CANFIELD Chapman, Kansas "Glad to see y.ou" ,..,~ MARJORIE CHRISTIANSEN 312 S. 3rd West Street Provo, Utah "Take me' for instance-" " r~ ,j; ,.<"u . .. .~ :: ;"-~ ;; ':l! ELIZABETH (DUSTY) DAVIS 34 Nineteenth Street Toledo, Ohio "That I must see" LILLIAN (DIXIE) DIXON 834 North Ponca Street Norman. Oklahoma "I'm all squirrelled up!" . JEAN (JEEP) DOWNEY 591 Buena Vista Avenue San Francisco, California "Men bore me" (?) . DOROTHY (DOT) ESTEP Snelling, California "Get eager" . ... MARY VIRGINIA EATHERTON 1306 S. Elwood Street Tulsa, Oklahoma "Dear George, guess what?" D. DEANE (FERGIE) FERGUSON Curies Neck Farm . Richmond, Virginia "Hup two three fo' to JANE FOHL 1041 Broad Avenue Wilmington, California . "I do not snore" i p . I i l , MARGARET (MAGGIE) GEE 2773 Acton Street Berkeley, California "Basically she's a good kid" LILLIAN (JAY) GLEZEN Gilmer, Texas . "I'm a fixin' to-" ANN G. GRIFFIN Tiny Brook Road Weatogue, Connecticut "Wiggle ze hips" , 'I '" , '1. "" ....., -" ~ " .~ .~ ~~ , ,'- ELAINE HARMON 635 E. 34th Street Baltimore, Maryland '.'She ripped and she snorted-" RUTH W. GROVES Ravena, New York. "Nobody loves me" MILDRED L. HOUSE 937 S. Hobart Los Angeles, California "Hey, wait for me" BARBARA HERSHEY 306 S. 14th Street Frecierick, Oklahoma "I'm so cute" MARILYN (JACKIE) HUGHES 65 Acacia Avenue Reedley, California "Hello girl" MARIE (COOKIE) JACOBSON 2730 Carmel Street Oakland. California "Everything happens to me!" HELEN L. (CASEY) JOHNSON Madison, Wisconsin (Censored) .$*1!& ALICE (LUCKY) KIERSTEAD Hotel Gramercy Park 52 Gramercy Park North New York City, New York "That's for sure" j -f! ~ '~ ~ " .~ I I. '. -~ :~ <~ ,Vl ,. . '..~ " ;!I :'i -", JULIA (JULE) LAMM 183 Tilghman Allentown, Pennsylvania "But I like to sleep" KATHRYN (KAY) KLEINECKE 1819 Homan Avenue Fort Worth, Texas "Frankie" I<l' .,.;,. om 'IllIIi'W I BETTY FERROL MARTIN Box 355 Wetumka, 6klah~ma "Well, Whataya know" PHYLLIS A. LEE 2154 Russell Street Berkeley, California "Let's go eat" -, .~ Ij ~ , :~ PHYLLIS McCARTY 1026 Holt Avenue Los Angeles, California "Gawd awful" . '~ ~r!' .. ~;J ..... ELEANOR (MICKEY) McLERNON 209' Hubbard Avenue' San Antonio, Texas "I've told you about 20 million times" " -1IlI"--- --lIi .~ ,,f,I -t' .) WILMA MILLER 4637 East Eighth Kansas City, Missouri "Strictly from Misery" .~! !",\j J ,. ,.~ GLORIA NELSON Tokeland, Washington "I thought I'd die" .o._~ JOAN OLMSTEAD 143 Bay Shore Avenue Long Beach, California "Glad to hear it" VIOLET (VIE) NISLEY 5414 Victoria Avenue Los Angeles, California "We - - - I - I" CATHERINE PARKER 810 S. College Avenue Bryan, Texas , "Whoever took it, give it back' MARJORIE OSBORNE /524 Flett Avenue Racine, Wisconsin "I'm going up for a recheck now" ,~'tl'"; b " ,1 .( ; PENELOPE (PENNY) PEIRCE 26 East Wharton Road . Glenside, Pennsylvania "Hello hungry, I'm Penny" \~ MARGARET PHILLIPS 327 W. Highland . Tracy. California "I'll beat cha with a big fat stick" ..I ROSALIE (R. T.) PHILLIPS 9200 Damen Avenue Chicago, Illinois "I'm going burr-serkl" , .~ DOROTHY PICTURE 60 I Avenue C, S. E. Childress, Texas "Now, wait a minute-" MARY REGALBUTO 2105 Random Road Cleveland, Ohio "0 Solo Mio!". VIRGINIA (GINNY) POTTHOFF Bonny Doone Route, Box 4- Santa Cruz, California "You tell 'em slaughter house" I- I SALLY REWEY 933 S. Westmoreland Los Angeles, California "It may not be a castle, but. it's our home" BARBARA JEAN REIMER 4414 W. North Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin "Let's scrub the floor" " MARTHA (MARTY) SARAGER 702 E. Coronado Road Phoenix, Arizona "It's out of this world" MARY A. (PETER) SHOWERS_ Shelbyville, Indiana "It's Ghastly" I I I I .~ .~ (N~t Pictured)' GAYLE SNELL 1772 Rose Villa Pasadena, California "All right, who swiped it?" ;1 '11 ., BETTY STAGG 443 Crestview Road Columbus, Ohio '.'How's come?" " FRANCES STROUD Route 3, Box 672 Covington, Kentucky "Is there something you feel you should tell meT' ESTHER STAHR . Eastland, Texas "Tough, isn't itf" MARY F. WOODWARD 336 S. Yorktown Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma "I want my mommy" JANET WAYNE 6723 Constance Avenue Chicago, Illinois "What's your trouble?" AGNES A. A TKEISON Munday, Texas FRANCES GIMBLE Tyler, Texas "W -9 W ashbacks" . (Not Pictured) PAMELA CARR Box 128 Balboa Island, California P) A! [, ~ ~ i1i. "'" ...!j .~ j ~j JANIS GREGG Britton, Michigan PATRICIA HOURAN Ashburnham, Massachusetts ETHEL L YTCH 913 W. Church Street laurinburg, North Carolina CATHERINE McGRATH 1500 Morada Place Altadena, California ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 5953 Evanston Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana GAIL SIGFORD Route I, Box 782 Puyallup, Washington '" Primary i , , Hall admirerers II I ,'j ! i 11 i I ! . :i .1 Ii, I" ;: , . ; ( 1 ; I : I " '1 ~ I " q j W-9 is squadron E ; ,. 1 - -~ 4 :. .., Taking life easy '. What was that take off time Crankin' with Geer "" '.~ " , ~ ,~ ~ " Is that 2900' inaicated? Two on every field They're such big planes And I volunteered or IYes sir,' no sir. don't scream sir) Stage Door Canteen .., ~I Dispatcher , Dispatched I 11 Baseleg Briscoe and Downwind Davis il !' i 1 I J It '. 1 J .~ .~ .~ '~ ;1 <~ Shanor and students D stands for Davis :l ,1 .1 il it , i t ! t J Check rides don't make me nervous Low man on a. totem pole Don't touch that board Just call me Ground Loop 1 > '- South by South VVest Kerly Watch that torque ~ l t 1 I '.1 . Ham~nilre, HooqelUkZif, aoo Bill "lOrque' urray . San~ storms, nne .sql{aUS lInd dust in a flurr1J. ~ ii' " . " . j , . PRJ mAR-Y ~rqth!nq new, Q~ krrifying . ., And wtd. a baq Olrp\<lrle bJ(Z ~. t1~m9 Rolled up zoot suitS arxi other pmnks l.t naoc.e , and th~ Stmrman cranks. , :)j "r f :1 f I: ! ; , , , ~; ~ ~ ~~ ~ j ~ -~ ~ . "~ ;.' Solo and friend Naughty Naughty Mustn't show . Regulation, aren't we S.M.I. Practically flattering , '-~ ~ -", ~ t 1t ; ~ Urban's Turbans The price they payed .~ .-.'::. ,.; ,:,:: "'4 .l" "~ ~J ':IIi ,~ _...",!J i ! ! " ~ ~~.IIl,. .ir:fJr Just barely f" -.. -- - .fI)% It was worth it Sittin' on the front stoop ~. , It says here passed Zoot Suit and Parachute Time out for sun We're not dressing Lucky '" . Transition "Gear down and locked" Eatherton . \'e'" 6 \~ ~6y.; '/\\\$\~ ~ e'ojef '0\\ 0 . \fa\(\ 6c.~ \0 0. '-N i''J ~oo "A loaf of Bread and jug of Wine" Rewey Eager Beavers! Could this be Social Contact ? ? ? They're smart too! , ~ . c!, . I 'c Must be Saturday! --... i ~ .~ :~ ;J ;.~ .;~ ~l '.~ .~ ~.~ "6 Pillow'! House "It ain't my airplane, and I'm not your Mamma, so why not solo you!" _. :"'_~'_:,(t.;~... ...;)~~ ..,~' .... . ~~ "\ cOU \'\ ~'/ . \eaC 0 c;~,n \....t~~og \r V' \'na\ "\>\C\ \\ u~ an~ gO}. ouno at '" ",~.b. C, \0U~<:? ~ <:? ~ ~ Casey! The Million Dollar Glamour Gal ! ! - t- ,'~o'l'l~<; ~Q) >:'t\\<; , on ~ \n~ , \Utn \..eg. 'Oa<;e ~eat $n~e an~ ~o'l'ln ~,., \oc\e . , "W-9 Reporting, Sir !" Guess Who! . I f l I I I I I Inst'ruments i Nice day - outside Have you "heard" the "Story:' An instrument Aid ., ,~ ~ 'I ., S R , M Li C~ < "But it's impossible to get lost" 1 A . i1 1.1 i ~ ~:j ." " ~ .. " j ....~ . Instruments don't bother me, bother me- - I nSTI\.UmEnTj St.l1ndard mk turns and COOrdln{)DOn Hqill9 the bzam to the Abilene station Dils (')00 dahs and a twili9ht zone Off course. on COUJWTsomdimes" CO~. ~d tl]erchant. JImmy H~rd? and Green And Instructors werll kind, .Inskad of nxan We did qet throuqh. on~'Zlnd all . fun su mmlr was over and it was fa, 1. ~.~ ; . I I- 1 I 1 ,I " .... ,~ 1 ~ l" Q ~..,....: ..." i~ ~ ~ 0600: Revielfe 0615: Mess Five Minutes! Fall out! Flight 'Tenshun! Forw'd March! Bolt cold eggs-'-No time to let your coffee cool-let it burn. Gotta make my bed. Gotta sweep the floor. You have three minutes befor~ falling out for- 0700: Link Airspeed, Altimeter, needle and ball, beams, headings, Stay awake! The instructor's cryin' again-Every thing's off! . -- '~ 1315: 0800: P. T. Five minutes to run from link. change to gym clothes. Meet for- mation. The Sergeant: extend to the right, extend to the left, bend, stretch, jump, groan, rest. Jog around the gym threE! times. Dismissed. 0900: Ground School Five minutes to bathe, dress. , Lectures, notes, engines, weather, navigation, Instruments. "Now this gyro reads hyar, hyar. and hyar." "The level of free convection, as you can see from this adiabatic chart. . . " . "True bearing, true airspeed, check points" "The secondary electrical system consists of . . . " "Dit dah dit dit - To L with it" 1200: Mess Hurry up W-9, let's eat! It's been so long since breakfast: / (....f' ,I 1. eo ~.,...' t,1' .t (.".-4-' 1. 6-"'{ Fall out! Don't forget your helmet, goggles', indelible pencil, adhesive tape, knee boards, maps, logs, PIF, plotter, computer (confuser). Sleeves up or down (must be uniform). Off we go into the ~ild blue yonder. . . Mess Drag it out,W-9. Five minutes to get that zoot suit off, auxiliary ,field dirt washed off, and meet mess formation. Hurry, the schedule says. Link - Code - Important meeting! Taps! Oh,' my achin' back! /"' '1 ~ Flying is tough A AI W , AJ M . Rugged but right W G~ ~ . 1 11 11 j I I I I . , -!~ .~ -~ ..J., [ I ~~. Come on in the water's fine Lucky dog Are we cleared Some like it cold Some like it hot ADVAnCED .. At ..Iast the do~ Q)Jlle we had waiUd for And J.In~r I tllrew or.en . its door .~ checked our qroun~ speed and .ETAs And UIml gone on bipslIDr 5e\AZtaI (ooys. . We 90t our blues and those aWibI6/.H ... Ga~. e "8" ap:1rtq , -and did menial chor~sH Th~n came the ri~ of g~t ~xpoctatjon . . 1h~ inst-kw da~s bdbrc 9rnduation!H. ~ ~~..a "Genial Jackie" "?>\ues" formation 1. ~-~ ;: ..~ . } ~ ~ I j ;~ I I I I t.' ~" -~ I , ;.l,; ., \ _1 The friendly Keenes ~ ,~ o "DeM' o an i'rle C. . A happy foursome G. I. Fashions r What's wrong with this picture And so 'into the night ~ Pretty, aren't we? Blue Zoot suits Along Ferr . come He Yl7g a pI a pilof D aSKe' anE) OWn . 0 me t . A In I 0 ?d I lik over's l go ridin Thlnkin .e a silJ ane. g Climb g If no h y fool To k' ed in th arm ee e' P fhe ...../ cockpif Cl ,vI of norlls. warm. Early' Befor In the m He h e the b ornino A and reak- nd th' ed me of dC!' , Take th~S I hearda ~hort r You ma IS, my dar ?'m Sa norf bill Now 'f Y have lIng" Y- And'f you ha a daU~htor the d C I YOll hav~ea a daughie you ~:lage I have horlls. Son, put t~ tbeach\~vhe a SOn done, e .L r 0 . rh asrard . w to fl . As e moral of 10 the sk y, I You this y. s ne', Can p" story A yer t . laml n . . rUsf Y Se HInch a'/ e, e'l1 k' above PI of ' And ISS yo YOUr k A pro' 1I and nee .nd hav m'se to b caress ". L,ke a/1 the a girl .e true; you, e p'l 10 ev lots do! ery field Tune: San Fernando Valley To w-s from W-9: , :Vou're ano!her neW dass coming off the line 1 Now you may think we really "ate to see you leave, . But don't y?U worry cause we really won't grieve Cause you've gotten your wings, And you're leaving today You'll be taking a trip, Down the old airway .. .. For you're the million dollar pilots so they say, You've got to show them that you're really okay. You'll be making neW friends in the forty-eight. From Mitchell Field to the Golden" Gate. You'll never settle down, but be on the roam With only airport operations your home. , . '...of , .~ ;ust called up .L RUGGED BUt RIGHT , 5' ramb/' 10 tell ' J eot '"9 woman you that "m . :l~hat'sa:~r:e;hhouse' s~e~k';hb'ing .wo~~~g:dd bdut right! ." ve got b' an any d ree tIme d n runk '$: talla'd h,g dlect,;, i.~e~t ["II, t~~, ay 10, my ~~~d' "ght. . ,.fl'.- 'ambli~' 'ome ma, t~ eep me 'o~i' a/fo,d. ' .;dllst called 9 woman keep me wh"e , eat ~,?o-Ho-Ho RUP to tell 'ya gahmbling Wo warm while I si ~e ma - uggeo but o~ t at "m ru man and BOY eep. '';'e've gyo?ethbrown-skinneRd,gh,t. gged but right' am , tight! , _, 'ose as . . ~~e got the h' well-built cha:';s, but what d .,If you're lik 'ps that sank thS/s a.nd that do C> w.e care, ,to a f,fte" e Napoleo, w. ,h,p, of &'gl o'i. al,. ~~~J~lma,ke i;n,~~~:/~e'rmi:sfo~u~n Waterlo~~ ' France, and PerIJ. lei', b,' a w~y, bee,' "ot "ve got a Yo", V-s ' !.!lst calledeze It tonight Gone with th'ate .date. Q-Ho H up to tell . e WInd" : ' - 0-, Ruog d bYoU that " -::..... .' _' e ut right' m rugged but . h _ . . rIa t .',' - ,/ ~~~. (CENSORED) Tune: Red River Valley --,flom this field they say you are going, :{1\'ou should be glad to get the h - - ~ out of here, <)'ou are.going to a field where there's menfolk '; And whiskey and brandy and beer.<. '. -No more ulcers from eating at the mess hall, ~: No more coffee 100 octane, ;~. No more meeting formations at daybreak, , Or holding down Stearmans in the rain. Oh, the line up to the john will be over, You will noW ho-..:e your share of privacy, - Oh, the laundry bags are hung from the sky hooks, Thirty-six and four as they should be. So farewell, and to h,~ - - with Avenger, ,_ "No more scrubping the goddam floor, Or reporting the curs~ to the sergeant, You are free not to have it anymore. ZOOT SUITS AND PARACHUTES Before' was a member of the A.A.F.T.D. I used to be a wo~king gal in WClshinoton, D. C, . My boss was unkind to me - - He worked me night and day, , always had the time for work But never time for play. . ' Chorus: Singing zoot suits and parachutes And wings of silver hue ~e'lI f?rry planes ' LIke hiS mamma used to do