WASP items.

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WASP items.

Leather flight cap and knee board used by Ferguson in her WASP service; white cloth possibly used during Ferguson's Civil Air Patrol (CAP) training; leather helmet.

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W.A.S.P. (Musical group)

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Ferguson, Eileen Wright.

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Served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II, class of 44-W-7. Stationed at Columbus Army Air Field, Columbus, Mississippi, until WASP deactivation, Dec. 20, 1944. From the description of WASP items. (Texas Woman's University Library). WorldCat record id: 49794827 ...

Columbus Army Air Field (Columbus, Miss.)

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United States. Civil Air Patrol

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"The first Civil Air Patrol members of 1941... served their country by sinking or chasing away German submarines off America's East and Gulf coasts... Today, CAP handles 90 percent of inland search and rescue missions." -- "Civil Air Patrol: A Proud Legacy Continues." Civil Air Patrol. http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/html/commander.htm (Retrieved June 20, 2009) From the description of U.S. Civil Air Patrol letters, 1942 September. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 42873298...