[ WASPs in the mud, circa 1943]
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Title |
[ WASPs in the mud, circa 1943] |
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Date |
1943 |
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Date approximate? |
yes |
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Subject headings |
World War, 1939-1945
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) |
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Era |
World War II era (1940-1946) |
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Service branch |
Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) |
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Item description |
Dorothy Avery (left) and fellow WASPs Emy and Dottie stand in the mud at Avenger Field, Texas, circa 1943. Emy and Dottie wear "zoot suits"; the caption by Dorothy Avery reads "Muddy - nothing to do but play." |
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Veteran's name |
Avery, Dorothy |
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Veteran's biography |
Dorothy Avery (1917-1999) was a pilot in the WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots) from 1943-1944, then worked as an inspector for Navy-Lockheed Service Center .
Dorothy "Dottie" Avery was a member of the 7th class of WASPS, beginning her training at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, in May 1943. After graduating in November of 1943, she was sent to Mather Field, California, for advanced training and was later stationed at March Field in California. |
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Place |
Sweetwater (Tex.) |
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Type |
image |
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Original format |
photographs |
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Original publisher |
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] |
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Contributing institution |
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
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Source collection |
WV0204 Dorothy Avery Papers |
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Rights statement |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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Additional rights information |
IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the rights holder noted above for permission to reuse. |
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Object ID |
WV0204.6.005 |
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Digital publisher |
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 -- http://library.uncg.edu/ |
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OCLC number |
900811876 |
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