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*April 12, 2024
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Trained in Texas: The Inspiring Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
Three women in 1940s airforce attire laughing together and walking front of a plane.
During World War II, Texas was flooded with young people training to serve their country in the war. Included in this group were over 1,800 young women pilots aged 18 to 35 who learned to fly the Army way, first in Houston then in Sweetwater. These women came from all walks of life?from college students in West Texas to dancers with the Zeigfield Follies in New York City. They all had two things in common: they loved to fly and they wanted to serve their country.
*Presenter:* Author of "The Women With Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, "*Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck* is a professor of history at Texas Woman?s University, the home of the WASP archives.
***Date*: **Thursday, April 18, 6 p.m. Central
***Platform*: **Zoom ("Registrants will receive the link in their registration confirmation email and a follow up email to attend closer to the event date. Please watch your spam/junk folders!")
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Black Soldiers and the Lone Star State during World War II
Members of the 49th CA, firing 155mm howitzer at night
Like many other areas of the United States during World War II, Texas saw an increased military presence as new military units were raised and posts were built to train them. Among them were many Black Americans who came to Texas to train for the war effort. While it is known that famous units such as the elements of the Tuskegee Airmen and the 761st Tank Battalion were trained here, many other Black units were also either raised in the state or conducted training here, ranging from Coastal Artillery to Engineer Regiments. Join Cale Carter, director of exhibitions at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, to learn more about the history of these units and their impact on both Texas as well as the war effort.
*Presenter:* *Cale Carter* is currently the Director of Exhibitions at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum and recently curated "The Blue Helmets in Action: The 93rd Infantry Division in World War II."
***Date*: **Thursday, May 23, 6 p.m. Central
***Platform*: **Zoom ("Registrants will receive the link in their registration confirmation email and a follow up email to attend closer to the event date. Please watch your spam/junk folders!")
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