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Hand drawn 'welcome home' card to Jeanann Madden from Greg Brusseau, a student at the school where she taught.

Letter from Margaret McCormick to John Mayhead about WASP graduation, receiving her wings, and an incident with a buzzard that hit her plane while flying from Austin, TX to Houston, TX.

Letter from Margaret McCormick to John Mayhead about arriving at Romulus Air Base, her new uniform, base activities, and the terrible weather.

Letter from Margaret McCormick to John Mayhead about how she missed Thanksgiving due to a flight to Canada, a visit to her sister in Chicago, and how she has mostly been on the wagon since she enslisted.

Letter from Margaret McCormick to John Mayhead about having her first crash (she was not injured), and how much she misses him.

Letter from Margaret McCormick to John Mayhead while he was a POW. Expresses relief that John is alive, tells him about her assignments, and a recent trip to Houston.

Letter written by Margaret McCormick to John Mayhead while he was a POW. McCormick talks about the clubs she's been attending, her new parka, and how her hopes that he will be freed and able to return to the states soon.

Letter from Margaret McCormick to John Mayhead about his return to New Zealand after being a POW, the disbanding of the WASP, and how she decided to join the Women's Army Corps (WAC) .

Letter from Margaret McCormick to John Mayhead about the lack of entertainment in Wichita Falls, an upcoming WASP reunion in Dallas, and her eager new commanding officer.

Post-war letter from Margaret McCormick to John Mayhead about working as a control tower operator at Walker Army Airfield in Witchita, Kansas. Discusses how long the base will remain open, a crash that happened during her time at the base, and what…