Why History Matters
Written by: Rachael McClain, PhD | National WASP WWII Executive Director What if one of the most powerful tools for strengthening communities was not a new program or policy, but a […]
March 2
By 1944, the WASP program had trained 569 women pilots.
March 1
In 1977, Baa Baa Black Sheep Episode “Black Sheep Squadron” W*A*S*P*S premieres in the first season, episode 20. WASP Dorothy J. Dodd Eppstein 44-1 WASP June Braun Bent 44-3 is […]
February 6
In 1943, the previous goal of graduating 396 pilots, doubled to 750. WASP Alma Marie Jerman Hinds 43-2 is born in 1915. WASP Margaret E. Kerr Boylan 43-2 is born […]
February 5
WAFS Cornelia Fort is born in 1919 at Nashville, TN WASP Carol Kelly Granger is born in 1921 WASP Mary Eleanor Martin Sabota is born in 1918
February 4
WASP Tex Brown Mechem 43-7 is born in 1918 WASP Ruthmary Buckley Cole is born in 1914
February 3
WASP Penelope G. Peirce Garrett is born in 1922
February 2
WASP Helen B. Porter Sheffer 43-5 is born in 1919 WASP Mary Holmes Howson is born in 1919
February 1
WAFS Nancy Batson Crews is born in 1920, at Birmingham, AL WAFS Kathryn Bernheim Fine is born in 1911 at Far Rockaway, New York
January 31
WASP Mildred Toner Chapin 43-3 is born in 1920 WASP Margaret L. Parish Garland 44-7 is born in 1922 in Raleigh, NC