September 10
In 1942, the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) are formed under Nancy Harkness Love as director WASP Mardo C. Crane 44-1 is born in 1908 WASP Patricia J. Blackburn Bonansinga […]
September 9
In 1943, Classes 43-5, 43-6, 43-7 and 43-8 were training at Avenger Field
September 8
In 1944, Class 44-7 graduates WASP Lt. Col. Yvonne C. Pateman 43-5 is born 1919 WASP Adele F. Beyer 44-1 is born in 1921 WASP Lorraine R. Lasswell 44-6 is […]
Larger Than Life – Bessica Raiche and a Dog Named Roxey
At the newly renovated Mineola Station, along the main line of the Long Island Railroad, stands a work of public art depicting two figures cast in bronze, which are larger than life, both historically and figuratively.
Three Sixth Graders from Iowa Help Continue the WASP Legacy
The WASP Museum congratulates Tynnlie Schram, Sydney Edwards, and Paige Nicholson for their documentary on the WASP, Sisters in the Sky Reaching New Heights Claiming Military Rights. These 6th grade ladies from Akron-Westfield […]
Lillian Yonally – A Life in Color
In 2005, while recording her oral history, Lillian Yonally recalled the thrilling sensation of lifting up from a runway and into the air.
July 31
WASP Alice R. Jakle 44-6, is born in 1918 WASP Mildred Eckert Carder 44-7, is born in 1921 WASP Sona Kierstead Wilson 44-9, is born in 1918
July 30
WASP Jane S. Scott 43-5, is born in 1914 WASP Annabelle Craft Moss 44-2, is born in 1921
July 29
WASP Hazel W. Pracht Caldwell 43-4, is born in 1918 WASP Jane C. Dyde Miller 44-5, is born in 1921 WASP Margaret M. Werber Gilman 44-10, is born in 1923
July 28
WASP Marilyn M. Hughes Petty 44-9, is born in 1922