Gloria Heath 44-W-7 | WASP in the Spotlight 4-28-2023
Gloria Heath was born on May 7, 1922, in New York City to Royal Vale and Lillian Hart Heart. She graduated from The Putney School in 1939 and from Smith […]
Rosa Charlyne Creger 44-W-10 | WASP in the Spotlight 4-28-2023
Charlyne Creger was born on December 24, 1918, in Noble, Oklahoma to her parents, Charles and Rosa Creger. Her father worked as a blacksmith and played the Tennessee Bluegrass fiddle, […]
Shirley Chase Kruse 44-W-6 | WASP in the Spotlight 4-28-2023
Shirley Chase Kruse was born on June 22, 1922, in Kearny, New Jersey and grew up in Newark. Her father worked as a Wall Street Accountant, while her mother was […]
Nell “Mickey” Stevenson Bright 43-W-7 | WASP in the Spotlight 4-28-2023
Nell Stevenson was born on June 20, 1921, in Canyon, Texas. When she was eight years old, her father paid a dollar for her to ride in a World War […]
On the Home Front and Overseas | The Impact of ‘Woman-power’ During WWII by Julia Lauria-Blum
To simply say that American women played a critical role as ‘weapons’ in the war effort during World War II, would be a drastic understatement. To put that in context, […]
February 29
WASP Edna H. Pedlar 43-4 is born in 1916 at Custer County, OK
Afton J. Brown, USAF – Panel Moderator
ABOUT Professional pilot and aviation mentor. First Officer for Fedex Express and Instructor Pilot in the United States Air Force. Over 13 years’ experience with 4,000 hours instructing and operating […]
Legacy | USAF – Panel
PANEL DETAILS Saturday, April 27, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Moderator: Major Afton J. Brown “WASP Legacy: The Best Advice I Ever Got“ What do we do when we have […]
WASP in the Spotlight – Panel – WASP Celebration Brunch
PANEL DETAILS Friday, April 26, 2024 10:00 – 11:00 AM | 1000 – 1100 hrs. Moderator: Lt Col Olga Custodio, USAF (Ret) Located at Texas State Technical College (TSTC) during […]
Eileen Bjorkman – Author & Speaker
ABOUT Eileen loves all things aviation, with a particular passion for military and homebuilt aircraft. She is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel with 700+ hours of flying time as […]