June 10
WASP Nancy Lee Baker 43-4 is born in 1921 WASP Eleanor M. Gunderson 44-7 is born in 1922
June 9
WASP Mary T. Gilmore Wallace 44-3 is born in 1916
June 8
WASP Gretchen Gorman Graba 43-3 is born in 1909 WASP Ruth Roberts 43-6 is born in 1915
June 7
WASP Esther Mueller Ammerman 43-8 is born in 1916 WASP Doris K. Duren 44-3 is born in 1922 WASP Barbara J. Hart Kennedy 44-6 is born in 1922 WASP Ruth […]
June 6
In 1944, D-Day: The Allied invasion of Europe commences just after midnight. 175,000 troops land at Normandy WASP Vega Johnson Sogg 43-1 is born in 1918 WASP June Ellington Petto […]
June 5
WASP Eleanor E. Thompson Wortz 43-4 is born in 1921 WASP Julia Loufek Kimport 44-10 is born in 1921
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Hitting the Silk – The Caterpillar Club

“‘Life depends on a silken thread’
June 4
WASP Willie Peacock Kelly 43-4 is born in 1917 WASP Jean I. Kanda 44-7 is born in 1917
June 3
In 1941, Jacqueline Cochran is offered space as a “Tactical Consultant” in Ferry Command Headquarters. WASP Mary Abbie Quinlan 44-3 is born in 1917 WASP Georgia Gehring 44-6 is born […]