WASP Floella McIntyre Downs 43-5 is born in 1921 WASP Phyllis Ryder 44-1 is born in 1919

In 1947, The National Security Act of 1947, separated the Air Force into its own separate military branch.

WASP Joanne Blair Martin 44-8 is born in 1922

WASP Elizabeth Hartz Carroll 43-7 was born in 1911 WASP Patricia Gibson 44-4 is born in 1921 WASP Barbara Jean Reimer 44-9 is born in 1921

WASP Dorothy Meyn Ritscher 44-5 is born in 1919 In 1942, Jacqueline Cochran goes to Houston to check out facilities for women’s training.

WAFS Ester Manning Westervelt is born in 1914

By 1944, the WASP Program had trained 329 women pilots

WASP Lewise Dorothy Coleman Adie 43-2 is born in 1919 WASP Betty M. Stagg Turner 44-9 is born in 1922

In 1943, Class 43-5 graduates. WASP Lorraine H. Zillner Rodgers 44-2 is born in 1920 WASP Eileen E. Wright Ferguson 44-7 is born in 1920