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In 2010 she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for service as a female aviator during WWII. She was a member of the WASPS.
The WASP were a trailblazing group of 1,102 civilian female pilots, the first to fly military aircraft under the direction of the United States Army Air Forces during WWII
In December of 1943, Jacqueline reported to duty at Avengers Field in Sweetwater Texas as a member of class 44-W-5. She trained in the AT-6 Texan and the PT-19, graduating at the top of her class in June 1944.
She was assigned to Eagle Pass Army Air Base. She towed targets for the gunnery school and ferried planes to the west coast.
She remained here until Congress unceremoniously disbanded the WASPS in December 1944, returning all of the brave women pilots back to civilian life.
Jacqueline was also a Captain in the Civil Air Patrol for many years.
She was also a gifted pianist. She attended the Roosevelt University, Conservatory of Music in Chicago prior to WWII.
She was a lover of all animals. A member of the Irish Setters Club and the H.O.T. Dog Club.
In 2010 she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for service as a female aviator during WWII. She was a member of the WASPS.
The WASP were a trailblazing group of 1,102 civilian female pilots, the first to fly military aircraft under the direction of the United States Army Air Forces during WWII
In December of 1943, Jacqueline reported to duty at Avengers Field in Sweetwater Texas as a member of class 44-W-5. She trained in the AT-6 Texan and the PT-19, graduating at the top of her class in June 1944.
She was assigned to Eagle Pass Army Air Base. She towed targets for the gunnery school and ferried planes to the west coast.
She remained here until Congress unceremoniously disbanded the WASPS in December 1944, returning all of the brave women pilots back to civilian life.
Jacqueline was also a Captain in the Civil Air Patrol for many years.
She was also a gifted pianist. She attended the Roosevelt University, Conservatory of Music in Chicago prior to WWII.
She was a lover of all animals. A member of the Irish Setters Club and the H.O.T. Dog Club.
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In 2010 she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for service as a female aviator during WWII. She was a member of the WASPS.
The WASP were a trailblazing group of 1,102 civilian female pilots, the first to fly military aircraft under the direction of the United States Army Air Forces during WWII
In December of 1943, Jacqueline reported to duty at Avengers Field in Sweetwater Texas as a member of class 44-W-5. She trained in the AT-6 Texan and the PT-19, graduating at the top of her class in June 1944.
She was assigned to Eagle Pass Army Air Base. She towed targets for the gunnery school and ferried planes to the west coast.
She remained here until Congress unceremoniously disbanded the WASPS in December 1944, returning all of the brave women pilots back to civilian life.
Jacqueline was also a Captain in the Civil Air Patrol for many years.
She was also a gifted pianist. She attended the Roosevelt University, Conservatory of Music in Chicago prior to WWII.
She was a lover of all animals. A member of the Irish Setters Club and the H.O.T. Dog Club.
In 2010 she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for service as a female aviator during WWII. She was a member of the WASPS.
The WASP were a trailblazing group of 1,102 civilian female pilots, the first to fly military aircraft under the direction of the United States Army Air Forces during WWII
In December of 1943, Jacqueline reported to duty at Avengers Field in Sweetwater Texas as a member of class 44-W-5. She trained in the AT-6 Texan and the PT-19, graduating at the top of her class in June 1944.
She was assigned to Eagle Pass Army Air Base. She towed targets for the gunnery school and ferried planes to the west coast.
She remained here until Congress unceremoniously disbanded the WASPS in December 1944, returning all of the brave women pilots back to civilian life.
Jacqueline was also a Captain in the Civil Air Patrol for many years.
She was also a gifted pianist. She attended the Roosevelt University, Conservatory of Music in Chicago prior to WWII.
She was a lover of all animals. A member of the Irish Setters Club and the H.O.T. Dog Club.
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