More than 1,000 women were trained as pilots for the American military during World War II, but their legacy had never been fully recognized until Friday when President Barack Obama signed bipartisan legislation giving them the right to be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
The female service members were part of a program called Women’s Airforce Service Pilots and were known by the acronym WASPs. They flew the largest bombers and quickest fighters. They towed targets for gunnery training and ferried more than half of the combat aircraft within the U.S. during World War II. Thirty-eight of the women died during their service. Read more…
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