Michelle “Mo” Barrett – MC, Author, & Podcaster
Whether in Air Force cockpits, combat bare-base environments, barbershop quartets, or parental caregiving, Mo Barrett is a Catalytic Comedian, using humor to change the way you laugh, learn and think. […]
Margaret DiBenedetto – Author
Margaret DiBenedetto is the daughter of WASP Ruth Franckling Reynolds (43-W-2). She grew up exploring the fields, streams, and forests of her family’s farm in the Catskill Mountains of New […]
January 30
WASP Mary H. Burke 43-7 is born in 1915 in La Porte, IN
January 29
By January 29, 1944, 520 WASP have graduated from WAFS to Class 43-8.
January 28
WAFS Barbara Poole Shoemaker is born in 1913 in New York, NY WASP Rita G. Cason Stump 43-6 is born in 1917
January 27
WASP Janice Christensen 43-5 is born in 1913 in St. Paul, MN
January 21
WASP Janet A. Hatch Downer 43-8 is born in 1919 in Eau Claire, WI
The WASP & the Buzz on Drones…and a war worker named Norma Jean Dougherty
A big topic in the news these days is about the use of drones, otherwise known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). A drone is a small or medium aircraft without […]
The Winter 2024 Newsletter is here!
Happy Holidays! Keep updated with the latest news, articles, and events at the WASP WWII Museum by reading our monthly newsletters. Subscribe to our mailing list to get exclusive WASP […]
‘P’ is for Pursuit | The WASP who ferried the hottest fighters of the day by Julia Lauria-Blum
From the early to the middle of the 20th century, the name ‘Pursuit’, or the letter ‘P’, was primarily used by the U.S. Army Air Service – later called the […]