World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Dorothy Mae Nichols
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Van Nuys, California
Honored By
Kurt Nichols
Relationship
Grandnephew
'DOTTIE' WAS A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S AIR FORCE SERVICE PILOTS (WASP). SHE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 6TH FERRYING GROUP AT LONG BEACH ARMY AIR FIELD, CALIFORNIA. WHILE FERRYING A P-39 FROM BUFFALO, NEW YORK, SHE WAS KILLED JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF OUTSIDE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA ON JUNE 11, 1944.