World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jane P. Hlavacek
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lake Forest, Illinois
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
SERVED AS A WASP; WOMEN'S AIR FORCE SERVICE PILOT. TRAINED AT AVENGER FIELD, SWEETWATER, TEXAS. A VERSATILE PILOT WHO WAS RENOWNED FOR HER TIGHT TURNS AND CONTROL OF POWERFUL FIGHTERS LIKE THE P-47 THUNDERBOLT AND P-38 LIGHTNING.