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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Violet Cowden

Hometown

Spearfish, South Dakota

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

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Activity During WWII

SHE JOINED THE (WASP); WOMEN’S AIR FORCE SERVICE PILOTS UNIT DURING THE WAR. OF THE 25,000 WOMEN WHO APPLIED FOR WASP TRAINING, SHE WAS ONE OF ONLY 1,074 WHO GRADUATED. FERRIED PURSUIT AIRCRAFT (FIGHTERS), BOMBERS, AND TRANSPORT PLANES TO MILITARY BASES AND EMBARKATION POINTS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. TOWED TARGETS FOR ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNERY PRACTICE AND ALSO FLEW AS AN ENGINEERING TEST PILOT.