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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Ruth Cavell Van Etten Osgood

Hometown

Mendota, Illinois

Honored By

C. McCabe

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HAD A PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE IN MAY 1944. ENTERED WASP'S (WOMEN'S AIR FORCE SERVICE PILOTS). IN JUNE 1944 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CANCELLED THE WASP PROGRAM. THEN SERVED AS THE ONLY WOMAN CONTROLLER UNTIL THE END OF WWII AT MIDWAY AIRPORT. RESIGNED DECEMBER 1945.