World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Francis Fortune Grimes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Deer Park, Maryland
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES TRAINING AS A WOMEN'S AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOT (WASP) ON JANUARY 15, 1943 AT AVENGER FIELD, SWEETWATER, TEXAS AND GRADUATED ON JULY 3, 1943. SHE WAS STATIONED AT LOVE FIELD, DALLAS, TEXAS AS A FERRY PILOT. SHE WAS KILLED ON MARCH 27, 1944 AFTER HER AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE TAKING OFF FROM OTIS ARMY AIR FIELD, FALMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS. DECORATIONS: WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.