Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Sparks, Nebraska
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
CLASS 44-W-9 TRAINEE. LEARNED TO FLY IN SPARKS, NEVADA AND ENTERED TRAINING TO BECOME A WASP (WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS) AT AVENGER FIELD IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS IN JUNE 1944. SHE WAS KILLED ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 16, 1944 WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT IN AN AT-6 NEAR WALNUT, MISSISSIPPI.