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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Mabel Virginia Rawlinson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Honored By

Ralph Bozorth

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CLASS: 43-W-3. REPORTED TO HOUSTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS ON JANUARY 15, 1943 TO BEGIN HER FLIGHT TRAINING TO BECOME A WASP (WOMEN AIR FORCE SERVICE PILOTS). SHE GRADUATED FROM AVENGER FIELD, SWEETWATER, TEXAS ON JULY 3, 1943. SHE WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO A TOW-TARGET SQUADRON AT CAMP DAVIS ARMY AIR FIELD, NORTH CAROLINA. SHE WAS KILLED IN THE CRASH OF AN A-24 ATTACK BOMBER ON AUGUST 23, 1943.