From the March 1, 2014, KTRE 9 TV "East Texas WWII heroine Jacqueline Morgan dies" by Francesco Washington.
Jacqueline Morgan, 94, died in Lufkin, Texas. She was one of 1,174 WASPs (Women Air Force Service Pilots." She joined in 1943 and towed targets for anti-aircraft practice, mostly flying AT6s and BT-13s.
She joined because an older brother, already in the military, had been killed in a training accident.
WASPs were considered civilians and their records were classified for 35 years and were not offered military status until 1977.
In 2009, the group received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award. they also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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