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World War II Women's Air Force Service Pilots "Congressional Gold Medal" 11x14 Photo Signed by (4) w

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World War II Women's Air Force Service Pilots  Congressional Gold Medal  11x14 Photo Signed by (4) w

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Auction Date:2017 Jul 20 @ 19:00 (UTC-7 : PDT/MST)
Location:2320 W Peoria Ave Suite B142, Phoenix, Arizona, 85029, United States
Photo measures 11" x 14" in size and has been hand-signed in gold paint pen by (4) Congressional Gold Medal Recipients with Nell Bright, Shutsy Reynolds, Bernice Haydu, and Anna Monkiewicz.

The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), called "Women's Army Service Pilots" in some sources, was a paramilitary aviation organization. The WASP's predecessors, the Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) and the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) organized separately in September 1942. They were the pioneering organizations of civilian female pilots, employed to fly military aircraft under the direction of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The WFTD and WAFS were merged on August 5, 1943, to create the paramilitary WASP organization. The female pilots of the WASP ended up numbering 1,074, each freeing a male pilot for combat service and duties. They flew over 60 million miles in every type of military aircraft.The WASP was granted veteran status in 1977, and given the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009.