LILLIAN YONALLY’S WASP EXPERIENCE Claudia Montague
Time Line ◦ May 5, 1922 born in Lynn Massachusetts ◦ 1940 began pilot lessons ◦ September 7, 1941 got private pilot license ◦ December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor ◦ December 8, 1941 US enters WWII ◦ May 1943 Turned 21 years old and asked to come to Texas ◦ April 26, 1943 became air traffic control tower operator at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation ◦ January 19, 1944 became twin engine instrument qualified and was sent to the 4 th Air Force in March Field California ◦ August, 1944 special training in Hamilton Field California ◦ May 8, 1945 VE day – end of WWII ◦ December 20, 1944 WASPs disbanded ◦ 1977 WASPs recognized as Veterans ◦ 2010 awarded with the Congressional Gold Medal ◦ Now she lectures her experiences around the county
Lillian Yonally 1943 Publicity Photo
Fly Girl In my plane
BT-13 at Dawn Showing my family how early I wake up
Ready for Takeoff? A Procedure Document similar to the one I followed
WASP With my 43-7 plane
Dress Code The front of our 9 page uniform regulations. merica.us/records_a ll/DOCUMENTS/unifo rm_regulation.pdf
WASP uniform Pilot uniform similar to what I wore
Up, Up and Away Ready to Explore the Skies
WASP Newspaper Document Published: September 10, 1998
Remembering Sharing and remembering my colored photos
Congressional Gold Metal Awarded in 2010
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