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    RIP, WWII WASP Pilot, Deanie Parrish, 2-25-1922 to 2-24-2022

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deanie_Parrish

    In later life she worked to commemorate the efforts made by female pilots towards the war effort during WWII. Her work directly resulted in the Women Airforce Service Pilots being awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in 2010, she accepted the award on behalf of the 1074 WASP aviators. Deanie was inducted into the WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame in 2015. Parish has been highly influential in the efforts to get the work of the WASP's recognised, and has organised several websites, written books and created initiatives to achieve this. The medal ceremony on capitol hill was attended by over 200 surviving WASP personnel. The award comes 65 years after the service was disbanded. The WASP's (known as "fly girls") were volunteer pilots who flew military aircraft around America during the second world war to allow more USAF pilots to fly frontline missions in Europe, they were recognised as a military group in 1977, and their contribution to the war effort recognised with the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010. The medal was presented by congressional officials and accepted by Deanie Parish on behalf of the WASP's.
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