Nadine Ramsey
| Era | WWII |
|---|---|
| Branch | Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) - No Ranks |
| Wall | J |
| Wall Side | 3 |
| Row | 6 |
| Plaque Number | 12 |
Nadine Ramsey
Pilot, Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
United States Army Air Forces (now U.S. Air Force)
World War II
Growing up in Depression-era Kansas, Nadine Ramsey (1911-1997) overcame tremendous challenges and defied convention to become one of only 303 American women authorized to fly fighter aircraft during World War II. As a WASP pilot, she flew for the Sixth Ferrying Group, delivering new aircraft for the war effort. After the WASP corps was disbanded in December 1944, Ramsey became one of the only women to train male pilots after the war. After decades of inaction, she and other WASP were formally given veteran status in 1977 retroactively, and in 2010 were awarded a Congressional Gold Medal -- posthumously for Ramsey and most of her wartime comrades.
Plaque Wall Map
