[PAR] [TLE] Women Airforce Service Pilots Badge [SEP] The Women Airforce Service Pilots Badge is an award of the United States Army that was issued during the Second World War.  The badge created for the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP (not WASPs, because the acronym already includes the plural "Pilots"), was awarded to more than a thousand women who had qualified for employment as civilian, non-combat pilots of military aircraft used by the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.  The first wings were privately and hastily designed and paid for out of the pockets of Floyd Odlum and his wife, Jacqueline Cochran, who in 1942 became the head of WASP. [PAR] [TLE] Jacqueline Cochran [SEP] Jacqueline Cochran (May 11, 1906 – August 9, 1980) was a pioneer in the field of American aviation and one of the most prominent racing pilots of her generation.  She was an important contributor to the formation of the wartime Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
[PAR] [TLE] Women Airforce Service Pilots Badge [ SEP ] The Women Airforce Service Pilots Badge is an award of the United States Army that was issued during the Second World War . The badge created for the Women Airforce Service Pilots , or WASP ( not WASPs , because the acronym already includes the plural " Pilots " ) , was awarded to more than a thousand women who had qualified for employment as civilian , non - combat pilots of military aircraft used by the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II . The first wings were privately and hastily designed and paid for out of the pockets of Floyd Odlum and his wife , Jacqueline Cochran , who in 1942 became the head of WASP . [PAR] [TLE] Jacqueline Cochran [ SEP ] Jacqueline Cochran ( May 11 , 1906 – August 9 , 1980 ) was a pioneer in the field of American aviation and one of the most prominent racing pilots of her generation . She was an important contributor to the formation of the wartime Women 's Auxiliary Army Corps ( WAAC ) and Women Airforce Service Pilots ( WASP ) .
The Women Airforce Service Pilots Badge is an award of the United States Army that was issued during which time period, the first wings were privately and hastily designed and paid for out of the pockets of American Floyd Odlum and his wife, Jacqueline Cochran, who in 1942 became the head of WASP?
The Women Airforce Service Pilots Badge is an award of the United States Army that was issued during which time period , the first wings were privately and hastily designed and paid for out of the pockets of American Floyd Odlum and his wife , Jacqueline Cochran , who in 1942 became the head of WASP ?
Second World War
Second World War