WASP trained Mexican Squadron 201 and other fighter pilots in Army Air Corps
Heroic women these intrepid civilian volunteers piloted aircraft in dangerous aerial gunnery practice and more! Laredo Army Air Field 100 miles downriver from Eagle Pass,
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Della J. Bassette
Mencie Trotter, Class of 1940 and future instructor at the school, Louise Lomax, Class of 1942, and Della Bassette, Class of 1941, were three of
Captain Graham Smith and brother Flight Officer Reginald Vinson Smith
Captain Graham Smith Born: 4/19/1919 Ahoskie, North Carolina Died: 4/30/1951 North Korea Class: 42-F-SE Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart,
Ludovic F. Audant
Class 44-B-SE 2/8/1944 Port au Prince Haiti Unit: 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group October 12, 1911 – September 23, 1974 Virtual Museum
Della Raney
It’s understandable that Della Raney became known as “Maw Raney” to the nurses she supervised at Tuskegee Army Air Field during World War II. She
Gentry Eugene Barnes
Class 44-D-SE 4/15/1944 2nd Lt. 0828045 Lawrenceville, IL Unit: 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group Virtual Museum post of 1942 Gentry Eugene Barnes
Charity Adams Earley
First black officer of the Women Army Auxiliary Corps Charity Adams Earley (1918–2002) was the first African-American woman to be an officer in the Women’s Army
Arthur O’Neil Fisher
November 12, 1919 – 2002Class: 44-55-3Graduation Date: 29 December 1944 Unit: 477th Bombardier SquadronVirtual Museum posting of the Judge Arthur O. Fisher Park The Honorable Arthur O’Neil
Louise Virginia Lomax
Louise Virginia Lomax was born on January 27, 1920 to James and Annie Shepperson Lomax. Her hometown was Nottoway County, Virginia. She graduated from a
Enjoy some of this seasons event highlights!
We have welcomed 135,804 adults and 140,322 youth to the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit since its debut in 2011 to view our film “Rise Above”