Earning Their Wings : The WASPs of World War II and the Fight for Veteran Recognition / Sarah Parry Myers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Myers, Sarah Parry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)--History.

Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.).

World War, 1939-1945--United States--Participation, Female.

World War, 1939-1945.

Women air pilots--United States--History--20th century.

Women air pilots.

Women veterans--United States--History--20th century.

Women veterans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

The University of North Carolina Press 2023

Chapel Hill, North Carolina : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]

Summary:

Established by the Army Air Force in 1943, the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program opened to civilian women with a pilot's license who could afford to pay for their own transportation, training, and uniforms.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

1. I Was Happiest in the Sky: From Air-Minded Barnstormers to Weapons of War

2. We Live in the Wind and Sand and Our Eyes Are on the Stars: Identity and Camaraderie in Training

3. Looked upon as a Man's Game: Battling Contested Airspaces at Army Air Force Bases

4. Not One of Congress's Cares: The 1944 Congressional Militarization Bill

5. I Never Flew an Airplane That Asked If I Were a Mr. or a Mrs. or a Ms.: Contesting Definitions of a Veteran and Receiving Veterans Status

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781469675053

1-4696-7505-6

979-88-908637-0-6

979-88-908637-1-3

OCLC:

1397800412