Volume 12 , Issue 47

Colorado Trivia & Tidbits

Ten pioneering women pilots from Colorado were among a group receiving the Congressional Gold Medal for their service during World War II as Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, at a March ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. About 1,100 women flew military aircraft during the war; fewer than 300 of the original "fly girls" are alive today.

The Colorado medalists are Lucile Wise, of Arvada; Ruth Brown and Elizabeth Pfister, both of Aspen (pop. 5,914); Grace Lotowycz, Boulder (pop. 94,673); Millicent Young, Colorado Springs; Annabelle Moss, Grand Junction (pop. 41,986); Doris Tracy, La Veta (pop. 924); Kathryn Gunderson, Lakewood; Josephine Robinson, Louisville (pop. 18,937); and Peggy McCaffrey, Montrose (pop. 12,344).   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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