Gloucester in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)

Photographed By Michael Turner

1. Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Marker

Inscription. The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), including Gloucester resident Margaret Ann Hamilton Turner (1917-2009), transported and flight tested aircraft and towed targets for the U.S. military during World War II. More than 25,000 female pilots applied but only 1,074 completed the rigorous training and were accepted. The WASP delivered more than 12,260 aircraft, often with only a road map for navigation, but Congress disbanded them in 1944 without benefits. Due largely to the efforts of surviving WASP like Turner, in 1977 Congress acknowledged their military service and granted them Veterans status. In March 2010, all WASP were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

Erected 2010 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number NW-23.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR), and the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is March 2010.

Location. 37° 25.445′ N, 76° 29.169′ W. Marker is in Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. Marker is at the intersection of Ware Neck Road (Virginia Route 623) and Flat Iron Road (Virginia Route 690), on

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the left when traveling south on Ware Neck Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gloucester VA 23061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Edge Hill House (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named The Edge Hill House (approx. 2 miles away); Ware Church (approx. 2 miles away); To Gwynn's Island (approx. 2 miles away); History of the Edge Hill Intersection (approx. 2 miles away); People & Personalities of Edge Hill (approx. 2 miles away); Traveling Gloucester (approx. 2 miles away); Texaco Gas Pumps, c. 1930s (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2013, by Michael Turner of Va Beach, Virginia. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 23 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 10, 2013, by Michael Turner of Va Beach, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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