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

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)

Photographed by Kevin W., May 19, 2024

1. Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Marker

Inscription. The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), including Gloucester resident Margaret Ann Hamilton Tunner (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 Tunner, 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. It is at the intersection of Ware Neck Road (Virginia Route 623) and Flat Iron Road ( Route 690), on the left when

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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.

Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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.

Also see . . . Ann Tunner: A Life Well Lived. An article about Margaret Ann Hamilton Tunner, published by the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society as part of the Virginia Aviation History Project. (Submitted on May 19, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Photographed by Kevin W., May 19, 2024

2. Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Marker

Photographed by Kevin W., May 19, 2024

3. Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2013, by Michael Turner of Va Beach, Virginia. This page has been viewed 804 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.