Photograph of four WASPs with one of their instructors

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Description

Four Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) standing with one of their instructors at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The second from the right is Maggie Gee. The back of the photo reads: "Lillian G. Wray 44W9."

Object Information

Date Created:

1944

Local ID:

2016.004.064

Collection:

Courtesy of Maggie Gee, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Maggie Gee Collection.

Credit Line:

Courtesy of Maggie Gee, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Maggie Gee Collection.

Count:

1

Citation:

Courtesy of Maggie Gee, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Maggie Gee Collection.

Language(s):

English

Period:

WWII

Classification:

Photograph

Rights:

Courtesy of Maggie Gee, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Maggie Gee Collection.

Appears In

Resource Kit
Museum of Chinese in America

Flying High with Hazel & Maggie: Chinese American Aviators in WWII

Explore the lives of Hazel Ying Lee and Maggie Gee, the only two Chinese American women to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. Use videos and photos to learn about their experiences and how World War II impacted them and many other women in the United States. Find out more about women in military service during World War II and the long fight of WASP pilots to be honored for their impact.

Created by: Museum of Chinese in America

Grade 6-8