Photograph of Maggie Gee with two other former WASPs in Nevada

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Description

Maggie Gee with two other former Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) in Boulder City, Nevada. They are standing at the WASP memorial in the Veteran's Cemetery Memorial Garden. The memorial reads: " Women Airforce Service Pilots | WWII 1942-1944 | We Salute All WASPS | You have shown that you can fly wingtip to wingtip with your brothers."

Object Information

Local ID:

2016.004.049

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

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