Aviator. Jean Landis was born in 1918 and raised in El Cajon, California, near the City of San Diego; she attended San Diego State College and graduated with an A.B. degree in Physical Education in 1940.
When the United States entered World War II, Jean volunteered and was chosen for the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), a paramilitary organization, where women pilots flew military aircraft on noncombat missions to allow more male pilots for combat missions.
The United States Congress passed a bill in 2009 to award the Congressional Gold Medal — the highest Congressional honor for civilians — to Jean Landis and all other Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Women Airforce Service Pilots broke barriers, cleared a path for women in the military, and showed strength, pride, and patriotism in a field dominated by men.
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Aviator. Jean Landis was born in 1918 and raised in El Cajon, California, near the City of San Diego; she attended San Diego State College and graduated with an A.B. degree in Physical Education in 1940.
When the United States entered World War II, Jean volunteered and was chosen for the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), a paramilitary organization, where women pilots flew military aircraft on noncombat missions to allow more male pilots for combat missions.
The United States Congress passed a bill in 2009 to award the Congressional Gold Medal — the highest Congressional honor for civilians — to Jean Landis and all other Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Women Airforce Service Pilots broke barriers, cleared a path for women in the military, and showed strength, pride, and patriotism in a field dominated by men.
View cenotaph here
Bio by: Donna Jo
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