WASP Class 43-W-5

Dates: March 26, 1943-September 11, 1943

Number of Trainees: 124 trainees, 85 graduates

Place: Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas

This was the first class to enter and complete all their training at Avenger Field.

Graduation Speaker: Brigadier General Isiah Davies, Commanding General 34th Flying Training Wing, San Angelo, Texas

Master of Ceremonies: Lieutenant Patrick B. McAnany, Intelligence Officer, 318th AAFFTD Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas

Distinguished Guests: 

• Jacqueline Cochran, Director of Women Pilots, AAF
• Mrs. Ethel Sheehy, Chief Recruiting Officer

Band: Big Springs Bombardier School Band

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