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Women Airforce Service Pilots

‘Proud link to Rockford,’ Muralists rediscover female WWII-era pilot history nearly forgot

June 8, 2019July 17, 2019Jean

Source: Rockford Register Star, May 19, 2019

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Libby Gardner

June 6, 2019July 17, 2019Jean

This mural of Elizabeth “Libby” Gardner was painted by Jenny Roesel Ustick from Cincinnati as part of the CRE8IV festival, Mary 2019. Gardner served as a WASP during World War II.

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