W.A.S.P. Tribute
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mrjcanger
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The pioneers known as W.A.S.P. (Women Airforce Service Pilots) have been immortalized in this amazing tribute at the Highground.
Waymark Code: WMT6MJ
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2016
Views: 2
Slightly West of Neillsville, Wisconsin sits the Highground Veterans Memorial Park. Home to many memorials and monuments, this truly honoring place also contains a tribute to the women who were the first women to train in American military aircrafts. They were stationed in Texas and today have an honored place in Wisconsin. Their story is one of true pioneers and the American spirit.
Plaque Text:
Women Airforce
Service Pilots
W.A.S.P.
World War II
1942-1944
Dedicated July 31, 2006
Date of Dedication: 07/31/2006
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Park at the Highground, South of Highway 10 West of Neillsville
Access times: From: 10:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
W7031 Ridge Road
Neillsville, WI USA
54456
Commemoration: W.A.S.P.
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