Daughter of Bruce R and Helen Maude (Saunders) Bailey.
Sister of: James Silas and Robert N Bailey
Married Kenneth R Williams Dec 23, 1947 in Washington DC.
Mother of
Paula Curran and David Williams
Grandmother of 3 and Great-Grandmother of 5
Betty Bailey (as she was then known) was the first woman to complete flight training at West Virginia University and the only female in her class. She applied to the "Woman Air Force Service Program" (WASP). In 1944 she received a telegram from General "Hap" Arnold accepting her into the program and ordering her to report to Avenger Field at Sweetwater, Texas. She was a member of Trainee Class 44-6.
She was a proud Veteran of World War 2 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium with full military honors on March 6, 1997.
Sister of: James Silas and Robert N Bailey
Married Kenneth R Williams Dec 23, 1947 in Washington DC.
Mother of
Paula Curran and David Williams
Grandmother of 3 and Great-Grandmother of 5
Betty Bailey (as she was then known) was the first woman to complete flight training at West Virginia University and the only female in her class. She applied to the "Woman Air Force Service Program" (WASP). In 1944 she received a telegram from General "Hap" Arnold accepting her into the program and ordering her to report to Avenger Field at Sweetwater, Texas. She was a member of Trainee Class 44-6.
She was a proud Veteran of World War 2 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium with full military honors on March 6, 1997.
Daughter of Bruce R and Helen Maude (Saunders) Bailey.
Sister of: James Silas and Robert N Bailey
Married Kenneth R Williams Dec 23, 1947 in Washington DC.
Mother of
Paula Curran and David Williams
Grandmother of 3 and Great-Grandmother of 5
Betty Bailey (as she was then known) was the first woman to complete flight training at West Virginia University and the only female in her class. She applied to the "Woman Air Force Service Program" (WASP). In 1944 she received a telegram from General "Hap" Arnold accepting her into the program and ordering her to report to Avenger Field at Sweetwater, Texas. She was a member of Trainee Class 44-6.
She was a proud Veteran of World War 2 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium with full military honors on March 6, 1997.
Sister of: James Silas and Robert N Bailey
Married Kenneth R Williams Dec 23, 1947 in Washington DC.
Mother of
Paula Curran and David Williams
Grandmother of 3 and Great-Grandmother of 5
Betty Bailey (as she was then known) was the first woman to complete flight training at West Virginia University and the only female in her class. She applied to the "Woman Air Force Service Program" (WASP). In 1944 she received a telegram from General "Hap" Arnold accepting her into the program and ordering her to report to Avenger Field at Sweetwater, Texas. She was a member of Trainee Class 44-6.
She was a proud Veteran of World War 2 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium with full military honors on March 6, 1997.
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