Zontian pilot Jacqueline Cochran was presented with the Distinguished Service Medal by U.S. Army Air Forces General H. H. Arnold in 1945
Title
Zontian pilot Jacqueline Cochran was presented with the Distinguished Service Medal by U.S. Army Air Forces General H. H. Arnold in 1945
Subject
Cochran, Jacqueline
Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)--Management
Test pilots
Women in aeronautics
Women--Societies and clubs--History
Description
Woman pilot Jacqueline Cochran was only woman to receive Distinguished Service Medal (DSM), the highest non-combat award presented by the United States government, for her wartime service as director of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
Source
Buffalo courier express
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1959-02-15
Rights
Format
Image/jpeg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
LIB-023_239ZontaJacquelineCochranFlyerHonoredE19590215_001
Date Created
2016-05-01
Is Part Of
Zonta International Collection
LIB-023
Original Format
Photographs
Newspapers
Collection
Tags
Citation
“Zontian pilot Jacqueline Cochran was presented with the Distinguished Service Medal by U.S. Army Air Forces General H. H. Arnold in 1945,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed January 10, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/96513.