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Marjorie S. Thompson Collection

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Marjorie Sanford Thompson (1915-2008) of Peoria, Illinois, served as a pilot in the WASPs during WWII. Marjorie Sanford Thompson was born in Peoria, Illinois, on 18 February 1915. She attended Peoria High School and graduated from Bradley University in 1937. Thompson learned to fly through the Civilian Pilot Training Program while teaching biology and aeronautics at Woodruff High School in Peoria. Thompson joined the WASPs in 1943. She was stationed at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, for basic and advanced flight training. She was transferred briefly to Love Field in Dallas before being sent to Dodge City, Kansas, where she was part of the first group of women to be trained and rated for B-26 bombers. In January 1944, Thompson was sent to Harlingen, Texas, where she towed [...] Read more

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1.	Oral history interview with Majorie S. Thompson Primarily documents Marjorie Sanford Thompson's service in the WASPs [Women Airforce Service Pilots] from 1943 to 1944. Thompson briefly discusses her education, pre-war [...] 2005-12-29 \| Audio \| Marjorie S. Thompson Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
2.	Marjorie Thompson in a car with a puppy WASP Marjorie Sanford Thompson poses in the passenger seat of a car with a puppy, circa 1944. She wears the WASP dark olive drab trousers and shirt with a General Army Ai[...] 1944 \| Image \| Marjorie S. Thompson Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records

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