WASP pilot recieves Congressional Gold Medal

Col. Larry Martin, 6 Air Mobility Wing commander, presents Dorothy Ebersbach, Women Airforce Service Piliots (WASP) pilot, her Congressional Gold Medal Coin during a Medal ceremony in Tampa, Fla., April 28, 2010. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest and most distinguished award Congress can award to a civilian. The WASP program was established during World War II, and from 1942 to 1943, more than 1,000 women joined, flying 60 million miles of noncombat military missions.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr.)

100428-F-3682S-013.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr.

Apr 29, 2010

Col. Larry Martin, 6 Air Mobility Wing commander, presents Dorothy Ebersbach, Women Airforce Service Piliots (WASP) pilot, her Congressional Gold Medal Coin during a Medal ceremony in Tampa, Fla., April 28, 2010. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest and most distinguished award Congress can award to a civilian. The WASP program was established during World War II, and from 1942 to 1943, more than 1,000 women joined, flying 60 million miles of noncombat military missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr.)

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