Timeline
Birth - 7 Oct 1914
Deer Park, Garrett, Maryland
1939 - 1945 World War II - Age: 28 years
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Company
5th FG/ATC
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Service Start Date
15 Jan 1943
Gold Star
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Branch
Army Air Forces
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Service Number
1628140
Award
Congressional Gold Medal
U
American Campaign Medal
Army Presidential Unit Citation
Army Good Conduct Medal
Women Army Service Corp Medal
Stationed
Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX
Love Field, Dallas, Texas
Camp Davis, North Carolina
Otis Field, Camp Edwards, Falmouth, Massachusetts
Death - 27 Mar 1944 - Age: 29 years
Otis AFB, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Flying solo and killed when her plane, upon take-off, went into a stall and spun to the ground
Burial - Apr 1944
South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Other Facts
Full Name
Frances Fortune Grimes
Organization
Member of Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs)
Also Known As
Frances Grimes
Father
Bushrod "Jack" Grimes
Mother
Sada C. Laughlin Grimes
Sibling
Ellen Jane Grimes Poindexter, Joanna Grimes Curtis
