Timeline
Birth - 16 Oct 1912
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Marriage - Sep 1944 - Age: 32 years
Henry M. Silver
1939 - 1945 World War II - Age: 31 years
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Company
601st Squadron, 555th Air Transport Command, 3rd Ferrying Group, WASP class 43-W-7
Gold Star
Enlistment - Jun 1943 - Age: 31 years
Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas
Award
Congressional Gold Medal
United States Aviator Badge
World War II Victory Medal
American Campaign Medal
Army Presidential Unit Citation
Army Good Conduct Medal
Casualty
Declared missing and presumed dead in November, 1944
Unknown
Stationed
Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX
Love Field, Dallas, Texas
Death - 26 Oct 1944 (went missing, presumed dead) - Age: 32 years
unknown
Burial
Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery, Linden, Union, New Jersey
Other Facts
Full Name
Gertrude Vreeland Tompkins
Also known as
Tommy
Organization
Member of Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs)
Also Known As
Gertrude Vreeland Tompkins Silver, Mrs. Henry Silver
