W
ASP Pilot Mary Pauline Hartson was an expert pilot who served as an engineer test pilot and instrument instructor during WWII until a plane crash took her life.
Timeline
Birth - 11 Jan 1917
Portland, Oregon
1939 - 1945 World War II - Age: 26 years
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army Air Forces
Gold Star
Rank
WASP Pilot
Company
2537th AAFBU, CPS(B)
Enlistment - 6 Apr 1943 - Age: 26 years
Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas
Pilot Trainee
Award
Congressional Gold Medal
World War II Victory Medal
United States Aviator Badge
Army Presidential Unit Citation
Army Presidential Unit Citation
Army Good Conduct Medal
Stationed
Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX
Stationed
Perrin Field, Sherman, Texas
Death - 14 Aug 1944 - Age: 28 years
Plane crash
Near Willis, Oklahoma
Burial
Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Mausoleum in Portland, Oregon.
Other Facts
Also Known As
Pauline
Father
Paul Elmer Hartson
Full Name
Mary Pauline Hartson
Mother
Isabel Blanche Hartson
Sibling
Henry S. Hartson, 1913, Kent Seymour Hartson, 1920
