Ola Mildred Rexroat

Ola Mildred Rexroat

Ola Mildred Rexroat
Born (1917-08-29)August 29, 1917
Ogden, Kansas
Occupation aviator, USAF Air Traffic controller

Ola Mildred Rexroat (August 29, 1917 - ) was the only Native American woman to serve in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).[1][2] She joined them after high school and while with them she had the dangerous job of towing targets for aerial gunnery students.[3] After that she joined the Air Force, where she served for ten years as an air traffic controller.[2][3][4] In 2007 she was inducted into the South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame.[5] She was the last surviving WASP in South Dakota.[1]

She was an Oglala Sioux from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Nick Penzenstadler Journal staff. "Last surrviving South Dakota WASP, 'Sexy Rexy', recalls World War II service". Rapid City Journal.
  2. 1 2 "WASP filled with colorful pilots". St. George News. 11 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Warriors at Heart: Some of the Native Women Who Served in the Military". Indian Country Today Media Network.com.
  4. ↑ William C. Sturtevant (1978). Handbook of North American Indians: Indians in contemporary society. Government Printing Office. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-0-16-080388-8.
  5. ↑ "WASP OLA REXROAT".
  6. ↑ "Women In Military Service For America Memorial".
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