Gertrude Tompkins Silver
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Gertrude "Tommy" Tompkins Silver (October 16, 1911 – disappeared October 26, 1944) was the only Women Airforce Service Pilots member to go missing during World War II.[3]
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Gertrude Tompkins Silver | |
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Born | Gertrude Vreeland Tompkins[1] (1911-10-16)October 16, 1911 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Disappeared | October 26, 1944 (aged 33) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Status | Missing for 79 years, 6 months and 1 day |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Pilot |
Era | World War II |
Organization | Women Airforce Service Pilots |
Spouse | Henry Silver |
Notes | |
Graduated WASP Class 43-W-7[2] |
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