Dawn Seymour
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Dawn Seymour | |
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 Dawn Seymour at a commemorative event | |
| Born | July 1, 1917 |
| Died | July 18, 2017 (aged 100) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | Women Airforce Service Pilot |
Dawn Seymour (July 1, 1917 - July 18, 2017) was an American pilot and member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II.[1] She would later lobby for military status for the Women Airforce Service Pilots as well as encourage recognition of their contributions to the war effort during World War II.
Seymour was born in Rochester, New York on July 1, 1917.
She was the first woman accepted into the Civilian Pilot Training Program at Cornell University.[2] In 1939, she earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell.[3]
During World War II
Later life
She actively campaigned for military status for the Women Airforce Service Pilots.[6]
Honors
Her 100th birthday party was celebrated at the opening reception of Women in Aviation International’s 2017 annual conference.[7]
Publications
- Seymour, Dawn, Clarice I. Bergemann, Jeanette J. Jenkins, and Mary Ellen Keil. Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: In Memoriam : Thirty-Eight American Women Pilots Gave Their Lives in Performance of Duty with the United States Army Air Forces 1942-1943-1944. Denton, Tex: Texas Woman's University Press, 1996. OCLC 34930045
