cutiger83 Posted October 4, 2017 Share #1 Posted October 4, 2017 During a ceremony, the Ellsworth Airfield Operations Building was renamed the “Millie Rexroat Building,” on Oct. 2, 2017. Ola Mildred Rexroat (August 28, 1917 – June 28, 2017) was the only Native American woman to serve in the WASP. She joined after high school and had the dangerous job of towing targets for aerial gunnery students. After that she joined the Air Force, where she served for ten years as an air traffic controller. In 2007 she was inducted into the South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame. She was an Oglala Sioux from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Rexroat died in June 2017 at the age of 99. http://www.ellsworth.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1331789/ellsworth-airfield-ops-building-renamed-in-honor-of-fallen-wasp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted October 4, 2017 Share #2 Posted October 4, 2017 Pretty cool! A well deserved accolade for sure. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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