Maggie Gee (pilot)

Maggie Gee, (born 1923, Berkeley, California) is an American aviator who served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots. She is one of two Chinese-American women to serve in the organization, the other being Hazel Ying Lee.^[1][2] As a WASP, she helped male pilots train for combat, as female pilots were not allowed to serve in combat at that time.^[3] In 2009 a book was written about her life story called Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee, by Marissa Moss.^[3] In 2010, she and all other living WASP pilots received the Congressional Gold Medal.^[3][4]

References

1. ^ "Bay News: Pioneering APA Pilot Honored". AsianWeek.com. 2002-10-10. http://asianweek.com/2002_10_04/bay_gee.html. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 
2. ^ jaymie Offline (2006-07-13). "In Pursuit of a Dream". Asiance Magazine. http://www.asiancemagazine.com/apr_2007/in_pursuit_of_a_dream. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "WASP Pilot to receive Congressional Medal of Honor for service during WWII « Crown Publishing - Tricycle". Tricycle.crownpublishing.com. 2010-02-08. http://tricycle.crownpublishing.com/2010/02/11/wasp-pilot-to-receive-congressional-medal-of-honor-for-service-during-wwii/. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 
4. ^ This story was written by Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski. "WASPs awarded Congressional Gold Medal". Af.mil. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123194315. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 

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Name	Gee, Maggie
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Short description	Aviator
Date of birth	1923
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