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To: yarddog; Bryanw92
Bit of a difference guys; WASP stands for Woman Army Service Pilot while Merchant Marine stands for civilian sea man working for (civilian) wages. During WW2 Both operated at frequent risk to their life.

Both occupations called for loads of courage and skills not often found among the common folk.
I expect that the MM suffered notably higher casualty rates than did WASPs and would not deny them an honored place in history. But the ladies wore the uniform, for peanut wages, all volunteers, and all challenging accepted stereotypes. They did it without GI or union benefits when they mustered out and likely suffered some degree of social stigma for making Rosie the Riveter look like a punk in the process.

Give them their due!

74 posted on 01/03/2016 6:39:42 PM PST by norton
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To: norton

I am sure those gals were patriotic. I also bet they loved flying those planes.

However it does not even compare to making the Murmansk Run, some convoys losing many and at least one, losing most of their ships along with the Merchant Seamen on them.


76 posted on 01/03/2016 7:20:56 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: norton

https://www.google.com/search?q=Woman+Army+Service+Pilot&rlz=1T4ADRA_enUS475US652&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiH_9WN54_KAhXF7SYKHWfdA3cQ_AUIBygB&biw=1366&bih=612


78 posted on 01/04/2016 1:06:25 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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