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Geraldine Pratt May
Col. Geraldine Pratt May (April 21, 1895-November 2, 1997) was the first director of Women in the Airforce, Women in the Air Force (WAF) and the first woman colonel in the United States Air Force. Military career May joined the Women’s Army Corps, Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in July 1942. She was promoted to staff director of WAAC’s Air Transport Command in March 1943. In 1948, May became the first director of the newly created Women in the Airforce, Women in the Air Force (WAF) and was promoted to the rank of colonel making her the first woman colonel in the United States Air Force. May received the Legion of Merit for her service during World War II. Death and legacy May died in Menlo Park, California at the age of 102. She is interred at Arlington National Cemetery. References {{DEFAULTSORT:May, Geraldine Pratt 1895 births 1997 deaths Burials at Arlington National Cemetery United States Air Force colonels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County within the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; and Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City to the west. It is one of the most educated cities in California and the United States; nearly 70% of residents over 25 have earned a bachelor's degree or higher. It had 33,780 residents at the 2020 United States Census. It is home to the corporate headquarters of Meta, and is where Google, Roblox Corporation and Round Table Pizza were founded. Its train station holds the record as the oldest continually operating train station in California. Toponym "Menlo" is derived from Menlo (the anglicized spelling of Irish Gaelic 'Mionloch', meaning 'small lake') in County Galway, Ireland. The name "Menlo Park" was given to a ranch purchased by Irish settlers in honor of their home village in Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
