Margaret (Kerr) Boylan, 89, widow of Robert J. Boylan, of 31 Woodlee Road, Staunton, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, in Brightview at Baldwin Park.She was born Feb. 6, 1921, in Ada, Okla., a daughter of the late Aubrey M. Kerr Sr. and Jewel (Jordan) Kerr.
Mrs. Boylan served in the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II.
She retired from the Federal Aviation Administration as head of executive secretariat.
Family members include a son, Robin Boylan of Swoope; two daughters, Ann Mazzullo of Fairfax Station and Elisabeth K. Boylan of Silver Spring, Md.; a brother, Aubrey M. Kerr Jr. of Oklahoma City, Okla.; two sisters, Carole McClendon of Oklahoma City and Ann Kerr Crawford of Chicago, Ill.; and five grandchildren, Christopher and Michael Mazzullo and Dylan, Liam and Clare Ahunhodjaev.
Burial will be conducted at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.
There will be no public viewing or visitation.
Henry Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
News Leader, Staunton VA
Oct 13 2010
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Suggested edit: In August of 1944, Margaret was piloting a B-26, trying to land at Meridian, Mississippi. Her WASP co-pilot radioed in for landing instructions. According to Byrd Granger in "On Final Approach," a brusque voice came back, "Get those women out of the cockpit and then come down." After several minutes of negotiating with the tower, clearance was reluctantly granted. In the meantime, all the maintenance crews and pilots stationed at the field made their way to the flight line, to get a good look at the 'girl' pilots. When the two WASP stepped out, the male pilots and other personnel were shocked. No one on the Army air base knew what a WASP was.
https://waspfinalflight.blogspot.com/2010/10/wasp-margaret-kerr-boylan-43-2.html
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Mrs. Boylan served in the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II.
She retired from the Federal Aviation Administration as head of executive secretariat.
Family members include a son, Robin Boylan of Swoope; two daughters, Ann Mazzullo of Fairfax Station and Elisabeth K. Boylan of Silver Spring, Md.; a brother, Aubrey M. Kerr Jr. of Oklahoma City, Okla.; two sisters, Carole McClendon of Oklahoma City and Ann Kerr Crawford of Chicago, Ill.; and five grandchildren, Christopher and Michael Mazzullo and Dylan, Liam and Clare Ahunhodjaev.
Burial will be conducted at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.
There will be no public viewing or visitation.
Henry Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
News Leader, Staunton VA
Oct 13 2010
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Suggested edit: In August of 1944, Margaret was piloting a B-26, trying to land at Meridian, Mississippi. Her WASP co-pilot radioed in for landing instructions. According to Byrd Granger in "On Final Approach," a brusque voice came back, "Get those women out of the cockpit and then come down." After several minutes of negotiating with the tower, clearance was reluctantly granted. In the meantime, all the maintenance crews and pilots stationed at the field made their way to the flight line, to get a good look at the 'girl' pilots. When the two WASP stepped out, the male pilots and other personnel were shocked. No one on the Army air base knew what a WASP was.
https://waspfinalflight.blogspot.com/2010/10/wasp-margaret-kerr-boylan-43-2.html
Contributor: ET (47514618) • [email protected]
Margaret (Kerr) Boylan, 89, widow of Robert J. Boylan, of 31 Woodlee Road, Staunton, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, in Brightview at Baldwin Park.She was born Feb. 6, 1921, in Ada, Okla., a daughter of the late Aubrey M. Kerr Sr. and Jewel (Jordan) Kerr.
Mrs. Boylan served in the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II.
She retired from the Federal Aviation Administration as head of executive secretariat.
Family members include a son, Robin Boylan of Swoope; two daughters, Ann Mazzullo of Fairfax Station and Elisabeth K. Boylan of Silver Spring, Md.; a brother, Aubrey M. Kerr Jr. of Oklahoma City, Okla.; two sisters, Carole McClendon of Oklahoma City and Ann Kerr Crawford of Chicago, Ill.; and five grandchildren, Christopher and Michael Mazzullo and Dylan, Liam and Clare Ahunhodjaev.
Burial will be conducted at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.
There will be no public viewing or visitation.
Henry Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
News Leader, Staunton VA
Oct 13 2010
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Suggested edit: In August of 1944, Margaret was piloting a B-26, trying to land at Meridian, Mississippi. Her WASP co-pilot radioed in for landing instructions. According to Byrd Granger in "On Final Approach," a brusque voice came back, "Get those women out of the cockpit and then come down." After several minutes of negotiating with the tower, clearance was reluctantly granted. In the meantime, all the maintenance crews and pilots stationed at the field made their way to the flight line, to get a good look at the 'girl' pilots. When the two WASP stepped out, the male pilots and other personnel were shocked. No one on the Army air base knew what a WASP was.
https://waspfinalflight.blogspot.com/2010/10/wasp-margaret-kerr-boylan-43-2.html
Contributor: ET (47514618) • [email protected]
Mrs. Boylan served in the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II.
She retired from the Federal Aviation Administration as head of executive secretariat.
Family members include a son, Robin Boylan of Swoope; two daughters, Ann Mazzullo of Fairfax Station and Elisabeth K. Boylan of Silver Spring, Md.; a brother, Aubrey M. Kerr Jr. of Oklahoma City, Okla.; two sisters, Carole McClendon of Oklahoma City and Ann Kerr Crawford of Chicago, Ill.; and five grandchildren, Christopher and Michael Mazzullo and Dylan, Liam and Clare Ahunhodjaev.
Burial will be conducted at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.
There will be no public viewing or visitation.
Henry Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
News Leader, Staunton VA
Oct 13 2010
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Suggested edit: In August of 1944, Margaret was piloting a B-26, trying to land at Meridian, Mississippi. Her WASP co-pilot radioed in for landing instructions. According to Byrd Granger in "On Final Approach," a brusque voice came back, "Get those women out of the cockpit and then come down." After several minutes of negotiating with the tower, clearance was reluctantly granted. In the meantime, all the maintenance crews and pilots stationed at the field made their way to the flight line, to get a good look at the 'girl' pilots. When the two WASP stepped out, the male pilots and other personnel were shocked. No one on the Army air base knew what a WASP was.
https://waspfinalflight.blogspot.com/2010/10/wasp-margaret-kerr-boylan-43-2.html
Contributor: ET (47514618) • [email protected]
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