NEW CUMBERLAND, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. -- A special two-part ceremony was held this afternoon: a ribbon cutting for a new nature preserve and a memorial for an aviatrix who gave her life carrying out ...
Evelyn was one of the first women to prove to the War Department that women could serve their country as pilots in WWII. As an original member of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) and ...
A female military pilot whose life ended in a 1944 plane crash in the New Cumberland area will be honored on Sunday with a low flyover of a Hercules C-130 and dedication of a memorial in her honor.
The story of Evelyn Genevieve Sharp, a Nebraska barnstorming pilot who was selected as one of the first 28 women to fly World War II U.S. Army aircraft, will be presented at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in ...