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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Colonel
- Service Era
- World War II
- Medals Recorded
- 11
U.S. Air Force#63of 66
Fighter / combat pilot#175of 180
World War II#916of 929
Jacqueline Cochran
Colonel, U.S. Air Force
World War II
Awards & Decorations
- Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Air and Space Forces)
- Legion of Merit
- Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
- American Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal
- Defence Medal (United Kingdom)
- Legion of Honour — Chevalier (France)
- Medaille de l Aeronautique
- Order of Cultural Independence Ruben Dario
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Jacqueline Cochran was a pioneering American aviator and business executive who became one of the most prominent flight figures of her generation. She was the wartime head of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) from 1943 to 1944, directing the organization, training, and operation of civilian women pilots who ferried military aircraft during World War II. For her exceptional leadership and service during the conflict, she became the first civilian woman to receive the Distinguished Service Medal.
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