Dawn Seymour


Dawn Seymour was a Women Airforce Service Pilot during World War II. She would later lobby for military status for the Women Airforce Service Pilots as well as encourage recognition of their contributions to the war effort during World War II.

Early life

She was born in Rochester, New York on July 1, 1917.
She was the first woman accepted into the Civilian Pilot Training Program at Cornell University. In 1939, she earned a bachelor's degree at Cornell University.

During World War II

During WWII, she was a Women's Airforce Service Pilot, or WASP at Buckingham Air Force Base in Florida.

Later life

She actively campaigned for military status for the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Honors

Her 100th birthday party was celebrated at the opening reception of Women in Aviation International’s 2017 annual conference.

Publications

She died aged 100 on July 18, 2017.