Mary Pat Shely W W I I Civil Air Patrol ..

[caappy]

94 year old Mary Pat Shely, she taught herself to fly in a Piper Cub bought for her by her father; she was given a Congressional Gold Medal for her service in the Civil Air Patrol during World War II.

During World War II, CAP was seen as a way to use America's civilian aviation resources to aid the war effort instead of grounding them. The organization assumed many missions including anti-submarine patrol and warfare, border patrols, and courier services. During World War II CAP's coastal patrol flew 24 million miles, found 173 enemy U-boats, attacked 57, hit 10 and sank two, dropping a total of 83 bombs and depth charges throughout the conflict. By the end of the war, 64 CAP members had lost their lives in the line of duty.

Sent her 1 photo on 10 Aug and got it back signed on 11 Sep.. She signed the back of the photo and signed it Pat Shely

You can see a picture of the photo that I sent her in this article

https://www.wymt.com/content/news/Lexin ... 19671.html


Ms Mary P. Shely
1800 Athens Boonesboro Rd.
Winchester, KY. 40391

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Hi caappy

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Would you have a scan of the envelope and picture you received please?
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