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…showed last 75 words of 704 total…made emergency or unplanned parachute jumps from military aircraft. (They derived their name from the first parachutes, which were made of silk). This "Caterpillar/WASP" completed her training in Class 44-W-1, proudly received her wings and went on to fulfill her duties at her new assignment - Las Vegas Army Air Base, Nevada (Aerial Gunners School). There she met her husband-to-be and pilot, John Alden Clark, with who she has shared a long, wonderful life.