Alyce Stevens Rohrer is one of the few living Women Air Service Pilots of WWII. “I knew I wanted more,” she said. “As a little girl I would work the fields and watch a plane fly over. I knew I would be a pilot one day, and no one could stop me.”
WWII pilot Alyce Rohrer.
A birthday is concrete for most, but for Rohrer, it is simply a suggestion. She has always been a rule-bender, rebel or trailblazer, depending on who you ask. Women were not allowed to fly commercial jets, but as a young teen she convinced the local town pilot to teach her to fly, to help crop-dust the fields. Rohrer’s daughter says she has a timeless elegance and grace about her. She moves slower with each passing day, but each movement is deliberately cordial.
Rohrer operated planes that towed targets for anti-aircraft gun practice: “We would tow a target with some rope behind us and hope the guys shooting at us didn’t miss or had their eyes checked recently.” She laughed as she sipped her tea. “I was lucky, but others weren’t.” She looked away. Obama said, “The Women Airforce Service Pilots courageously answered their country’s call in a time of need while blazing a trail for the brave women who have given and continue to give so much in service to this nation since. Every American should be grateful for their service, and I am honored to sign this bill to finally give them some of the hard-earned recognition they deserve.”
Then she received the news that her brother in Klamath Falls, Ore., and his wife were fighting for their lives in the ICU. His wife passed away from COVID shortly thereafter, and she wasn’t able to say goodbye.
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