Community Gathers For 100th Birthday Celebration For Sacramento Woman Who Served As WWII Pilot

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It was a solemnisation of a period and 1 peculiar Sacramento pistillate who served her state successful World War II, piloting planes successful unsafe scenarios.

Frances Buford Pullen was a World War II civilian pilot. Her work to her state has unlocked a amusement of civic pride.

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She is simply a leader who received a peculiar grant Sunday and a astonishment parade extracurricular her location for her 100th birthday.

“Some of the men didn’t similar us, and immoderate of the men liked america and flew with us,” she said of her clip arsenic a pilot.

Photos captured her unthinkable career. Pullen was 1 of conscionable 1 1000 who earned her wings with the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

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Her formation clip included towing targets down her level portion crews fired unrecorded ammunition astatine the targets.

“I conscionable took it for granted, everything was going to beryllium OK,” Pullen said.

Her bravery and work were portion of the top generation.

On her 100th birthday, her family, friends and metropolis said “Thank you.”

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Pullen graduated from McClatchy High School. After the war, she was joined successful 1946. She returned to Sacramento and raised 4 children.

Steve Large