Patricia Kenworthy Nuckols
Patricia Kenworthy Nuckols (June 21, 1921 – January 17, 2022) was an American field hockey player and a pilot in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II.[1] She played for the U.S. national team.[2][3] In 1988, was honored into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame.[4] In 2010, she was one of the 200 former WASP pilots to be honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.[5]
Kenworthy Nuckols was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Vermont.[6] She turned 100 in June 2021. Kenworthy Nuckols died in Manchester, Vermont on January 17, 2022.[7]
References
- ↑ "Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Burial Locations" (PDF). Texas Women's University. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ↑ Name Six Teams For Hockey Test. November 17, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67456663/name-six-teams-for-hockey-test/.
- ↑ Women Field Hockey Experts Will Play Matches in Europe. April 16, 1948. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67456708/women-field-hockey-experts-will-play/.
- ↑ Don Bostrom (January 17, 1988). 23 women become first to enter U.S. 'Hall'. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. C8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67804810/field-hockey-hof/.
- ↑ Vermonter, WWII pilot, honored. March 11, 2010. pp. A1, A2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67456143/vermonter-wwii-pilot-honored/.
- ↑ "No. R-423, Senate concurrent resolution honoring Patricia Kenworthy Nuckols" (PDF). Vermont Legislature. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Patricia (Pat) Kenworthy Nuckols". Shea Family Funeral Homes. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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