Dunnam, Nancy (Nordhoff), 1923-
Person
Biography
Nancy Anne Boyns Nordhoff was born in Seattle to Arthur and Thelma Nordhoff on April 16, 1923. After school, she travelled to Texas in 1942 with her friend Carol Nicholson to join the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs). During World War II, Nancy married James Dunnam. Nancy and James had two children, Terre Ann and James Arthur.
Biography derived from collection materials and records on Ancestry.com.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Nordhoff and Dunnam Families Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2018-08-13
Overview
The Nordhoff and Dunnam Families Collection contains items relating to the World War I and II service of the Nordhoff and Dunnam families.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1916-2012
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Nordhoff and Dunnam families papers
Collection
Identifier: 1993-05-11
Abstract
Collection of photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, and assorted ephemera from the Nordhoff and Dunnam families, who served as pilots in World War I and World War II and later founded the Bellevue Airport.
Dates:
1910s to 1980s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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