Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elizabeth L. Gardner
into WASP article or refactor as an article about the photo. There are many benchmarks of notability.  requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject" and "''significant coverage'' addresses the topic directly and in detail". "The first to ..." ect are benchmarks of notability, but not the benchmark adopted by WP. The photo is iconic and notable but does not necessarily confer notability on the subject. We have an article for the ''V-J Day in Times Square'' but not for the sailor, George Mendonsa. Many of the comments to "keep" refer to the notability of the photo and even acknowledge that Gardner is not/may not be noatable independent of the photo. Of the ''Life'' article, the subject is the crash and not Gardner more specifically - it does not address Gardner "directly and in detail". The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the unit and not Gardner, except as a part of the unit. Most unfortunately, the article also has the impression of being something of a  for recognition of WASPS - with 7 references (and 6 of the first 7) referring to this. That there is strong support to keep the article suggests that there is something wrong with 
— User:Cinderella157, 00:40, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
Stance: merge
Cited policy: WP:GNG||WP:COAT||WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)