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. She played for the U.S. national team. In 1988, was honored into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2010, she was one of the 200 former WASP pilots to be honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Kenworthy Nuckols was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Vermont. She turned 100 in June 2021. Kenworthy Nuckols died in Manchester, Vermont on January 17, 2022.

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