A point of correction to something in the article (&^%$# careless journos).

The WASPS received the Congressional Gold Medal… not the Medal of Honor (the name Congressional Medal of Honor is not correct in any case).

It was awarded on July 1, 2009, via Pub.L. 111-40 123 Stat. 1958
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ40/content-detail.html