A Clymer woman will be honored tonight with a prestigious award through the Civil Air Patrol.
Gwen Stahl was promoted Cadet Colonel after earning the Spaatz Award, the first time an Indiana County resident earned the award since its inception in 1964. The award was named after General Carl A. Spaatz, who set a flight endurance record of 154 hours in 1924. Spaatz also directed the air campaign over the Nazis, and the atomic bombing took place under his command.
To this date, only 92 Pennsylvania residents earned this award prior to Stahl’s nomination and she becomes the 2,409th person to receive this honor.
Stahl appeared on Indiana in the Morning this morning to discuss the honor. She said she was able to balance school and her Civil Air duties in the past.
Stahl adds she used to speak to her fellow students in high school.
The awards ceremony will start at 7 p.m. at the KCAC. You can view Stahl’s full interview on our WCCS Facebook page.
Comments