WASHINGTON (KGO) -- President Obama signed a bill into law today allowing the ashes of female World War II pilots to be placed at Arlington National Cemetery.
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They were considered civilians during the war, but since 1977 had been granted veteran status until last year.
The new law was spurred on by a petition drive lead by a Walnut Creek woman whose grandmother was a WASP.
This image shows a female World War II pilot. The WASPs were recently allowed burial at Arlington National Cemetery. (KGO-TV)