Josephine (Dodi) Pitz Egan (March 30, 1913 – April 13, 2006) was an American pilot who was a member of the Women Air Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II, having completed her training for the group on September 11, 1943, and was a member of class 43-W-5.
She flew her first solo flight in September 1929 at the age of 16[3] and earned her pilot's license in August 1930, making her Manitowoc's first woman to do so.
[5] In 1977, Congress passed a bill recognizing the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) as veterans.
After the Air Force certified the WASP as military personnel, the bill was approved and signed into law by President Carter on November 23, 1977.
[6] Pitz is mentioned as John Egan's spouse as well as her career as a WASP at the end of the Apple TV's miniseries "Masters of the Air" (2024).