Jerri Sloan Truhill

Mercury 13 women attend STS-63 launch
Visiting the space center as invited guests of STS-63 Pilot Eileen Collins are (from left) Gene Nora Jessen; Wally Funk; Jerrie Cobb; Jerri Truhill; Sarah Ratley; Myrtle Cagle and Bernice Steadman.

Geraldine Hamilton Sloan Truhill (November 12, 1929 – November 18, 2013)[1] was an American aviator. She was part of the Mercury 13, the group of women who underwent the same physiological tests as the Mercury Seven during the same time frame. She served as the Vice President for Air Freighters International and Air Services, Inc. Truhill died on November 18, 2013.[2]

  1. ^ "Truhill, Geraldine H." North Dallas Funeral Home. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ^ Hallonquist, Al. "Mercury 13 - the Women of the Mercury Era". mercury13.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.