Oveta Culp Hobby

Oveta Culp Hobby

female, deceased (1995)
Women in the United States Army from Texas politician polio vaccine Women in the United States military University of Texas at Austin
Oveta Culp Hobby (January 19, 1905-August 16, 1995) was the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first commanding... More
Edith Nourse Rogers

Edith Nourse Rogers

female, deceased (1960)
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district politician World War II World War I bill American social worker
Edith Nourse Rogers (March 19, 1881 - September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare volunteer and politician who was one of the first women to... More
Elizabeth P. Hoisington

Elizabeth P. Hoisington

female, 90 years old
brigadier general Women in the United States Army United States Army general wac American Women in the United States military
Elizabeth Paschel Hoisington (b. 1918) is an American Army officer who was one of the first women to attain the rank of Brigadier General. On June... More
Jacqueline Cochran

Jacqueline Cochran

female, deceased (1980)
from Florida Women Airforce Service Pilot Women's Army Corps Women's Auxiliary Army Corps National Aviation Hall of Fame Recipient of the Legion of Merit
Jacqueline Cochran (11 May 1906 - 9 August 1980) was a pioneer American aviatrix, considered to be one of the most gifted race pilots of her... More
Carmen Contreras-Bozak

Carmen Contreras-Bozak

female, 88 years old
World War II Tech4 Carmen Contreras-Bozak United States Army soldier hispanic European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Puerto Rican Army personnel
caption=Tech4 Carmen Contreras-Bozak |nickname= |allegiance= U.S. Women's Army Corps |serviceyears= 1942-1945 |rank=Tech4 |commands= |unit= 149th... More

Mary Hallaren

female, deceased (2005)
Women in the United States Army Women in the United States military United States Army captain bronze star medal Recipient of the Legion of Merit
Mary Agnes Hallaren (May 4 1907 - February 13 2005) was an American soldier, the director of the Women's Army Corps at the time that it became a... More
Sara Jane Moore

Sara Jane Moore

female, 78 years old
Assassin Women's Army Corps assassinate serving life sentence nursing randolph hearst
Sara Jane Moore (born Sara Jane Kahn on February 15, 1930 in Charleston, West Virginia) attempted to assassinate US President Gerald Ford on... More
Dorothy C. Stratton

Dorothy C. Stratton

female, deceased (2006)
American military personnel of World War II Scouting purdue university World War II University of Chicago United States Coast Guard officer
Dorothy Constance Stratton (March 24, 1899, Brookfield, Missouri - September 17, 2006, West Lafayette, Indiana) was the director of the SPARS, the... More
Helen Oakley Dance

Helen Oakley Dance

female, deceased (2001)
Roman Catholic writer second world war Biographer Canadian American
Helen Margaret Oakley Dance, née Oakley was a jazz journalist, producer, historian, and musician. She is perhaps best known for production and for h... More
Trygve Rovelstad

Trygve Rovelstad

male, deceased (1990)
norwegian from Illinois sculptor united states mint bronze star medal medal
Trygve A. Rovelstad (September 27, 1903-June 8, 1990) was a renowned medalist and sculptor. He was born to Norwegian immigrant parents in in Elgin,... More