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Who was the first female general in the U.S. armed forces?

July 18, 2020October 10, 2011 by Pamela Landy

Elizabeth P. Hoisington was the first female general in the U.S. armed forces.

She was appointed to the post of director of the Women’s Army Corps in June 1970.

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