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After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army general officers, becoming the first women to do so.
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May 15
Day of the year
May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 230 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Anna Mae Hays
20th-century United States Armed Forces officer
Anna Mae Violet Hays was an American military officer who served as the 13th chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps. She was the first woman in the United States Armed Forces to be promoted to a general officer rank; in 1970, she was promoted to brigadier general. Hays…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Elizabeth P. Hoisington
20th-century United States Armed Forces officer
Elizabeth Paschel Hoisington was a United States Army officer who was one of the first two women to attain the rank of brigadier general.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
General officer
Military rank
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)