E. Ann Hoefly
American nurse and brigadier general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brigadier General Ethel Ann Hoefly (March 8, 1919 – August 3, 2003) was an American nurse and member of the United States Air Force. She served with the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War II and volunteered for service in the European Theater.
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Birth name | Ethel Ann Hoefly |
Born | (1919-03-08)March 8, 1919[1] Queens, New York, U.S. |
Died | August 3, 2003(2003-08-03) (aged 84) Summerfield, Florida, U.S. |
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Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Nurse Corps United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1944–1946 (U.S. Army) 1949–1974 (U.S. Air Force) |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Commands held | Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps |
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After the war, Hoefly left the army and worked in civilian hospitals. She rejoined the armed forces in 1949 when she enlisted in the recently formed US Air Force. She specialised in neuropsychiatry and became a flight nurse. She later served as chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps and was promoted to Brigadier-General on July 1, 1972.