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AF's first female wing commander dies at 77
AF's first female wing commander dies at 77
(EXCERPT) Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Friday, August 1, 2003 The first woman to command an Air Force wing died July 22, Air Force officials at the Pentagon announced Wednesday. Retired Maj. Gen. Norma E. Brown was 77. The Pentagon did not release the cause of Brown’s death, but the San Antonio Express-News listed it as a pulmonary embolism while she was vacationing in Wyoming. Brown hailed from Madison, Fla., and began her career in 1951 as a second lieutenant. Her first assignment was as chief of military personnel for Flight Service headquarters in Washington. She spent much of her career in the former Air Force Security Service, now the Air Intelligence Agency, working in personnel assignments. In December 1974, she was given command of the 6940th Security Wing at Goodfellow Air Force B... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 31 Jul 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?...&article=16824 --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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