45 Women Buried at Arlington National Cemetery

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January 19, 2023 11:00 am

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Jeanne M. Holm (1921-2010)
> Known as: First female one-star general in the U.S. Air Force and first two-star general in any service branch

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Joy Bright Hancock (1898-1986)
> Known as: One of the first women to be sworn into the regular Navy

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Juanita Hipps (1912-1979)
> Known as: Lt. Col. Juanita Hipps served as a U.S. Army nurse in the Philippines during WWII; wrote the bestselling book “I Served on Bataan”

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Judith A. Resnik (1949-1986)
> Known as: Engineer and astronaut killed in the Challenger tragedy

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Juliet Ann Opie Hopkins (1818-1890)
> Known as: Coordinator of medical care for the Confederacy during the Civil War

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