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Elizabeth P. Hoisington was born on 3 November, 1918 in Newton, Kansas, is a 20th-century United States Armed Forces officer. Discover Elizabeth P. Hoisington's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

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Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 3 November 1918
Birthday 3 November
Birthplace Newton, Kansas
Date of death 21 August, 2007
Died Place Springfield, Virginia
Nationality United States

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1918

Elizabeth Paschel Hoisington (November 3, 1918 – August 21, 2007) was a United States Army officer who was one of the first two women to attain the rank of brigadier general.

Born in Newton, Kansas, on November 3, 1918, Elizabeth Hoisington was a 1940 graduate of the College of Notre Dame of Maryland.

During World War II the United States Army expanded opportunities for women beyond nursing by creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC).

1942

Hoisington enlisted in the WAACs in November 1942 and completed her basic training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa.

At the time, women were required to serve in units before they could apply to Officer Candidate School (OCS), so Private Hoisington went to a WAAC aircraft early warning unit in Bangor, Maine.

The company commander recognized her talents and made her the first sergeant soon after her arrival.

She later said that she then sought out the most grizzled male first sergeant she could find and asked him to teach her what she needed to know.

She said that he did such a good job that when she reached OCS she never had to open a book.

1943

Hoisington was commissioned in May 1943 as a WAAC third officer.

When the auxiliary became the Women's Army Corps (WAC) a month later, its officers changed to standard army ranks, and Hoisington became a second lieutenant.

She deployed to Europe, serving in France after D-Day.

Hoisington continued her career after World War II and advanced through the ranks to colonel as she commanded WAC units in Japan, Germany, and France and served in staff assignments in San Francisco and at the Pentagon.

1965

Hoisington was appointed the seventh director of the Women's Army Corps on August 1, 1965, and served from 1966 to 1971.

1967

As director during the Vietnam War she visited WACs serving in Saigon and Long Binh in September, 1967.

According to some sources, Hoisington discouraged sending army women to Vietnam because she believed the controversy would deter progress in expanding the overall role of women in the army.

1970

On May 15, 1970, President Nixon announced the first women selected for promotion to brigadier general: Anna Mae Hays, Chief of the Army Nurse Corps, and Hoisington.

The two women were promoted on June 11.

Hays and Hoisington were promoted within minutes of each other.

Because they were promoted in alphabetical order, Hays was the first woman in the United States Armed Forces to wear the insignia of a brigadier general.

The Hoisington and Hays promotions resulted in positive public relations for the army, including appearances on the Dick Cavett, David Frost and Today shows.

Hoisington, who was noted for her quick smile and ebullient personality, also appeared as a mystery guest on the popular game show ''What's My Line?

Elizabeth Hoisington's 1970 promotion made them the first brother and sister generals in the United States military.

1971

Hoisington retired from the army on August 1, 1971.

Hoisington's grandfather, Colonel Perry Milo Hoisington I, helped to organize the Kansas National Guard.

Her father, Gregory Hoisington, was a graduate of West Point and a colonel in the army.

He was a direct descendant of Ebenezer Hoisington, a founder of the state of Vermont and a soldier in the American Revolution.

Hoisington's brother, Perry Hoisington II, was a United States Air Force general.

2007

Hoisington died in Springfield, Virginia, on August 21, 2007, at the age of 88.

She is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

2020

She was survived by a younger brother, Robert (d. 2020), and a sister, Nancy (d. 2012).