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United States Army major general

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Mary Elizabeth Clarke was a United States Army officer who was the department head of the Women's Army Corps. She was promoted to the rank of major general in the United States Army and was the first woman to attain this rank.

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Mary Elizabeth Clarke was a United States Army officer who was the department head of the Women's Army Corps. She was promoted to the rank of major general in the United States Army and was the first woman to attain this rank. She served in the United States Army for thirty six years, the longest ever served for a woman in the United States Army. In 1978 Norwich University awarded her an honorary doctorate in military science. She retired in 1981 and was on the Women in the Services Defense Advisory Committee.

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Lived 1924 to 2011 · aged 86
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