Nation's Oldest Female Veteran Dies at Age 108

Date Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2016

On January 27, 2016, Alyce Dixon, died at 108 years old. She was the nation's oldest female veteran who was one of the first African-American women to serve overseas in the U.S. Army. Ms. Dixon joined the Army in 1943, serving in Scotland, England, and France in the only African-American women's unit--the U.S. Army's 6888th Postal Battalion--during World War II. On September 21, 2014, the Department of Veterans Affairs named her "Veteran of the Day."

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