Ann E. Dunwoody | |
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| Born | January 14, 1953 Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1975–2012[1] |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | United States Army Materiel Command United States Army Combined Arms Support Command Military Traffic Management Command |
| Battles / wars | Gulf War |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) |
| Relations | Henry Harrison Chase Dunwoody (great-grandfather) |
Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody (born January 14, 1953)[2][3] is a retired general of the United States Army. She was the first woman in United States military and uniformed service history to achieve a four-star officer rank, receiving her fourth star on November 14, 2008.[4]
In 2005 Dunwoody became the United States Army's top-ranking female when she received the promotion to lieutenant general (three stars) and became the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 (logistics). She was nominated as Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command, by President George W. Bush on June 23, 2008, and confirmed by the Senate one month later.[5] She served in that capacity until August 7, 2012,[6] and retired from the Army on August 15, 2012.[1]
- ^ a b "First female four-star general retires from Army". Army.mil. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Ann E. Dunwoody". Publicbackgroundchecks.com.
- ^ "Ann E. Dunwoody". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com.
- ^ Tyson, Ann Scott (November 15, 2008). "Army Promotes Its First Female Four-Star General". Washington Post. Retrieved November 15, 2008. Prior to Dunwoody's promotion to general (O-10), the highest-ranking woman in the history of the uniformed services was Patricia Ann Tracey, who, as a vice admiral in the United States Navy, wore three stars and retired in 2004; United States Marine Corps lieutenant general Carol Mutter received promotion in the same year (1996) as Tracey but retired earlier (in 1999).
- ^ "Nominations Confirmed (Non-Civilian)". United States Senate. October 2, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Army Materiel Command". Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2012.