Doris Ilda Allen | |
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Nickname(s) | "Lucki" |
Born | [1] El Paso[1] | May 9, 1927
Died | June 11, 2024[1] Oakland[1] | (aged 97)
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | Women's Army Corps[1] |
Years of service | 1950–1980[1] |
Rank | chief warrant officer 3[1] |
Unit | 519th Military Intelligence Battalion[2] |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Bronze Star Medal (3)[1] |
Doris "Lucki" Ilda Allen (1927–2024) was a physical education teacher from El Paso who joined the US Army in its Women's Army Corps (WAC) in 1950. She became a military intelligence specialist and did three tours of duty in Vietnam. For predicting the Tet Offensive and her other achievements, she was inducted into the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame in 2009.