June A. Willenz

June Willenz
Willenz with Hillary Clinton, c. 1990's
Born
June Adele Friedenberg

(1924-12-17)December 17, 1924
DiedMay 3, 2020(2020-05-03) (aged 95)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (BA, MPhil)
The New School (ABD)
OccupationVeterans' rights activist
Years active1945–2020
Spouse
Eric Willenz
(m. 1951⁠–⁠1968)
Children2

June Adele Willenz (née Friedenberg; December 17, 1924 – May 3, 2020) was an American military veterans advocate, Executive Director of the American Veterans Committee (AVC), and author of Women Veterans: America's Forgotten Heroines (Continuum, 1983). Willenz also initiated the effort to build the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. She was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2011.