Brigadier General
ANN HOEFLY
USAF ret.

   In 1944 a young newly graduated
 nurse named ANN HOEFLY decided to 
join the US Army. Five years later
she switched uniforms to the newly
formed US Air Force. She was stationed
at Fort McGill and made the Air 
Force her life because in those days
a woman who was married could not
remain in the military.
   In the late 1960's then President
Johnson opened the doors for women 
to achieve higher rank.
She found it easy " adjusting to military
life, to taking orders, giving orders
and accepting the material Changes 
and adventures." 
As she found then, she still finds, 
her sense of humor has always been 
there to help her deal with the 
"difficult situations in life."
   During her long career she was
stationed at Fort Sam Huston, Columbia
University (where she achieved her
master's degree), Gunner Air Force 
Base in Alabama, six years in
Washington D.C. as Deputy Chief nurse
of the Air Force, Tachikowa, Japan
as the chief nurse at the hospital
there and from 1968 until she retired,
she made yearly visits to Viet Nam.
   In her visits to Viet Name she visited
nurses, pilots and bombardiers in the
medical facilities. 
   She also served as a flight nurse for
a time during her career.
   She was the first woman to be
awarded the rank of BRIGADIER GENERAL in
the Air Force and is very proud of her
life-sized photo of her with
then Surgeon General Alonzo Towner,
when he presented her with her star.
She retired from the military in 1974, 
having served 30 years.
   For a time she lived in Texas and 
Virginia before settling in Summerfield,
Florida, with her pets.
    Because of her career in the military
she decided (before the law changed) she
wanted her career more than marriage and
a family. Today her pets are her family.
   She has 2 white Arabians and rode 
them regularly until not long ago. 
However at 79 she has since retired
herself and them. 
   She also has five cats and 
one dog(down from five)to keep her both
good company and busy.
   She is also busy with her volunteer
work,at St. Andrews Soup kitchen, playing
golf, The Women of the Moose, and
her 21-foot boat.
In addition there are almost always 
people to be found playing in her Pool 
and she loves having a lot of company.
   She has a hearty, joyful laugh and 
to meet her is to love her.
One would never know or even suspect that
they were speaking with a retired General
of the US Air Force when meeting Ann 
for the First time.

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Many thanks to
my LOTH sister SUZ
for this background