Wilma Vaught was the first woman to deploy with an Air Force bomber unit, and the first woman to reach the rank of brigadier general from the comptroller field.
22 Facts About Wilma Vaught
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Wilma Vaught received her Master of Business Administration from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1968.
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Wilma Vaught joined the military in the 1950s when there were strong restrictions on the number of women who could be in the military and the capacity in which they could serve.
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Wilma Vaught then became an officer and was deployed to Vietnam.
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In January 1957, Wilma Vaught was commissioned a second lieutenant following her completion of Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
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Wilma Vaught then spent three months as a student at the Statistical Services Officers' Course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.
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Wilma Vaught served at Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, as chief of the Management Analysis Division, 3974th Combat Support Group, from April 1959 to April 1963.
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Wilma Vaught later became chief of the Management Analysis Division for the 306th Bombardment Wing at McCoy.
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From June 1967 to September 1968, Wilma Vaught was a graduate student at the University of Alabama.
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From July 1973 until November 1977, Wilma Vaught was assigned to the Directorate of Management Analysis, Office of the Comptroller, Headquarters US Air Force, Washington, DC.
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Wilma Vaught was chief of the Cost Factors Branch and later became chief of the Security Assistance Division.
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Wilma Vaught was next assigned to Air Force Systems Command headquarters as director of programs and budget in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Comptroller.
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Wilma Vaught was promoted to brigadier general September 8,1980, with date of rank September 6,1980.
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Wilma Vaught is the first woman selected for promotion to brigadier general in the comptroller career field.
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Wilma Vaught assumed command of the US Military Entrance Processing Command in June 1982.
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In 1983, General Wilma Vaught was given the Illini Achievement Award by the University of Illinois; an award given annually to recognize the accomplishments of distinguished graduates.
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Wilma Vaught served as president of the board of directors of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union from April 1976 to July 1982.
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Wilma Vaught is the only woman in its history to hold this position.
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Wilma Vaught became concerned that the role of women in the military was going unnoticed, and pushed for a memorial as the leader of the Women in Military Service to America Memorial Foundation.
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In 2000, Wilma Vaught was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
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In 2010, Wilma Vaught was inducted into the US Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame.
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On July 7,2022, Wilma Vaught received the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden.