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Army sends 11 000 men and two women to West Germany
The 1st Infantry Division landed in Ansbach West Germany for field exercises with 11 000 troops and two Women’s Army Corps officers. Lt Eugenia Gene Thornton 23 from Middletown Del carried her evening gown in her footlocker as a memento and to keep her cover, while Pfc Connie Kalvick 19 from Minot N D wore combat gear. Thornton, commissioned after graduating from Washington College Delaware in 1972, said she joined the Army seeking activity.
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West Germany
Ansbach
Germany
USS. 1St Infantry Division
Gene Thornton
Middletown, del
Women’s Army Corps
Minot
N.D
Thornton
Pfc
Kalvick