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Exploring the Life of Allentonian Anna Mae Hays, The US Army's First Female General on LV Discourse

Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays

John Pearce explores the life of Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays, U.S. Army. Her formative years spent in Allentown, she was the first woman to attain the rank of General.

Guests Doris Kressly (Hays' niece) as well as Joe Garrera and Jill Youngken (Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum) take us through the remarkable career of General Hays from World War II to Korea and Vietnam.

(Original air-date: 11/29/2018)