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Doris Ilda Allen

1927–2024

United States

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Doris "Lucki" Ilda Allen (1927–2024) was an American physical education teacher who joined the US Army in its Women's Army Corps (WAC) in 1950. She became a military intelligence specialist and did three tours of duty in Vietnam. For predicting the Tet Offensive and her other achievements, she was inducted into the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame in 2009.

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