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Hospitalman Elena J. Peckenpaugh
In 1972, Hospitalman Elena J. Peckenpaugh was part of the first Navy team of women trained at the Fire Fighting School, Naval Station, Treasure Island, San Francisco. Following training, she was assigned to the first U.S. Navy ship with a mixed male-female crew.

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