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Notable Women Who Died in 2005

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February 2005 Obituaries

February 13 - Mary Hallaren

Mary Hallaren, known as the first woman to officially join the United States Army, was director of the Women's Army Corps and helped to bring the WAC into the US Army. She began with the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps before it became the WAC, and continued with the Army until her retirement in 1960. She then served in the US Department of Labor.

February 20 - Sandra Dee

Sandra Dee, married to Bobby Darin, was a teen idol whose life was far more troubled than the image she projected.

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