Posted on Jan 28, 2016
Alyce Dixon, oldest female veteran, dead at 108 | Fox News
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Alyce Dixon, one of the first African-American women to serve in the army and believed to be the oldest living female veteran, died Wednesday. She was 108.
Dixon, known as “Queen Bee,” died in her sleep, the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center said, according to FOX5DC.
Born in Boston in 1907 as Alice Ellis, Dixon changed the spelling of her first name when she was 16, inspired by actress Alyce Mills, the VA said in a prior press release. She briefly attended Howard University but quit school early to help support her family.
Dixon, known as “Queen Bee,” died in her sleep, the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center said, according to FOX5DC.
Born in Boston in 1907 as Alice Ellis, Dixon changed the spelling of her first name when she was 16, inspired by actress Alyce Mills, the VA said in a prior press release. She briefly attended Howard University but quit school early to help support her family.
Alyce Dixon, oldest female veteran, dead at 108 | Fox News
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Nobody else is going to say it but I will. First off, may this woman rest in peace. I don't know who wrote this article but from the picture this woman doesn't look African-American. No racism here, just stating what I see. Poor journalism???
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Dixon’s military career began on a whim; she joined thinking that they could help cure her vitiligo, a condition that causes skin depigmentation.
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That's one hell of a case of vitiligo. Thanks for clarifying this. The picture really threw me off.
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