Dutchess County Women in the Military
By Nan Fogel Nan Fogel' s interests in history and the arts have led to articles in past Year Books. She serves on the Publications Committee of the Historical Society and currently edits the Newsletter. She works at Vassar College.
Janet Effron Katzin
The following twenty-two Dutchess County women served in the United States military during years from World War II to the present. Some of them are your neighbors and possibly friends. Six are native to Dutchess County;theothershavelivedherefromfivetofifty-fiveyears: Eva Rugar Abbott (Poughkeepsie), U.S. Marines, 1980-86 Nancy Chapman Alden (Staatsburg), U.S. Navy (Waves), 1951-53 Barbara Greener Brinckerhoff (Millbrook), U.S. Army, 1975-76 53
