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Genevieve Anna <I>Eichenberger</I> Gjelsteen

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Genevieve Anna Eichenberger Gjelsteen

Birth
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Death
30 Jul 1997 (aged 86)
Monterey County, California, USA
Burial
West Point, Orange County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section IX, Row B, Site 71.
Memorial ID
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She enlisted in the Women's Army Corps on July 7, 1943.

On September 8, 1951 while serving as a WAC Captain in Stuttgart, Germany, she married Brigadier General Einar B. Gjelsteen, who was Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of operations of the United States 7th Army. The ceremony was held at the 7th Army Headquarters chapel. She was a former Assistant Dean of Women at San Francisco State College.
Source: The Sunday Courier & Press, Evansville, Indiana, Sunday, September 8, 1951.
She enlisted in the Women's Army Corps on July 7, 1943.

On September 8, 1951 while serving as a WAC Captain in Stuttgart, Germany, she married Brigadier General Einar B. Gjelsteen, who was Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of operations of the United States 7th Army. The ceremony was held at the 7th Army Headquarters chapel. She was a former Assistant Dean of Women at San Francisco State College.
Source: The Sunday Courier & Press, Evansville, Indiana, Sunday, September 8, 1951.


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  • Added: Jul 8, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181139949/genevieve_anna-gjelsteen: accessed ), memorial page for Genevieve Anna Eichenberger Gjelsteen (31 Dec 1910–30 Jul 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 181139949, citing United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).