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213704 Lt. Col. Josephine Louisa Redenius Baker United States Army from:Wayne, PA Josephine Baker enlisted in June 1943 as a private in the Women's Army Corps and trained as an officer. In August 1944, she was honorably discharged in order to accept an appointment as a second lieutenant in the Army. She worked on the Manhattan Project and as a Pentagon counterintelligence agent at atomic installations throughout the United States and Canada. At various times, she was assistant officer chief of staff of Armed Forces in the Far East, escort officer for NATO, and chief Women's Army Corps recruiting officer. She received many awards, including the WAC Service Ribbon, American Theatre Award, Meritorious Service Unit Award, and the Army Commendation Ribbon. She retired from active duty in May 1967 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.