Dorothy L. Starbuck (October 17, 1917 - July 19, 1996) was an American Women's Army Corps (WAC) officer during World War II who went on to work for the Veterans Administration (VA).
Starbuck served overseas with the WAC and as a VA civil servant, she became the first woman to hold several important positions in that department.
[2] Starbuck later served overseas during World War II and achieved the rank of captain.
[3] In Europe, during the war, she served at General Dwight D. Eisenhower's London Headquarters, where she held a top secret clearance.
[5][6] That same year, she argued that Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) were not entitled to veterans' benefits since they had been a civilian program.