Lt Col (Dr) Elvira Chiccarelli is retired from the Air Force active and reserve duty. She deployed several times on humanitarian missions, resulting in 1989 Air Force Reserve Dentist Award.

Elvira was honored by the induction to the 2022 Okaloosa County’s Women’s Hall of Fame and recently gave a presentation (part of which is shown in the picture above) on Women In The Military at the Honoring Our Heroes event on April 29, 2025. She also served as President of the NWFMOA and was the Defender editor for a time.

Elvira has a long history of service to Okaloosa County, helping to start a county dental clinic with used dental chairs from Eglin Air Force Base. She provided dental care there for local residents as well as Vietnamese and Polish refugees. She also had a private office in the area for some 32 years.

Elvira will share with us contributions of women who served during WWII. This is continuation of her series…Women in the Military.

Please join us for our September 3rd lunch which will start with a social gathering at 1130 with the meeting beginning at 1200 followed by lunch.

To make reservations click HERE. You may also call Karl Eschmann at 850-621-7482.

Reservations are REQUIRED (no walk-ins please) and must be made by no later than August 29, 2026.