Alene B. Duerk
Alene Bertha Duerk (born March 29, 1920 in Defiance , Ohio - † July 21, 2018 ) was an American military person. She was the first female rear admiral and flag officer in the United States Navy .
Life
Alene B. Duerk grew up as the daughter of Albert and Emma Duerk in Defiance, Ohio. In 1941 Duerk graduated from the Hospital School of Nursing in Toledo , Ohio, before joining the United States Navy in 1942 . After Duerk had been appointed officer and had worked in several stations in the Navy medical service (Naval Hospital, Portsmouth , Virginia or Bethesda , Maryland and on the USS Benevolence ), she left the Navy in 1946 at her own request.
A few years later Duerk studied at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , Ohio, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Ward Management and Teaching, Medical and Surgical Nursing in 1948 .
In June 1951 Duerk was called back to active duty and went to Naval Hospital Portsmouth, Virginia as a ward nurse . This was followed by positions as a trainer in the Naval Hospital Corps School , Portsmouth and as a senior nurse in the US Naval Station Hospital in Subic Bay in the Philippines and from April 1962 as Assistant Chief Nurse of the US Naval Hospital in Yokosuka , Japan .
From 1970 Duerk was appointed Director of the Navy Nurse Corps , Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) with simultaneous promotion to Captain . By resolution of Congress and after a rank reform, Duerk was appointed Rear Admiral with effect from June 1, 1972, making him the first woman to be promoted to flag officer.
In 1975 Navy Duerk honorably retired .
Web links
- Interview with the Library of Congress Alene Duerk (English)
- Brief Description Duerks (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Navy's First Female Admiral, Alene Duerk, Passes Away" , US Navy , July 25, 2018 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Duerk, Alene B. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Duerk, Alene Bertha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American military person |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Defiance , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 2018 |