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Duerk, Alene Bertha, 1920-2018

LC control no.n 2002154908
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Personal name headingDuerk, Alene Bertha, 1920-2018
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Birth date19200329
Death date20180721
Place of birthDefiance (Ohio)
Place of deathLake Mary (Fla.)
AffiliationUnited States. Navy Nurse Corps
United States. Naval Reserve
United States. Navy Nurse Corps
Profession or occupationAdmirals
Nurses
Found inMcDoniel, Estelle. Registered nurse to Rear Admiral, c2002: ECIP galley (Alene Bertha Duerk was born in Defiance, Ohio on March 29th, 1920)
New York times WWW site, viewed July 27, 2018 (in obituary published July 26: Alene Duerk; b. Alene Bertha Duerk, Mar. 29, 1920, Defiance, Ohio; d. July 21, Lake Mary, Fla., aged 98; became a registered nurse, 1941; enlisted in the Navy Nurse Corps, 1943; released from active service with the rank of lieutenant junior grade, 1946; joined the Naval Reserve, 1948; recalled to active duty, 1951; put in charge of the Navy Nurse Corps, 1970; became the first woman to attain the rank of rear admiral, 1972; retired, 1975)
Alene B. Duerk collection (AFC 2001/001/28852), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress : (Alene B. Duerk, b. 03-29-1920; Defiance, Ohio; War or Conflict: World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War; Status: Veteran; Dates of Service: 1943-1972; Branch/Unit of Service: Navy Nurse Corps; Highest Rank: Rear Admiral.)
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