letter

Description:

Congradulations letter from CNO to Alene B. Duerk, Director of the Navy Nurse Corps 1970-1975 and first woman to be appointed Rear Admiral in the Navy Nurse Corps in June 1972. She retired from active Naval service in June 1975.

Date Made: 1975Associated Date: 1975 06 30

Associated Name: Duerk, Alene Bertha

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: United States NavyWomen

Subject:

See more items in: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Naval

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Credit Line: Alene B. Duerk

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0237.22Accession Number: 1979.0237Catalog Number: 1979.237.22

Object Name: letterOther Terms: Documents

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10 1/2 in x 8 in; 26.67 cm x 20.32 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-994c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_455734

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