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RADM Alene Bertha Duerk

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RADM Alene Bertha Duerk

Birth
Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Death
21 Jul 2018 (aged 98)
Lake Mary, Seminole County, Florida, USA
Burial
Mims, Brevard County, Florida, USA
Plot
Section 10, Site 777
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United States Navy Rear Admiral. U.S. Navy's first female admiral, Director of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. Duerk received her nursing training at Toledo Hospital School of Nursing, receiving her diploma in 1941. She was appointed Ensign in the Nurse Corps of the U.S. Naval Reserve (1943), transferring to the U.S. Navy (1953). Rear Admiral Duerk retired in 1975.
United States Navy Rear Admiral. U.S. Navy's first female admiral, Director of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. Duerk received her nursing training at Toledo Hospital School of Nursing, receiving her diploma in 1941. She was appointed Ensign in the Nurse Corps of the U.S. Naval Reserve (1943), transferring to the U.S. Navy (1953). Rear Admiral Duerk retired in 1975.

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191674366/alene_bertha-duerk: accessed ), memorial page for RADM Alene Bertha Duerk (29 Mar 1920–21 Jul 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 191674366, citing Cape Canaveral National Cemetery, Mims, Brevard County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.