Ohio inventions and firsts · First · 1972
First woman admiral in the US Navy
Navy Nurse Corps director Alene Duerk, born in Defiance, was promoted to rear admiral in 1972, the first woman to hold an admiral's rank in the Navy.
At a glance
- Year
- 1972
- Company
- US Navy
- Place
- Defiance (her birthplace); promoted in Washington, DC, Defiance County ZIP 43512 · Defiance · Defiance County
Why it matters
Opened the Navy's flag ranks to women.
Sources
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