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First Navy Nurse Corps officer to be a Joint Task Force surgeon, at Guantanamo Bay. 2002 RADM Karthleen L. Martin First Navy Nurse Corps officer assigned as Deputy Surgeon General of the Navy. 2002 LT Patricia C. Hasen First Navy Nurse Corps officer to be formally appointed as a flag lieutenant (e.g., aide) to a flag rank unrestricted line officer.
Laura Mae Cobb (May 11, 1892 – September 27, 1981) was a member of the United States Navy Nurse Corps who served during World War II.She received numerous decorations for her actions as a POW of the Japanese, during which she continued to serve as chief nurse for eleven other imprisoned Navy nurses—known as the "Twelve Anchors. [1]
An officer inspects enlisted sailors in Service Dress Blue (2008) A female U.S. Navy officer in Service Dress Blue uniform (2012) The Service Dress Blue (SDB) uniform consists of a dark navy blue suit coat and trousers (or optional skirt for women) that are nearly black in color, a white shirt, and a black four-in-hand necktie for men or a neck tab for women.
Navy nurses Sara M. Cox and Lenah Higbee in uniform, from a 1918 publication. "The Sacred Twenty" of the Navy Nurse Corps in 1908. Sara Matilda Cox (March 15, 1863 – March 30, 1943) was an American nurse, born in Canada, one of the "Sacred Twenty", the first twenty women admitted to the United States Navy Nurse Corps.
In the United States Navy, officers have various ranks.Equivalency between services is by pay grade.United States Navy commissioned officer ranks have two distinct sets of rank insignia: On dress uniform a series of stripes similar to Commonwealth naval ranks are worn; on service khaki, working uniforms (Navy Working Uniform [NWU], and coveralls), and special uniform situations (combat ...
A History of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps (1999) excerpt and text search; Sterner, Doris. In and Out of Harm's Way: A History of the Navy Nurse Corps (1998) Telford, Jennifer Casavant. "The American Nursing Shortage during World War I: The Debate over the Use of Nurses’ Aids." Canadian Bulletin of Medical History 27.1 (2010): 85-99. online
Dauser became a Navy Nurse in September 1917, subsequently serving with Naval Base Hospital Number 3 in the U.S. and in Edinburgh, Scotland during World War I, holding the grade of Chief Nurse for most of that period. Following World War I, she was placed in charge of nursing activities at the U.S. Naval Hospital at San Diego, California.
As superintendent, Bowman worked hard to recruit nurses for the Navy Nurse Corps and to improve the pay benefits and uniforms for the nurses. She advocated for military status and encouraged postgraduate education. Inspections were increased for the purpose of establishing uniform standards across all naval hospitals.