Alene Duerk
United States Navy admiral (1920–2018)
Alene Bertha Duerk (March 29, 1920 – July 21, 2018) was a United States Navy admiral.
| Alene B. Duerk | |
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| Birth name | Alene Bertha Duerk |
| Born | March 29, 1920 Defiance, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 21, 2018 (aged 98) Lake Mary, Florida, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 1951–1975 |
| Rank |  Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | Director, Nurse Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Legion of Merit Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Other work | Director of United Services Life Insurance Company Director of the Visiting Nurses Association and Foundation for Central Florida |
She was born in Defiance, Ohio. She became the first female admiral in the U.S. Navy in 1972.[1][2] She was also the director of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps from 1970 to 1975. She was a 1974 recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award of Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.
Duerk died in Lake Mary, Florida on July 21, 2018 at the age of 98.[3]
References
change- ↑ Tiger. Female Hierarchies. Transaction Publishers. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-1-4128-2353-1.
- ↑ Richard Mayne (January 2000). The Language of Sailing. Taylor & Francis. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-1-57958-278-4.
- ↑ "Rear Adm. Alene Duerk, Navy's first woman to achieve flag rank, dies at 98". Orlando Sentinel. July 25, 2018.
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