The United States Navy Memorial

Donate

Deceased 06/06/2009

Rate/Rank
CAPT (MSC)

Service Branch

USN 00/1942 - 00/1972

Speciality

PHARMACY

Born 02/08/1922

BEULAH, CO

FIRST FEMALE PHARMACIST IN NAVY. FIRST FEMALE TO ADVANCE FROM SEAMAN TO CAPTAIN.

SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS

CHIEF OF PHARMACY AT SEVERAL NAVAL HOSPITALS

INSTRUCTOR, PHARMACY TECHNICIAN SCHOOL, SAN DIEGO

U. S. NAVAL HOSPITAL, JAPAN

USS HAVEN AH-12

OAHU, TH

SIGNIFICANT AWARDS

MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL

AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL

ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL

WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL

NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL

KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL

VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL

UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL

REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL