LENAH  H. SUTCLIFFE   HIGBEE

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WASHINGTON, DC 1922
Deceased
Rate/Rank
 SUPERINTENDENT (NC)
Service Branch
USN 10/1908 - 11/1922
Speciality
NAVY NURSE
Born
 05/18/1874
CHATHAM, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA
FIRST FEMALE TO GET NAVY CROSS WHILE ALIVE - FIRST WOMAN TO HAVE A NAVY SHIP NAMED FOR HER
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
SUPERINTENDENT OF NAVY NURSE CORPS
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
NAVY CROSS NAVY 
WORLD WAR ONE VICTORY MEDAL NAVY