KATHERINE  "KAY"  KEATING

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