KATHERINE "KAY" KEATING
Deceased 06/06/2009
Rate/Rank
CAPT (MSC)
Service Branch
USN 00/1942 - 00/1972
Speciality
PHARMACY Born
02/08/1922BEULAH, 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