Alene Duerk
Alene Bertha Duerk (March 29, 1920 – July 21, 2018) was a United States Navy admiral.
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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]
Alene Duerk Media
Ribbon from the Legion of Merit awarded by the United States Department of Defense.
U.S. Naval Reserve Medal ribbon
American Campaign Medal ribbon
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon
World War II Victory Medal ribbon
Ribbon for the Army of Occupation Medal and Navy Occupation Service Medal awarded by the United States Department of Defense.
National Defense Service Medal ribbon
References
- ↑ 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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