Leftenant-Colon, Nancy
1920-2025 · Contribution: 1948
Military & Safety
First African-American admitted to the Regular Army Nurse Corps
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1920-2025
- Category
- Military & Safety
Impact on the world
Leftenant-Colon integrated the regular Army Nurse Corps at the dawn of military desegregation, opening career military nursing to Black women.
Sources
- Tuskegee Airmen, Inc
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