Navy Nurse Corps

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military nursing organization
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Lenah_H._Sutcliffe_Higbee_Award
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director Rear Admiral Nancy R. Lacore (as of 2023)
gptkbp:established 1908
gptkbp:firstAfricanAmericanNurse gptkb:Edith_DeVoe
gptkbp:firstChiefJustice gptkb:Lenah_Higbee
gptkbp:firstMaleNursesAdmitted 1965
gptkbp:firstSuperintendent gptkb:Esther_Hasson
gptkb:Esther_Voorhees_Hasson
gptkbp:gender women only until 1965
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Navy Nurse Corps
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:motto Caring for America’s Heroes
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Sacred_Twenty
gptkbp:notableEvent service in World War I
service in Afghanistan War
service in Gulf War
service in Iraq War
service in Korean War
service in Vietnam War
service in World War II
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Barbara_Nichols
gptkb:Edith_DeVoe
gptkb:Lenah_Higbee
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.navy.com/careers/nurse
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Bureau_of_Medicine_and_Surgery
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:primaryMission provide nursing care to Navy and Marine Corps personnel and their families
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Air_Force_Nurse_Corps
gptkb:Army_Nurse_Corps
gptkb:Public_Health_Service_Nurse_Corps
gptkbp:symbol Navy Nurse Corps insignia
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3