U.S. Navy Nurse Corps

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military nursing corps
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established 1908
gptkbp:firstAfricanAmericanNurse gptkb:Edith_DeVoe
gptkbp:firstMaleNurse gptkb:George_M._Silver
gptkbp:firstSuperintendent gptkb:Esther_Voorhees_Hasson
gptkbp:gender women admitted since 1908
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
gptkbp:menAdmitted since 1965
gptkbp:motto gptkb:To_Care_for_Those_in_Harm's_Way
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Navy_Nurses
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Navy_Nurse_Corps_Centennial_in_2008
gptkb:Navy_Nurse_POWs_in_World_War_II
first women to serve as officers in U.S. Navy
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Barbara_Nichols
gptkb:Edith_DeVoe
gptkb:Lenah_Higbee
gptkb:Ann_Agnes_Bernatitus
gptkbp:notableShipNamedFor gptkb:USS_Higbee_(DD-806)
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.navy.com/careers/nurse
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Bureau_of_Medicine_and_Surgery
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:primaryUse healthcare
nursing
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Air_Force_Nurse_Corps
gptkb:Army_Nurse_Corps
gptkb:Public_Health_Service_Nurse_Corps
gptkbp:symbol oak leaf insignia
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Naval_Medical_Center_Portsmouth
gptkb:Naval_Medical_Center_San_Diego
gptkb:Naval_Medical_Center_Bethesda
gptkbp:uniform distinctive insignia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lenah_Higbee
gptkb:U.S._Navy_personnel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5