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Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral (2020)

Status: Released
Original Language: English
Budget: $25,000
Revenue: $0
Production: El Dorado Films, Veteran Documentary Corps
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English

Name: Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral
Genre: War, Documentary
Released: 2020-01-01
Duration: 9 min
Cast: Pamela Roark, Stephen Granzow

PG Jan 01, 2020 War, Documentary 0h 9m

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Having served during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, Alene Duerk became the first woman to earn the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy.

Overview

Following the tradition of military service in her family, Alene Duerk enlisted as a Navy nurse in 1943. During her eventful 32 year career, she served in WWII on a hospital ship in the Sea of Japan, and trained others in the Korean War. She became the Director of the Navy Nursing Corps during the Vietnam War before finally attaining the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy. Despite having no other women as mentors (or peers), Admiral Duerk always looked for challenging opportunities that women had not previously held. Her consistently high level of performance led to her ultimate rise to become the first woman Admiral.