Alice Miller, 104, had her WWII uniform added to museum in Gibsonburg. World War II U.S. Navy nurse’s uniform in Northcoast ...
A Lowcountry native who became the nation’s first Black military nurse will be laid to rest in New York this weekend.
Alice Miller, 104, was presented with the Northcoast Veteran’s Museum display of her World War II U.S. Navy nurse’s uniform ... Miller’s first paycheck was $100. After the war, Miller ...
Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, has passed ...
In 1948, she became the first Black woman in the regular Army Nurse Corps. She later served in Vietnam with the Air Force.
Nancy Leftenant-Colon passed away at 104 after serving as the first Black woman in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps following its ...
Colon, who became the first Black nurse in the U.S. Army Air Corps after President Harry S. Truman desegregated it in 1948, ...
About 90 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel were also freed Sunday as part of a hostage and prisoner exchange, due to last for ...
The first Americans awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest U.S. valor award for combat, were two nurses in World War I.
The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on the Gaza Strip ...
Colon, the first Black woman in the US Army Nurse Corps post-desegregation, broke racial barriers through military service, inspiring others with humility and a legacy of leadership.