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词条 Myn M. Hoffman
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Navy Nurse Corps career

  3. Later life

  4. Further reading

  5. External links

{{Infobox military person
|name=Myn M. Hoffman
|birth_date= 12 May 1883
|death_date= {{d-da|5 January 1951|12 May 1883}}
|birth_place=Bradford, Illinois
|death_place=Bronxville, New York
|image=Myn M Hoffman.jpg
|caption=LCDR Myn M. Hoffman, USN (NC)
|nickname=
|allegiance= United States of America
|branch= Navy, Nurse Corps
|serviceyears= 1917– 1938
|rank=LCDR
|commands=4th Superintendent of the United States Navy Nurse Corps
|battles=World War I
|laterwork=
}}

Myn M. Hoffman was the fourth Superintendent of the United States Navy Nurse Corps.

Early life

Myn M. Hoffman was born in Bradford, Illinois, on 12 May 1883. After several years as an educator, she attended St. Joseph's Hospital Training School for Nurses in Denver, Colorado, graduating in 1915.

Navy Nurse Corps career

Miss Hoffman entered the Navy Nurse Corps in February 1917 and was promoted to Chief Nurse two years later. During the First World War and in the post-war era, she served at several naval hospitals, including that at Washington, D.C.

In 1934, Chief Nurse Hoffman was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps and became the Corps' fourth Superintendent in January 1935. She retired from the Navy in October 1938. When Navy Nurses were included in the Navy's ranking system, she received the rank of Lieutenant Commander in recognition of her service as Superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps.

Later life

Hoffman died in Bronxville, New York, on 5 January 1951.

Further reading

  • {{cite book |last=Sterner |first=Doris M. |title=In and Out of Harm's Way: A history of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps |year=1997 |publisher=Peanut Butter Publishing |location=Seattle, WA |isbn=0-89716-706-6}}
  • {{cite book |last=Godson |first=Susan H. |title=Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy |year=2001 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, MD |isbn=1-55750-317-6}}

External links

  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy -- Overview and Special Image Selection Naval Historical Center
  • Myn M. Hoffman Naval Historical Center
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9 : 1883 births|1951 deaths|American nursing administrators|American military personnel of World War I|American women in World War I|Female nurses in World War I|United States Navy officers|Women in the United States Navy|United States Navy Nurse Corps officers

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