词条 | Veronica Bulshefski |
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|name=Veronica M. Bulshefski |birth_date= {{birth date|1916|2|2}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1995|5|25|1916|2|2}} |birth_place= |death_place= |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America |branch= United States Navy |serviceyears= 1940–1970 |rank=Captain |commands=Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps, 1966-1970 |battles=World War II Korean War |awards=Legion of Merit American Campaign Medal Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal |laterwork= }} Captain Veronica M. Bulshefski was the Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps, serving in that position from 20 April 1966 to 1 May 1970. Early lifeVeronica Bulshefski was born on 2 February 1916 in Ashley, Pennsylvania.[1] She graduated from University of Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing in 1937.[1] Navy Nurse Corps careerVeronica Bulshefski joined the Navy Nurse Corps in 1940 at the urging of her dentist, a World War I veteran.[1] During World War II she served in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor and Aiea Heights.[1] She served as Chief Nurse at naval hospitals in Beaufort, South Carolina; Guam; Jacksonville, Florida; Pensacola, Florida and Oakland, California. She was selected for Captain in 1965 and on 29 April 1966 became the Director of the Navy Nurse Corps.[1] Captain Bulshefski retired from the U. S. Navy on 1 May 1970. She died on 25 May 1995 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on 6 June 1995 with full military honors.[2] EducationBulshefski earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing Education from Indiana University in 1956 and a Master of Science in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1962.[2][1] See also{{Portal|United States Navy|World War II}}References1. ^1 2 {{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}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{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}} Further reading
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