Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral (2020)

Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral

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Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral 2020

Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral 2020 - Having served during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, Alene Duerk became the first woman to earn the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy.

Title: Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral
Genre: War, Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: El Dorado Films, Veteran Documentary Corps
Cast: Pamela Roark, Stephen Granzow
Crew: Jesse Collier Sutterley (Producer), Constanza Hevia (Sound Recordist), Jesse Collier Sutterley (Additional Sound Re-Recordist), Eliciana Nascimento (Director), Daniel L. Bernardi (Producer), Warren Haack (Sound Designer)
Keyword: vietnam war, nurse, world war ii, korean war (1950-53), veteran, women in the military, forgotten war

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.

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Release: Jan 01, 2020 Runtime: 9 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 10 / 10 by 0 users Popularity: 0.5144 Budget: $25000 Revenue: $0 Language: English

Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral

Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral 2020

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