Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral (2020)

Production companies : El Dorado Films / Veteran Documentary Corps /

January 1, 2020 9m United States of America War English More

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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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title：Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral
status：Released
Release date： 2020
Runtime：9m
Genres： War · Documentary ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Eliciana Nascimento /
Writers： Daniel L. Bernardi ·
Production companies： El Dorado Films · Veteran Documentary Corps ·
Budget：$25,000.00
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.