Ruth Alice Erickson Military person

Captain Ruth Alice Erickson was the Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps, serving in that position from 1962 to 1966. As a LT in the Navy Nurse Corps, she witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941.

Personal facts

Ruth Alice Erickson
Birth dateJune 20, 1913
Birth place
Virginia Minnesota
Date of deathNovember 25, 2008
Place of death
Rochester Minnesota

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Navy Unit Commendation
National Defense Service Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
American Defense Service Medal
military operations
Korean War
World War II
military branch
United States Navy
military commandDirector of the United States Navy Nurse Corps 1962–1966
service start1936
service end1966

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External resources

  1. http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-3b.htm
  2. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/prs-tpic/nurses/nurses.htm
  3. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/22/AR2008122202146.html