Wilma Leona Jackson Military person

Capt Wilma Leona Jackson was the third Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps, serving in that position from 1954 to 1958.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 01, 1909
Birth place
Union Ohio
Date of deathMarch 23, 1998
Place of death
Dayton Ohio

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
National Defense Service Medal
American Defense Service Medal
Asiatic Victory Medal
military operations
Korean War
World War II
military branch
United States Navy
military commandDirector of the United States Navy Nurse Corps 1954-1958
service start1936
service end1958

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External resources

  1. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/prs-tpic/nurses/nurses.htm