Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral (2020)

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.

Release Date : January 1, 2020

Runtime : 9m

Genre : War, Documentary  

Companies : El Dorado Films, Veteran Documentary Corps

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : vietnam war, nurse, world war ii, korean war (1950-53), veteran, women in the military, forgotten war