The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was ...

Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, has passed ...

In 1948, she became the first Black woman in the regular Army Nurse Corps. She later served in Vietnam with the Air Force.

A Lowcountry native who became the nation’s first Black military nurse will be laid to rest in New York this weekend.

LC state's nursing program is now a preferred choice for the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, offering enlisted personnel an affordable ...

Jan. 14, 2016. Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, died on Jan. 8, 2025. She was 104. (AP Photo/Evan ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...

This 2-in-1 Lenovo Chromebook takes affordable tech to a new level The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104.