Mary Fields Hall

Mary Fields Hall (October 14, 1934 – July 21, 2022) was the Director of the Navy Nurse Corps from 1987 to 1991.[2] She was the first U. S. military nurse to command a hospital. She became the commanding officer at Naval Hospital, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in July 1983, and later commanded Naval Hospital, Long Beach, California.[2]

Mary Fields Hall
Rear Adm. Hall in 1988
Born(1934-10-14)October 14, 1934
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedJuly 21, 2022(2022-07-21) (aged 87)
Allegiance US
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service1959–1991
RankRear Admiral
Commands held
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal[1]

Early life

Mary Fields Hall was born in 1934 in Pennsylvania. She earned a nursing diploma from Episcopal Hospital School of Nursing, Philadelphia, in 1955.[2]

She joined the Navy Nurse Corps in 1959. While in the Nurse Corps, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Boston University in 1966 and a Master of Science degree in nursing service administration from the University of Maryland in 1973.[2]

She became the commanding officer at Naval Hospital, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in July 1983, and later commanded Naval Hospital, Long Beach, California.[2]

She became director of the Navy Nurse Corps in 1987, and was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral (lower half). She served concurrently as deputy commander for Personnel Management, Naval Medical Command.[2]

See also

References

  1. André Sobocinski (July 6, 2022). "Remembering Rear Adm. Mary Hall – Visionary, Trailblazer and Consummate Leader of the Navy Nurse Corps". DVIDS."
  2. Godson, Susan H. (2001). Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-317-6.

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