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Captain Della H. Raney, Army Nurse Corps (National Archives)

1945-04-11

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
New York, NY, United States

Captain Della H. Raney, Army Nurse Corps was the first African American to be accepted into the US Army Nurse Corps as well as the first African American appointed as a Chief Nurse. Raney served at Fort Bragg (North Carolina), Tuskegee Army Air Field (Alabama), Fort Huachuca (Arizona), and Camp Beale (California).

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  • Title: Captain Della H. Raney, Army Nurse Corps (National Archives)
  • Date: 1945-04-11
  • Location: Camp Beale, California
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