Posted on Mar 9, 2022
#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Phyllis Mae Dailey - VAntage Point
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On March 8, 1945, Phyllis Dailey became the first African American to swear in as a Navy nurse.
Before swearing in, Dailey graduated from the Lincoln School of Nursing in New York and was a public health student at the Teacher’s College at Columbia University. When she wanted to serve her country, the Army denied her because of her skin color. Dailey joined the Navy Nurse Corps, which previously excluded black women.
Before swearing in, Dailey graduated from the Lincoln School of Nursing in New York and was a public health student at the Teacher’s College at Columbia University. When she wanted to serve her country, the Army denied her because of her skin color. Dailey joined the Navy Nurse Corps, which previously excluded black women.
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