Sue S. Dauser

Infobox Military Person
name=Sue S. Dauser
lived= birth date|1888|9|20 – death date and age|1972|3|11|1888|9|20
placeofbirth=Anaheim, California
placeofdeath=


caption=CAPT Sue S. Dauser , USN (NC)
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= Navy, Nurse Corps
serviceyears= 1917 – 1945
rank=CAPT
commands=Superintendent of the United States Navy Nurse Corps
unit=USS Relief (AH-1), USS Argonne, USS Henderson
battles=World War I, World War II
awards=Distinguished Service Medal
laterwork=
portrayedby= Sue S. Dauser was the fifth Superintendent of the United States Navy Nurse Corps, guiding the Nurse Corps through World War II.

Early life

Sue Sophia Dauser was born in Anaheim, California, on 20 September 1888. She graduated from the California School of Nursing in 1914.

Navy Nurse Corps Career

Sue S. Dauser became a Navy Nurse in September 1917, subsequently serving with Naval Base Hospital Number 3 in the U.S. and in Scotland during World War I, holding the grade of Chief Nurse for most of that period. Following World War I, she was placed in charge of nursing activities at the U.S. Naval Hospital at San Diego, California. During the 1920s, Chief Nurse Dauser served on board several ships and in overseas billets in Guam and the Philippines as well as in naval hospitals in the U.S. She tended President Warren G. Harding during his fatal illness in 1923.

In the 1930s, Chief Nurse Dauser was principal Chief Nurse at several Navy medical facilities.

Contributions as Superintendent

She was appointed Superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps in 1939. Serving in that capacity throughout the Second World War, she supervised the great wartime expansion of the Nurse Corps and its activities throughout the world. In December 1942, after changes in the law, she received the rank of Captain. CAPT Dauser was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for her work as Superintendent during World War II.

Later life

Captain Sue S. Dauser died on 11 March 1972.

Further reading

*cite book |last=Sterner |first=Doris M. |title=In and Out of Harm's Way: A history of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps |year=1997 |publisher=Peanut Butter Publishing |location=Seattle, WA |isbn=0897167066
*cite book |last=Godson |first=Susan H. |title=Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy |year=2001 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, MD |isbn=1-55750-317-6

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/prs-tpic/nurses/nurses.htm Nurses and the U.S. Navy -- Overview and Special Image Selection] Naval Historical Center
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-d/s-dausr.htm Sue S. Dauser] Naval Historical Center