Veronica Bulshefski

Infobox Military Person
name=Veronica M. Bulshefski
born= birth date|1916|2|2
died= death date and age|1995|5|25|1916|2|2
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allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Navy
serviceyears= 1940–1970
rank=Captain
commands=Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps, 1966-1970
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battles=World War II Korean War
awards=American Theater Medal WWII Victory Medal Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal Legion of Merit
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portrayedby= Captain Veronica M. Bulshefski was the Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps, serving in that position from 20 April 1966 to 1 May 1970.

Early life

Veronica Bulshefski was born on 2 February 1916 in Ashley, Pennsylvania. She graduated from University of Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing in 1937. cite book |last=Godson |first=Susan H. |title=Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy |date=2001 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, MD |isbn=1-55750-317-6 ] .

Navy Nurse Corps career

Veronica Bulshefski joined the Navy Nurse Corps in 1940 at the urging of her dentist, a WWI veteran. During World War II she served in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor and Aiea Heights. She served as Chief Nurse at naval hospitals in Beaufort, South Carolina; Guam; Jacksonville, Florida; Pensacola, Florida and Oakland, California. She was selected for Captain in 1965 and on 29 April 1966 became the Director of the Navy Nurse Corps.

Captain Bulshefski retired from the U. S. Navy on 1 May 1970. She died on 25 May 1995 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on 6 June 1995 with full military honors cite book |last=Sterner |first=Doris M. |title=In and Out of Harm's Way: A history of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps |date=1997 |publisher=Peanut Butter Publishing |location=Seattle, WA |isbn=0897167066 ] .

Education

Bulshefski earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing Education from Indiana University in 1956 and a Master of Science in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1962. .

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References

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 |date=1997 |publisher=Peanut Butter Publishing |location=Seattle, WA |isbn=0897167066
*cite book |last=Ebbert |first=Jean and Marie-Beth Hall|title=Crossed Currents: Navy Women from WWI to Tailhook [Revised] |date=1999 |publisher=Brassey's |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=978-1574881936
*cite book |last=Godson |first=Susan H. |title=Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy |date=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