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Mrs. Leftenant-Colon joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in February 1948, several months before President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order desegregating the armed forces.

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, barrier-breaking military nurse, dies at 104 In 1948, she became the first African American in the regular Army Nurse Corps. She later served in Vietnam with the Air Force.

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104, and a native of Goose Creek.

Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, died at the age of 104 on Jan. 8, 2025.

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a ...

Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, died on Jan. 8, 2025. She was 104.

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Updated Jan. 22, 2025 at 9:15 p.m. Jan. 22, 2025 Jan. 22, 2025 2 min ...