Mary Fields Hall

Mary Fields Hall
Born	1934 Pennsylvania, United States
Allegiance	US
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1959-1991?
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps Naval Hospital, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Naval Hospital, Long Beach, California

Retired Rear Admiral Mary Fields Hall was the Director of the Navy Nurse Corps from 1987 to 1991.^[1] She was the first U. S. military nurse to command a hospital. She became the commanding officer at Naval Hospital, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in July 1983, and later commanded Naval Hospital, Long Beach, California.^[1]

Early life

Mary Fields Hall was born in 1934 in Pennsylvania. She earned a nursing diploma from Episcopal Hospital School of Nursing, Philadelphia, in 1955.^[1]

Navy Nurse Corps career

She joined the Navy Nurse Corps in 1959. While in the Nurse Corps, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Boston University in 1966 and a master of science degree in nursing service administration from the University of Maryland in 1973.^[1]

She became the commanding officer at Naval Hospital, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in July 1983, and later commanded Naval Hospital, Long Beach, California.^[1]

She became director of the Navy Nurse Corps in 1987, and was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral (lower half). She served concurrently as deputy commander for Personnel Management, Naval Medical Command.^[1]

See also

• Navy Nurse Corps
• Women in the United States Navy

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Godson, Susan H. (2001). Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-317-6. 

Further reading

• Sterner, Doris M. (1997). In and Out of Harm's Way: A history of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. Seattle, WA: Peanut Butter Publishing. ISBN 0897167066. 
• Godson, Susan H. (2001). Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-317-6. 

External links

• Nurses and the U.S. Navy -- Overview and Special Image Selection Naval Historical Center

Preceded by Mary Joan Nielubowicz

Director, Navy Nurse Corps 1987-1991

Succeeded by Mariann Stratton

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Name	Hall, Mary Fields
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Date of birth	1934
Place of birth	Pennsylvania
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