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Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral
Eliciana Nascimento

Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral

  • War
  • Documentary

She was an admiral, but she was still a woman.

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RELEASE

2020-01-01

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$0.0M

LENGTH

9 min

Description

This short film tells the story of Alene B. Duerk, the first woman to earn the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy. Admiral Duerk served in World War II and during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. After retiring, she went on to deliver meals to the elderly before passing away in her late 90s.