Nancy Leftenant-Colon (September 29, 1920 – January 8, 2025) became the first African American in the regular United States Army Nurse Corps in March 1948 after it was …

5 days ago · Nancy Leftenant-Colon, a granddaughter of enslaved people who in 1948 became the first Black nurse to serve in the regular U.S. armed forces, died on Jan. 8 in Amityville, …

Jan 22, 2025 · Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down …

Jan 23, 2025 · 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. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a …

Jan 15, 2025 · Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps when it was desegregated after World War II and the sister of one of the famed …

Jan 22, 2025 · Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, died Jan. 8. Here, an American flag is …

6 days ago · Maj. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, center, served for two decades as a military nurse, starting out as an Army reservist before joining the Air Force. She retired in 1968 as chief …

Jan 22, 2025 · Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down …

Jan 23, 2025 · Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 102, was the first Black woman to be commissioned into the regular U.S. Army Nursing Corps and the only woman ever elected as president of the …

Jan 16, 2025 · Retired Maj. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first African American commissioned into the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after it was desegregated in the 1940s, died peacefully in her …