Army Nurse Corps Superintendents and Chiefs
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 The Army Nurse Corps Association

Superintendents and Chiefs
of the Army Nurse Corps 1901 - 1975

Today's Army Nurse Corps is the product of the wisdom, foresight, and strength of its past leaders. From its founding in 1901, it greatly benefited from a series of remarkable ladies who led it through peace and war, laying a sound foundation for the great organization it is today. The Corps has also been fortunate to have the skills of talented nurse historians such as COL (Retired) Mary Sarnecky, who wrote these biographical sketches of the first thirteen Superintendents and Chiefs of the Army Nurse Corps, and who has generously allowed ANCA to publish them on the web.

Full official portraits are shown for all except Miss Delano, whose portrait is currently unavailable while being restored. Our thanks to the Army Medical Department Museum, custodian of these portraits, with special thanks for the assistance of Johanna Koehn.

Mrs. Dita H. Kinney 15 Mar 1901 - 31 Jul 1909
Miss Jane A. Delano 12 Aug 1909 - 31 Mar 1912
Miss Isabel McIsaac 1 Apr 1912 - 21 Sep 1914
Captain Dora E. Thompson 22 Sep 1914 - 29 Dec 1919
Major Julia C. Stimson 30 Dec 1919 - 31 May 1937
Colonel Julia O. Flikke 1 Jun 1937 - 30 Jun 1943
Colonel Florence A. Blanchfield     1 Jul 1943 - 30 Sep 1947
Colonel Mary G. Phillips 1 Oct 1947 - 30 Sep 1951
Colonel Ruby F. Bryant 1 Oct 1951 - 30 Sep 1955
Colonel Inez Haynes 1 Oct 1955 - 31 Aug 1959
Colonel Margaret Harper 1 Sep 1959 - 31 Aug 1963
Colonel Mildred Irene Clark 1 Sep 1963 - 31 Aug 1967
Brigadier General Anna Maye Hays   1 Sep 1967 - 31 Aug 1971
Brigadier General Lillian Dunlap 1 Sep 1971 - 31 Aug 1975

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