Dora E. Thompson
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Dora E. Thompson | |
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| Born | 1876 Cold Spring, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 1954 (aged 77–78) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
Dora E. Thompson (1876 – June 23, 1954) was the fourth Army Nurse Corps Superintendent, and the first selected from within the Corps, having served as an Army nurse for 12 years prior to her appointment. She received the Distinguished Service Medal for her service during World War I.
Early life
Dora E. Thompson was born in 1876, at
Career
Thompson started working as an operating room and private duty nurse for a few years. She joined the United States Army Nurse Corps in 1902. She was assigned to the Army General Hospital at Presidio of San Francisco. In August 1905, she was promoted to chief nurse and oversaw the hospital through the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. In 1911, she was transferred to the division hospital in Manila as chief nurse. She served for 12 years before getting promoted as superintendent on September 22, 1914.[2] She was the fourth superintendent of the Nurse Corps and the first superintendent of the Nurse Corps selected from within. She was the first superintendent to tackle global war problems, including the procurement and assignment of nurses. During World War I, the Nurse Corps expanded from less than 400 to 21,480 nurses serving in the United States, Europe, and the Philippines.[1]
In November 1919, Thompson received the
Later years
Thompson spent her later years in San Francisco with a houseman in a home overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. She had purchased the home from an earlier investment in a Philippine gold mine.[2]
Thompson died on June 23, 1954, in San Francisco. She was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[2][3]
Legacy
The women officers' quarters at Letterman Hospital was named Thompson Hall in her honor.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Dora E. Thompson". Office of Medical History. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Captain Dora E. Thompson". The Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA). Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- Newspapers.com.
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