Ruth Agatha Houghton
Ruth Agatha Houghton | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 29, 1909 Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 1986 (aged 76) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1935–1962 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held | Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps, 1958–1962 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | American Defense Service Medal with star American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal National Defense Service Medal |
Captain Ruth Agatha Houghton (June 29, 1909 – March 10, 1986) was an American nurse who served as the Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps from 1958 to 1962.
Early life
Houghton was born in June 1909, the daughter of Joseph J. and Mary Houghton Kelley.[1]
In 1932, she graduated from St. John's Hospital School of Nursing in Lowell, Massachusetts.[2]
Houghton was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy Nurse Corps on June 1, 1935. During her years of service, her duty stations included the Panama Canal Zone, Australia, and New Guinea.[2]
From 1935 to 1936, Houghton was assigned to Naval Hospital,
During World War II, she filled the billet of Chief Nurse at the Naval Training School,
In 1946, Houghton was assigned to Nursing Division,
Houghton retired on May 1, 1962.
She attended
Houghton married Gordon Bennett Tayloe in July 1963.[3] She died in March 1986 in Portsmouth, Virginia, at the age of 76.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Lowell Graduate Heads Nurse Corps", Lowell Sun, Thursday, May 01, 1958, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States Of America
- ^ ISBN 1-55750-317-6.
- ^ The Boston Globe, 18 July 1963, page 31
- ^ Ruth Houghton Tayloe in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850–2010
- ^ Ruth Agatha Houghton - Lifestory
Further reading
- Sterner, Doris M. (1997). In and Out of Harm's Way: A history of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. ISBN 0-89716-706-6.
- Ebbert, Jean and Marie-Beth Hall (1999). Crossed Currents: Navy Women from WWI to Tailhook [Revised]. ISBN 978-1-57488-193-6.
- Godson, Susan H. (2001). Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy. ISBN 1-55750-317-6. Fact filled, extensively researched account of the evolution of the roles of women in the United States Navy, treating the parallel and intertwined paths of the Navy Nurse Corps and the WAVES. About one-third of the pages are devoted to notes and bibliography.
External links
- Nurses and the U.S. Navy -- Overview and Special Image Selection Naval Historical Center