Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral

Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral (2020)

Having served during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, Alene Duerk became the first woman to earn the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy.

  • Genre: War, Documentary
  • Release Date: 2020-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 9min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: El Dorado Films
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Eliciana Nascimento

Summary

Following the tradition of military service in her family, Alene Duerk enlisted as a Navy nurse in 1943. During her eventful 32 year career, she served in WWII on a hospital ship in the Sea of Japan, and trained others in the Korean War. She became the Director of the Navy Nursing Corps during the Vietnam War before finally attaining the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy. Despite having no other women as mentors (or peers), Admiral Duerk always looked for challenging opportunities that women had not previously held. Her consistently high level of performance led to her ultimate rise to become the first woman Admiral.

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  • Pamela Roark

    as Pamela Roark
  • Stephen Granzow

    as Stephen Granzow
Production Jesse Collier Sutterley Producer
Sound Constanza Hevia Sound Recordist
Sound Jesse Collier Sutterley Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Directing Eliciana Nascimento Director
Production Daniel L. Bernardi Producer
Sound Warren Haack Sound Designer
Production Kiva James Associate Producer
Camera Alexander Zane Irwin Additional Camera
Editing Eliciana Nascimento Editor
Crew Jesse Collier Sutterley Post Production Supervisor
Production Daniel Jamieson Production Assistant
Editing Katharine Hada Editor
Editing Andrés Gallegos Colorist
Production Lewis Joseph Smith Researcher
Production Paige Valentine Associate Producer
Sound Dan Olmsted Sound Mixer
Writing Daniel L. Bernardi Writer
Production Trevor Getz Producer
Production Diana Sánchez Maciel Associate Producer
Production Chau Trang Tran Associate Producer
Camera Andrés Gallegos Director of Photography

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