Lenah Higbee
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 83 years ago |
Date of birth | May 18,1874 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Chatham |
Miramichi | |
Canada | |
Date of died | January 10,1941 |
Died | Winter Park |
Florida | |
United States | |
Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Service/branch | United States Navy |
Battles and wars | World War I |
Job | Nurse |
Awards | Navy Cross |
Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Spous | USMC |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1587104 |
Lenah Higbee Life story
Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee was a pioneering Canadian-born United States Navy military nurse, who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War I. She is best known for being the first female recipient of the Navy Cross.