Frances Shea-Buckley
Frances Shea-Buckley | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 26, 1929 Massachusetts |
| Died | July 8, 2015 (aged 86) San Diego, California |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1951-1954, 1960-1983 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps, Naval Health Sciences Education and Training Command |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
Frances Teresa Shea-Buckley was an American Rear Admiral who was the Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps from 1979 to 1983.[1][2]
Early life
Frances Teresa Shea was born in 1929 in Massachusetts. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Joseph College in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1950.[1]
Navy Nurse Corps career
Shea joined the Navy Nurse Corps in 1951 and stayed in the Reserves when she left active duty in 1954. She earned a master of science degree in nursing service administration from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois in 1960, and returned to active duty.[1] Billets of increasing responsibility included a stint as operating room supervisor in hospital ship USS Repose off Vietnam in 1968. Shea became director of the Navy Nurse Corps in 1979, and became the first director to add additional concurrent billets to that duty, including commanding officer of Naval Health Sciences Education and Training Command, and deputy commander for Personnel Management, Naval Medical Command.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Godson, Susan H. (2001). Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-317-6.
- ^ "Navy rear admiral, Chicopee native, remembered as a pioneer". WWLP.com.
Further reading
- Sterner, Doris M. (1997). In and Out of Harm's Way: A history of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. Seattle, WA: Peanut Butter Publishing. ISBN 0-89716-706-6.
- Godson, Susan H. (2001). Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-317-6.
External links
- Nurses and the U.S. Navy -- Overview and Special Image Selection Naval Historical Center
- 1929 births
- 2015 deaths
- American nursing administrators
- Female wartime nurses
- People from Massachusetts
- American military personnel of the Vietnam War
- American female military personnel of the Vietnam War
- Female admirals of the United States Navy
- Women in the United States Navy
- United States Navy admirals
- United States Navy Nurse Corps officers
- Vietnam War nurses