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Alene B. Duerk: The First Woman Admiral
Having served during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, Alene Duerk became the first woman to earn the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy.
2020 | 9m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Eliciana Nascimento |
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| Writer: | Daniel L. Bernardi |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 2020 |
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| Director: | Eliciana Nascimento |
| Writer: | Daniel L. Bernardi |
| Genres: | War, Documentary |
| Keywords | nurse, world war ii, vietnam war, korean war (1950-53), veteran, women in the military, forgotten war |
| Production Companies | El Dorado Films, Veteran Documentary Corps |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $25,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 24, 2026 Entered: Jun 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Pamela Roark | Pamela Roark |
| Stephen Granzow | Stephen Granzow |
| Name | Job |
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| Eliciana Nascimento | Editor, Director |
| Daniel L. Bernardi | Writer |
| Andrés Gallegos | Colorist, Director of Photography |
| Warren Haack | Sound Designer |
| Constanza Hevia | Sound Recordist |
| Jesse Collier Sutterley | Additional Sound Re-Recordist, Post Production Supervisor |
| Dan Olmsted | Sound Mixer |
| Alexander Zane Irwin | Additional Camera |
| Daniel Jamieson | Production Assistant |
| Katharine Hada | Editor |
| Lewis Joseph Smith | Researcher |
| Name | Title |
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| Daniel L. Bernardi | Producer |
| Trevor Getz | Producer |
| Jesse Collier Sutterley | Producer |
| Kiva James | Associate Producer |
| Diana Sánchez Maciel | Associate Producer |
| Chau Trang Tran | Associate Producer |
| Paige Valentine | Associate Producer |
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