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Five new Navy nurses take the oath of service, March 8, 1945. Phyllis Mae Dailey, the Navy's first African-American nurse, is second from the right.
1media/Phyllis Dailey swearing in_thumb.gif2022-12-13T05:28:41+00:00Leora Mincerc7fb2a48912f3577c64c28e4e6663a94d04c8c8413Commander Thomas A. Gaylord, administers oath to five new Navy nurses commissioned in New York. Phyllis Mae Dailey, the Navy's first African-American nurse, is second from the right, March 8, 1945. Source: National Archives, NAID: 520618plain2023-01-10T17:09:55+00:00March 8, 1945Leora Mincerc7fb2a48912f3577c64c28e4e6663a94d04c8c84