Colon, who became the first Black nurse in the U.S. Army Air Corps after President Harry S. Truman desegregated it in 1948, ...

The first Black ... an executive order to end segregation in the military in July 1948, Leftenant-Colon jumped at the chance to obtain regular status in the Army Nurse Corps.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash – For America’s First Corps, 2024 proved to be a year of adapting to new changes and overcoming unique challenges. Whether performing an airborne jump into ...

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black ... executive order ending segregation in the military, Leftenant-Colon saw it as an opportunity to get regular status in the Army Nurse Corps, something ...