(AURN News) — On Oct. 10, 1927, Hazel Johnson-Brown — the first Black woman to become a U.S. Army general — was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
A trailblazing military nurse, she made history in 1979 when she was promoted to brigadier general and placed in command of more than 7,000 nurses in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps.
Over her distinguished career, she was twice named Army Nurse of the Year.
Johnson-Brown died in 2011 at age 83.
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