Maxine Conder
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Rear Admiral Maxine Conder (April 20, 1926 – October 18, 2021) was a United States Navy rear admiral who served as Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps from 1975 to 1979.
Early life
Conder was born in Utah in 1926. She earned her nursing diploma in 1947 from St. Marks Hospital School of Nursing in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1][2]
Education
In 1962, Conder earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah. In 1966, she earned a master's degree in nursing from the University of Washington.[2]
Conder served aboard the hospital ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". off Korea and in Naval Hospital, Guam, as well as in various stateside assignments.
After several assignments as chief nurse, she was promoted to the rank of captain in 1970.
As Director of the Navy Nurse Corps, she became the second woman promoted to the rank of rear admiral.[2]
Death
Conder died in Layton, Utah, on October 18, 2021, at the age of 95.[3]
Awards and decorations
Conder was awarded the Legion of Merit.[2]
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External links
- Nurses and the U.S. Navy -- Overview and Special Image Selection Naval Historical Center
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- 1926 births
- 2021 deaths
- American nursing administrators
- United States Navy personnel of the Korean War
- United States Navy personnel of the Vietnam War
- American female military personnel of the Vietnam War
- Female admirals of the United States Navy
- United States Navy rear admirals
- Recipients of the Legion of Merit
- United States Navy Nurse Corps officers
- Women in war 1945–1999
- Women in war in East Asia
- Vietnam War nurses
- Female wartime nurses
- People from Bingham Canyon, Utah
- American women nurses