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Mary Joan Nielubowicz

Naval officer, nurse

Born Feb. 5, 1929, Shenandoah (PA), U.S.; daughter of Joseph and Ursula (Czepukaitis).

Education: registered nurse, Misericordia Hospital, Philadelphia (PA), 1950; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), University of Colorado, Boulder, 1961; Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1965.

Career: staff nurse, Misericorida Hospital, Philadelphia, 1950-51; nurse, director, 1951-87, United States Navy (USN) Nurse Corps, U.S. and overseas, 1951-87; Retired.

Member of: board member, Women in the Military Service Memorial, Veterans Advisory Committee for Women, Washington (DC), and American Nurses Association; National League for Nursing.

Honors: Sigma Theta Tau; Navy Commendation Medal, 1974, Meritorious Service Medal, 1979, Legion of Merit, 1987, United States Navy (USN).

Served with: United States Navy (USN), rear admiral, 1951-87.

Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.

Language: English.

Hobbies: sewing, gardening.

Home: 9259 Bailey Lane, Fairfax, VA 22031.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996

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