Lucile Petry Leone, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLucile Petry Leone
American nursing administrator
Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1902
Place of Birth: Preble County, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 25-Nov-1999
Profession: nurse
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Lucile Petry Leone
- Lucile Petry Leone (January 23, 1902 – November 25, 1999) was an American nurse who was the founding director of the Cadet Nurse Corps in 1943.
- Because the Nurse Corps met its recruiting quotas, it was not necessary for the US to draft nurses in World War II.
- She was the first woman and the first nurse to be appointed as Assistant Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service.
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