Margaret Harper

Colonel Margaret Harper (July 23, 1911[1] – December 13, 2000) was the 11th chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps. She graduated from Evanston General Hospital School of Nursing.[2] She subsequently served as superintendent of nurses at Chicago Memorial Hospital and Murry Hospital. After World War II, Harper attended Teachers' College, Columbia University, and earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing education. She received her master's degree in nursing service administration in 1953.[1] received her commission in April 1941 becoming a colonel.[3] Her overseas assignments included service in Australia and New Guinea, and Europe.

Patricia D. Horoho
BornJuly 23, 1911
Potomac, Illinois
DiedDecember 13, 2000
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1941–1963
AwardsLegion of Merit,
Bronze Star Medal,
Army Commendation Medal

On September 1, 1959, Harper became the 11th Army Nurse Corps Chief and she served until August 31, 1963.[4] Under her tenure, the ANC began an intensive recruiting program in 1963 in light of the anticipated build up in Southeast Asia and other military operations, Operation Nightingale, to meet a serious nursing shortage. She received the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal and the Army Commendation Medal among her awards and honors.[5]

References
  1. "Colonel Margaret Harper". The Army Nurse Corps Association. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. "Superintendents". ANC Website.
  3. United States Armed Forces Medical Journal. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1959.
  4. Feller, Carolyn. "Highlights in the History of the Army Nurse Corps" (PDF). U.S. Army Center of Military History.
  5. "Office of Medical History - Margaret Harper". history.amedd.army.mil. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
    - "Colonel Margaret Harper". The Army Nurse Corps Association. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
    - Bullough, Vern L. (2000). American Nursing: A Biographical Dictionary:. Springer Publishing Company. ISBN 9780826111470.


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