What is Loretta Perfectus Walsh's middle name?
Perfectus
Loretta Perfectus Walsh date of birth:
April 22, 1896
How old was Loretta Perfectus Walsh when died?
29
Where was Loretta Perfectus Walsh born?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
When did Loretta Perfectus Walsh die?
August 6, 1925
What is Loretta Perfectus Walsh nationality?
Irish
Short Biography
Loretta Perfectus Walsh (April 22, 1896 – August 6, 1925) became the first American active-duty Navy woman, the first woman to enlist in the Navy, and the first woman allowed to serve as a woman, in any of the United States armed forces, as anything other than as a nurse, when she enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve on March 17, 1917. Walsh subsequently became the first woman U.S. Navy petty officer when she was sworn in as Chief Yeoman on March 21, 1917.