U.S. Army Nurse Corps Archives - The Washington Informer

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, has died at the age of 104. (Courtesy of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.)

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, Trailblazing Army Nurse and Air Force Veteran, Dies at 104

by Stacy M. Brown January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated, has died at the age of 104.