Who was the first female Master Chief Petty Officer in the Navy?

Answer 1

The first female Master Chief Petty Officer (E-9) was Anna Der-Vartanian. She received her promotion to master chief in 1959 in Newport, Rhode Island. She died August 4, 2011 at the age of 90.

Answer 2

Master Chief Anna Der-Vartanian was the very first female Master Chief Petty Officer. She served in the Naval Auxiliary Corps known as WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service." Women enlisted in WAVES had the same status as male sailors in the Navy, but were restricted in duty posts to the continental US and were not allowed to serve aboard ships or airplanes. Der-Vartanian served as a yeoman in the Navy for 20 years, from 1943 to 1963. Before her service in the Navy she served in the Army for a short time. Beth Lambert served as the command Master Chief on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt. She was the first female to hold such a position in the US Navy. She retired in May 2008 after a 30-year naval career.

Answer 3

On March 21, 1917, YNC Loretta Perfectus Walsh became the first female to achieve the rank of Chief Petty Office in the U.S. Navy.

Answer 4

Admiral Nancy Fackler

The answer is Rear Admiral Alene B. Duerk. She received this position in 1972.

Answer 5

Connie Swaro was the first female chief in the coast guard. She was also the first to make E-8 and CWO(MED).

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Answer 6

YNC Loretta Perfectus Walsh