Years of service 1917– 1938 Battles/wars World War I Role Nurse Allegiance United States of America | Rank LCDR Name Myn Hoffman Battles and wars World War I | |
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Commands held 4th Superintendent of the United States Navy Nurse Corps Died January 5, 1951, Bronxville, New York, United States Service/branch United States Navy Nurse Corps | ||
Myn M. Hoffman was the fourth Superintendent of the United States Navy Nurse Corps.
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Early life
Myn M. Hoffman was born in Bradford, Illinois, on 12 May 1883. After several years as an educator, she attended St. Joseph's Hospital Training School for Nurses in Denver, Colorado, graduating in 1915.
Navy Nurse Corps career
Miss Hoffman entered the Navy Nurse Corps in February 1917 and was promoted to Chief Nurse two years later. During the First World War and in the post-war era, she served at several naval hospitals, including that at Washington, D.C. In 1934, Chief Nurse Hoffman was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps and became the Corps' fourth Superintendent in January 1935. She retired from the Navy in October 1938. When Navy Nurses were included in the Navy's ranking system, she received the rank of Lieutenant Commander in recognition of her service as Superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps.
Later life
LCDR Hoffman died in Bronxville, New York, on 5 January 1951.