Gertrude Nelson

Nurse, Military Person

1898 – 2001

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Who was Gertrude Nelson?

Gertrude DeWitt Nelson was an African-American military, civilian, and American Red Cross nurse from Louisiana whose career spanned much of the 20th century. She was born at the end of the 19th century and died at the start of the 21st century.

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Born
Dec 26, 1898
Colfax
Religion
  • Baptists
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Tuskegee University
Lived in
  • Alexandria
  • Louisiana
  • New York City
Died
Nov 29, 2001
Pineville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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