Della H. Raney

Della H. Raney
Della H. Raney
	Raney in 1945
Born	January 10, 1912; Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.
Died	October 23, 1987 (aged 75)
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1978
Rank	Major
Unit	Army Nurse Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Good Conduct Medal; Women’s Army Corps Service Medal; WWII Victory Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; American Campaign Medal

Della Hayden Raney (January 10, 1912 – October 23, 1987) was an American nurse in the Army Nurse Corps. Raney was the first African American nurse to report for duty in World War II and the first to be appointed chief nurse.^[1] In 1944, she became the first black nurse affiliated with the Army Air Corps promoted to captain, and she was later promoted to major in 1946.^[2] Raney retired from the Army in 1978.

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Della H. Raney
Raney in 1945
Born	(1912-01-10)January 10, 1912 Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.
Died	October 23, 1987(1987-10-23) (aged 75)
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1978
Rank	Major
Unit	Army Nurse Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Good Conduct Medal Women’s Army Corps Service Medal WWII Victory Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal American Campaign Medal