First Female Master Chief In The Navy

Army which had created equivalent positions in 1957 and july 1966 respectively.
First female master chief in the navy. Her resume is filled with titles such as. The first female command master chief cmc of recruit training command great lakes ill. In 1959 while serving as assistant to the global strategy officer at the naval war college in newport rhode island der vartanian received her promotion to master chief petty officer. Anna der vartanian was the first woman in the united states to achieve the rank of master chief petty officer the highest rank for enlisted personnel in the u s.
Master chief petty officer of the navy mcpon del black. Navy s first female master chief petty officer laid to rest at arlington. Navy s first female master chief died aug. Anna der vartanian december 6 1920 august 4 2011 was the first woman promoted to master chief petty officer e 9 the highest enlisted rate in the united states navy.
Chief s mess paid tribute to the navy s first female master chief petty officer. 4 at the age of 90 while residing at vinson hall retirement community in mclean va. Actually there were 146 first master chief petty officers. She was born and raised in detroit michigan and joined the navy through the women accepted for volunteer emergency service waves program during world war ii.
29 as representatives from the washington d c. They were all promoted the same day november 16 1958. Washington nns the old post chapel on joint base myer henderson hall was filled to capacity nov. Washington nns the u s.
She had been with the united states navy for 20 years graduating at the top of her class in both air and gas surface supplied diving. Mcpon black s duties were to the chief of naval personnel. Listings of the names are available in clippings from navy times. On march 21 1917 ync loretta perfectus walsh became the first female to achieve the rank of chief petty office in the u s.
First african american female cmc of an aircraft carrier when. On 28 april of the same year black s title was changed to master chief petty officer of the navy to bring the navy in line with the u s. Related questions asked in war and military history african. Black became the first master chief petty officer of the navy jan.
Master chief yeoman ret anna der vartanian began her military career in 1943 when she enlisted in the women accepted for volunteer emergency service program or waves.