IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 88 
Honoring Brigadier General Hazel Winifred Johnson-Brown, the first African- 
American woman to hold the rank of General in the United States 
Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2011 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. JACKSON LEE of 
Texas, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, 
Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. BASS of California, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. 
PIERLUISI, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SMITH of 
Texas, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. BROWN of Florida, 
Mr. MEEKS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CLEAVER, and Ms. RICHARDSON) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring Brigadier General Hazel Winifred Johnson-Brown, 
the first African-American woman to hold the rank of 
General in the United States Armed Forces. 
Whereas General Johnson-Brown was born October 10, 1927, 
in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to the late Clarence L. 
Johnson, Sr., and Garnett H. Johnson; 
Whereas General Johnson-Brown earned her nursing diploma 
at Harlem Hospital School of Nursing in 1950, after 
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being denied admission to the West Chester School of 
Nursing because she was Black; 
Whereas General Johnson-Brown, a pioneering military 
nurse, enlisted in the Army in 1955 and rose in the 
ranks due to her advanced operating room skills and 
strong leadership abilities; 
Whereas General Johnson-Brown earned her bachelor’s de-
gree in nursing from Villanova University in 1959; 
Whereas General Johnson-Brown earned her master’s degree 
in nursing education from Columbia University’s Teach-
ers College in 1963; 
Whereas General Johnson-Brown earned her doctorate in 
educational administration from Catholic University in 
1978; 
Whereas General Johnson-Brown held numerous leadership 
positions throughout her tenure in the Army, including 
Director of the Walter Reed Army Institute School of 
Nursing and Chief Army Nurse in South Korea; 
Whereas General Johnson-Brown was twice named Army 
nurse of the year; 
Whereas General Johnson-Brown made history when she be-
came the first African-American woman to be promoted 
to Brigadier General in the United States Armed Forces 
in 1979; 
Whereas General Johnson-Brown made history when she be-
came the first African-American to be selected as Chief 
of the Army Nurse Corps in 1979; 
Whereas General Johnson-Brown’s military decorations in-
clude the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf 
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Cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Legion of 
Merit, and Distinguished Service Medal; 
Whereas after retiring from the Army, General Johnson- 
Brown became Director of the Division of Governmental 
Affairs at the American Nurses Association; and 
Whereas General Johnson-Brown taught at the graduate 
nursing program at George Mason University where she 
established and served as Director of the Center for 
Health Policy: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) honors General Brigadier Hazel Johnson- 
Brown for outstanding achievements in and signifi-
cant contributions to the nursing profession and her 
dedication to the United States Army; 
(2) recognizes General Hazel Johnson-Brown as 
the first African-American woman to hold the rank 
of General in the United States Armed Forces and 
the first African-American Chief of the Army Nurse 
Corps; and 
(3) advocates for women of color to enter nurs-
ing and supports strategies to remedy the national 
shortage of nurses. 
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