page_title: Cordelia E. Cook
hierarchical_section_title: Cordelia E. Cook
caption_attribution_description: English: Cordelia E Cook in 1945
context_page_description: Cordelia Elizabeth "Betty" Cook was an American combat nurse in the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She was the first woman in the U.S. Army to receive both the Bronze Star Medal award and the Purple Heart.
context_section_description: Cordelia Elizabeth "Betty" Cook  (March 17, 1919 – June 19, 1996) was an American combat nurse in the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She was the first woman in the U.S. Army to receive both the Bronze Star Medal award and the Purple Heart.
caption: First Lieutenant Cordelia Cook 1945
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