Loretta Perfectus Walsh

Loretta Perfectus Walsh (Afrilu 22, 1896 - Agusta 6, 1925) ita ce mace Ba'amurke ta farko da ta yi aiki a hukumance a Rundunar Sojan Amurka ba ta aikin jinya.  Ta shiga Rundunar Sojojin Ruwa ta Amurka a ranar 17 ga Maris, 1917, kuma daga baya ta zama mace ta farko da ta zama 'yar karamar jami'a a cikin Rundunar Sojan Ruwa lokacin da aka rantsar da ita a matsayin Cif Yeoman a ranar 21 ga Maris, 1917.

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Abubuwan da suka faru na yaki da sauri sun kai ga shawarar Walsh na shiga cikin Rundunar Sojan Ruwa ta Amurka.  Yaƙin Duniya na ɗaya yana cikin shekara ta huɗu sa’ad da, a ranar 31 ga Janairu, 1917, Jamusawa suka ba da sanarwar cewa za su ci gaba da yaƙin ƙarƙashin ruwa mara iyaka a kan dukkan jiragen ruwa, ciki har da waɗanda ke tafiya ƙarƙashin tutar Amurka.  A ranar 23 ga Fabrairu, 1917, ra'ayin Amurka ya ƙara fusata lokacin da Amurka ta sami labarin shawarar Berlin ga Mexico don shiga yaƙi a matsayin ƙawayen Jamus da Amurka[1]Zimmermann Telegram. Obtained November 10, 2006..  A cikin 'yan makonni masu zuwa, jiragen ruwa na Amurka hudu sun fada cikin jiragen ruwa na Jamus, wanda ya yi sanadiyar mutuwar Amurkawa goma sha biyar.A ranar 12 ga Maris, 1917, an umurci dukkan jiragen ruwan Amurka da su kasance da makamai a yankunan da ake yaki.[2]"Dates in American Naval History: March". Naval History & Heritage Command. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012.In memory of Walsh and her bold actions on March 21, 1917, the official history program of the Department of the Navy, the Naval Historical Center, identifies March 21, 1917 as a date in American naval history.[2]"Dates in American Naval History: March". Naval History & Heritage Command. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012.

There have been some efforts to document Walsh's story. For example, in 1982, former U.S. Navy lieutenant, Jean Ebbert and Mary-Beth Hall set out to document the story of Walsh as the first Navy woman to serve outside the nursing profession.[10]Kidder, Chris. (December 13, 1993). Virginia Pilot and Ledger-Star. The Evolution of Women in the Navy: Shifting Policy is easier than Changing Attitudes, "Crossed Currents" Finds, p. 9The resulting book, Crossed Currents: Navy Women from WWI to Tailhook,[11]Ebbert, Jean; Hall, Mary-Beth (1994). Crossed Currents: Navy Women from WWI to Tailhook. Brassey's Inc, Revised edition. ISBN 0-02-881112-7 was published in December 1994. It was followed by a second book by the same authors devoted to Navy and Marine Corps women in World War I, The first, the few, the forgotten: Navy and Marine Corps Women in World War I, containing additional information about Walsh.[9]Ebbert, Jean; Hall, Mary-Beth (2002). The first, the few, the forgotten: Navy and Marine Corps Women in World War I. Naval Institute Press; ISBN 1-55750-203-X

In 2021, one of the USS Constitution's 24-pound long guns was named "Perfectus" in honor of Walsh's service.[12]"USS Constitution names gun in honor of Navy's trailblazing first female chief". March 22, 2021.

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Walsh ta kamu da mura a cikin faduwar 1918, daga baya ya kamu da cutar tarin fuka.[9]Ebbert, Jean; Hall, Mary-Beth (2002). The first, the few, the forgotten: Navy and Marine Corps Women in World War I. Naval Institute Press; ISBN 1-55750-203-X  Ta mutu a ranar 6 ga Agusta, 1925, tana da shekaru 29 a Olyphant, Pennsylvania.  An binne ta a makabartar St. Patrick's Olyphant, a karkashin wani abin tunawa da ke karanta:[8]Pointon, Terri. Rootsweb.com. St. Patrick's Cemetery, Olyphant. Obtained November 10, 2006.

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A shekara ta 1917, mata sun yi hidimar sojan Amurka a matsayin ma’aikatan jinya tun 1901. Duk da haka, duk da rigunan da suke da shi, Sojoji da Navy ma’aikatan jinya ne na farar hula da ba su da fa’ida.  Misali, mata ba su da “mukamai na dangi” da alama, fansho na ritaya, fansho na nakasa idan sun ji rauni a cikin aikinsu.  Lokacin shiga cikin sojojin ruwa a farkon 1917, Walsh ya zama Yeoman (F), wanda aka fi sani da Yeomanette.  Yeomanette ya yi aiki da farko a matsayin malamai.  A matsayinta na ba ma’aikaciyar jinya ba, Walsh ita ce ta farko cikin mata yeoman 13,000 na Yaƙin Duniya na ɗaya waɗanda ke da hakkin karɓar fa'idodi da nauyi iri ɗaya na maza, gami da albashi iri ɗaya.3]Beyond The InterNet (August 2004). The Navy Then and Now. Obtained November 10, 2006

Don tunawa da Walsh da jaruntakar ayyukanta a ranar 21 ga Maris, 1917, shirin tarihin hukuma na Sashen Sojan Ruwa, Cibiyar Tarihi ta Naval, ya bayyana Maris 21, 1917 a matsayin kwanan wata a tarihin sojojin ruwa na Amurka.[3]Beyond The InterNet (August 2004). The Navy Then and Now. Obtained November 10, 2006.

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