Following the tradition of military service in her family, Alene Duerk enlisted as a Navy nurse in 1943. During her eventful 32 year career, she served in WWII on a hospital ship in the Sea of Japan, and trained others in the Korean War. She became the Director of the Navy Nursing Corps during the Vietnam War before finally attaining the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy. Despite having no other women as mentors (or peers), Admiral Duerk always looked for challenging opportunities that women had not previously held. Her consistently high level of performance led to her ultimate rise to become the first woman Admiral.
Operation Petticoat
1959
7.2/10
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
1957
7.0/10
Full Metal Jacket
1987
8.1/10
Fort Bliss
2014
6.4/10
Pearl Harbor
2001
6.9/10
Mister Roberts
1955
7.0/10
Heartbreak Ridge
1986
6.9/10
The Ottoman Lieutenant
2017
6.1/10
Heaven & Earth
1993
6.7/10
Men in War
1957
6.6/10
Devotion
2022
7.1/10
The Cruel Sea
1953
6.9/10
Shadow in the Cloud
2021
5.8/10
Enigma
2001
6.3/10
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
2016
5.9/10
Korengal
2014
6.6/10
Their Finest
2017
6.6/10
Back to Bataan
1945
6.0/10
Flying Tigers
1942
6.2/10
Paradise Road
1997
6.4/10
U-571
2000
6.524/10
