Fae Margaret Adams

Fae Margaret Adams
Born(1918-06-13)June 13, 1918
San Jose, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 16, 2022(2022-12-16) (aged 104)
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley
OccupationMedical officer

Fae Margaret Adams (June 13, 1918 – December 16, 2022) was an American medical officer. She is best known as the first woman doctor to receive a regular US Army commission in 1953.

Biography

Fae Margaret Adams was born on June 13, 1918, in San Jose, California, US.[1]

She started studying medicine at Berkeley, but enlisted shortly afterwards and therefore did not graduate.[2][3]

Adams started her career in the Women's Army Corps in 1943. She got her M.D. from Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania while serving in the army.[3]

In 1953, she became the first female doctor to be commissioned in the Regular Army. At that time, she was 34, a First Lieutenant, and planned to specialize in gynecology and obstetrics.[4][5]

She is a veteran of World War II, as well as Korean War and Vietnam War.[3]

She died on December 16, 2022, at age 104, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Commire, Anne (2007), Commire, Anne; Klezmer, Deborah (eds.), Dictionary of Women Worldwide, Thomson Gale, ISBN 9780787675851
  2. ↑ "Women in Military Service for American Memorial Foundation, Inc". preservica.com. Retrieved July 7, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 3 "Fae Margaret Adams Collection - Library of Congress". loc.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Regular Army Gets First Woman Medical Officer". digitalcommonwealth.org. 1953. Retrieved July 7, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Medicine: Capsules, Mar. 23, 1953". Time. March 23, 1953. Retrieved July 7, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Burial detail: Adams, Fae Margaret". ANC Explorer. Retrieved July 9, 2026.

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