Katherine "Kay" Keating was an American military servicewoman, pharmacist, female veterans activist and business owner.
12 Facts About Katherine Keating
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Katherine Keating served with the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service in World War II and subsequently with the Navy Medical Service Corps.
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Katherine Keating achieved several milestones during her military career, including being the first female pharmacist in the US Navy, the first woman in the US Navy to advance in rank from seaman to captain, and the first female pharmacist to attain the rank of captain.
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Katherine Keating was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Katherine Keating was born in Pueblo, Colorado, on February 8,1922, to Lawrence and Cecil Keating.
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Katherine Keating enrolled at the University of Colorado but interrupted her studies to enlist in the WAVES in 1942.
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Katherine Keating sometimes worked out of an underground station located in a pineapple field.
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Katherine Keating went on to serve as Chief of Pharmacy Service for six naval hospitals.
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Katherine Keating lectured at the Pharmacy Technician School in San Diego, California.
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Katherine Keating achieved several milestones during her tenure in the Navy Medical Service Corps, including being the first female pharmacist in the US Navy, the first woman in the US Navy to advance in rank from seaman to captain, and the first female pharmacist to attain the rank of captain.
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Katherine Keating was "the first woman in the Medical Service Corps to go to sea, and the first woman officer to replace a male officer at sea".
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Katherine Keating was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2008.