Background
Dodd, Darlene Mae was born on October 11, 1935 in Dowagiac, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Charles B. and Lila H. Dodd.
Dodd, Darlene Mae was born on October 11, 1935 in Dowagiac, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Charles B. and Lila H. Dodd.
Diploma in nursing, Borgess Hospital School Nursing, Kalamazoo, 1957. Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, 1973. Bachelor of Science in Psychology and General Studies, Southern Oregon State College, 1987.
Postgraduate, Southern Oregon State College, 1987.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1959, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel, 1975, staff nurse Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, 1959-1960, Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska, 1960-1962, Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, 1962-1963, Cam Rahn Bay Air Base, Vietnam, 1966-1967, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, 1967-1969, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1971-1972. Flight nurse 22d Aeromed. Evacuation, Tennessee, 1963-1966.
Chief nure United States Air Force, Danang Air Base, Vietnam, 1968, flight nurse Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, 1969-1971, clinical coordinator obstetrics-gynecology, flight nurse Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 1973-1976. Clinical nurse coordinator obstetrics-gynecology and pediatric services United States Air Force Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, 1976-1979. With Bear Creek Corporation, Medford, Oregon, 1986—2004.
Member American Legion (life), Society of Retired Air Force Nurses, Disabled American Veterans, Retired Officers Association, Vietnam Veterans American, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Uniformed Services Disabled Retirees, Air Force Association, Psy Chi, Phi Kappa Phi. Club: Women of Moose.