Background
Turner, Lillian Erna was born on April 22, 1918 in Coalmont, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Harvey Oliver and Erna Lena (Wackwitz) Turner.
Turner, Lillian Erna was born on April 22, 1918 in Coalmont, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Harvey Oliver and Erna Lena (Wackwitz) Turner.
Bachelor of Science, Colorado State University, 1940. Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1945. Certified physician assistant, University Utah, 1978.
Commissioned Second lieutenant Nurse corpus, United States army, 1945. Advanced through grades to lieutenant Commander United States Public Health Service, 1964. 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1945-1946.
United States Public Health Service, 1964-1969. Dean of women University Alaska, Fairbanks, 1948-1950. Head nurse Group Health Hospital, Seattle, 1950-1953.
Adviser to chief nurse Hospital American Samoa, Pago Pago, 1954-1960. Head nurse Memorial Hospital, Twin Falls, Idaho, 1960-1961. Shift supervisor Hospital Lago Oil and Transport, Siero Colorado, Aruba, 1961-1963.
Nurse advisory Province Hospital, Danang, South Vietnam, 1964-1969, Cho Quan Hospital, South Vietnam, 1970-1972. Chief nurse, advisor Truk Hospital, Moen, Eastern Caroline Islands, 1972-1974. Nurse advisor Children's Medical Relief International, South Vietnam, 1975.
Physician's assistant University Utah, 1976-1978, Wagon Circle Medical Clinic, Rawlins, Wyoming, 1978-1989, Energy Basin Clinic Carbon County Memorial Hospital, Hanna, 1989-1996. Retired, 1996.
Member Veterans of Foreign Wars (life), Wyoming Academy Physician Assistants (board directors 1982-1983), American Academy Physician Assistants, National Association Physician Assistants, Wyoming Physician Assistants, American Legion (life).