Helen Turner Watson

Helen Turner Watson
Watson c. 1976
Born	Helen Fredericka Turner (1917-07-03)July 3, 1917 Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Died	September 26, 1992(1992-09-26) (aged 75) South Windham, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University (MS) University of Connecticut (BS) Lincoln School for Nurses
Occupation(s)	Nurse, educator
Employers	University of Connecticut U.S. Navy Nurse Corps

Helen Fredericka Turner Watson (July 3, 1917 – September 26, 1992)^[1] was an American nurse and educator. She was one of the first African American women to receive a commission in the United States Navy, serving as an ensign in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps from 1945 to 1946. An alumna of the University of Connecticut and Yale University, she became an associate professor at the UConn School of Nursing.