Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Army Nurse Corps)

    Action Date:

    March 1957 – May 1965

    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 27 (August 13, 1965)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Lieutenant Colonel (Army Nurse Corps) Elizabeth J. Thurness, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from March 1957 to May 1965.