Pauline Kirby
Pauline Kirby | |
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Official portrait, 1954 | |
| Born | July 9, 1905 Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | November 10, 1981 (aged 76) Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Years of service | 1927–1957 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | United States Army Nurse Corps |
| Known for | One of the first two Nurse Corps officers to serve in the temporary grade of Colonel |
| Alma mater | Baptist Memorial Hospital |
| Other work | Psychiatric nurse |
Pauline Kirby (July 9, 1905 – November 10, 1981) was an American nurse and military officer who held several positions throughout her 30 years of service in the United States Army Nurse Corps and the Army of the United States.