Joy Bright Hancock

Joy Bright Hancock
LCDR Joy Bright Hancock, c.1943
Born(1898-05-04)4 May 1898
Wildwood, New Jersey
Died20 August 1986(1986-08-20) (aged 88)
Bethesda, Maryland
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch United States Naval Reserve
Service years1918, 1942–1953
Rank Captain
UnitWAVES
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
SpousesLT Charles G. Little USN (?–1921)
LT Lewis Hancock, Jr. USN (1924–1925)
VADM Ralph A. Ofstie USN (1954–1956)

Joy Bright Hancock (4 May 1898 – 20 August 1986), a veteran of both the First and Second World Wars, was one of the first women officers of the United States Navy.

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