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Comment: Findagrave and IMDb aren’t reliable sources and should be replaced. The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 13:39, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
Edward T. Lyon (1927-2003) was the first male nurse commissioned in the United States Army.[1]
Background
[edit]Male nurses had previously been unable to serve in the United States Army Nurse Corps until the Bolton Act (H.R. 9398) was signed by President Eisenhower in 1955, an amendment that allowed men to serve as nurses.[2] The participation of men in the Nurse Corps was viewed as an equal rights cause by the army and nursing groups such as the American Nurses Association, who fought for equal pay for male nurses and for men to raise staffing numbers in the Army Nurse Corps.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Edward T. Lyon was born on April 4th, 1927.[4] He originally intended to become a doctor, but caring for his mother had made attending medical school impossible and he chose nursing and anesthesiology instead.[1] Prior to enlisting in the army, Lyon was the head nurse of the psychiatric and surgical wards at the Kings Park Hospital in Kings Park, Long Island,[1] and worked at the Nassau Hospital in Mineola, Long Island.[1]
The army hoped that Lyon's enlistment would prompt other men to join the Nurse Corps: His commanding officer Brigadier General Harold W. Glattly told the New York Times in 1955 that "in a time of nursing shortage, commissioning [a male nurse anesthetist] may attract more [men] into the profession and into the Army".[1] After his training, Lyon held the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.
Lyon also appeared as a contestant on the television game show What's My Line? on October 9th, 1955.[5]
Lyon died on October 16th, 2003, and is buried in Colma, CA.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Army Commissions Male Nurse, First One in 54 Years of Corps; Swearing-In Closes a 14-Year Fight to Give Qualified Men Equal Status With Women". The New York Times. 1955-10-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
- ^ a b "Proud to Serve: The Evolution of Male Army Nurse Corps Officers". AMEDD Center of History and Heritage. Archived from the original on February 21, 2026. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- ^ "Male nursing pioneers". Kaiser Permanente | About. May 5, 2016. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- ^ a b "Edward Lyon (1927-2003) - Find a Grave memorial". findagrave.com.
- ^ "Ed Lyon - IMDb". IMDb - The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
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