Lanier Township in Gratis in Preble County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lucille Petry Leone

1902 - 1999

— Hall of Honor —

Lucille Petry Leone Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

1. Lucille Petry Leone Marker

Inscription. Born near "Frog Heaven School" in Monroe Township, Leone's nursing educator career led her to the US Public Health Service during World War II where she created the Cadet Nurse Corps Program and rose to the rank of Assistant Surgeon General and Chief Nurse Officer, a rank equivalent to Admiral.

Her philosophy was that nurses nurse the whole patient.

She received distinguished service awards and honorary degrees from organizations across the country for her service to nurse education.

Inducted into the Hall of Honor July 7, 2013

As recorders of Preble County history, PCHS and The Register-Herald are natural partners in co-sponsoring the Hall of Honor

Erected 2013 by Preble County Historical Society - The Register-Herald. (Marker Number 14.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, World II • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is January 23, 1902.

Location. 39° 39.49′ N, 84° 32.846′ W. Marker is in Gratis, Ohio, in Preble County. It is in Lanier Township. It is at the intersection of Swartsel Road and Ohio Route 122, on the right when traveling south on Swartsel Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7693 Swartsel Rd, Eaton OH 45320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ione Sell Hiestand (here, next to this marker); Martha A. Rizert Dye (here, next to this marker); Marian M. (1920-2010) & James W. Mitchell (1916-2012) (here, next to this marker); Harvey Hiestand (here, next to this marker); Cyrena Van Gordon (here, next to this marker); Clarence Oldfather (1913-2000), Harold Sell (1911-2003) (here, next to this marker); Richard Tuggle (here, next to this marker); Andrew L. Harris (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gratis.

Also see . . . Lucile Petry Leone (Wikipedia). Overview:

Lucile Petry Leone (January 23, 1902 – November 25, 1999) was an American nurse who was the founding director of the Cadet Nurse Corps in 1943. Because the Nurse Corps met its recruiting quotas, it was not necessary for the US to draft nurses in World War II. She was the first woman and the first nurse to be appointed as Assistant Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service.

(Submitted on July 11, 2025.)

Preble County Historical Society & Nature Reserve - Hall of Honor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

2. Preble County Historical Society & Nature Reserve - Hall of Honor

Lucille Petry Leone image. Click for full size.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-5239, November 1955

3. Lucille Petry Leone

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 11, 2025. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.