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Irma Dryden
Nickname(s) "Pete"
Born (1920-05-28)May 28, 1920
New York City, New York
Died September 17, 2020(2020-09-17) (aged 100)
Canton, Georgia
Place of burial
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army Nurse Corp
Rank Second Lieutenant
Battles/wars World War II
Spouse(s) Charles W. Dryden
Children Charles a.k.a. Thumper Dryden, Keith Dryden, Eric Dryden, George Bingham, Kenneth Bingham, Tony Bingham, Cornelia-Rose White

Ret. 2nd Lt. Irma Cameron Dryden (May 28, 1920 – September 17, 2020) was a nurse for the Tuskegee Airmen during WWII.

Biography

Dryden was born in New York City in 1920 and died in 2020. She graduated from the Harlem Hospital School of Nursing in 1942.

Her father was a dental technician and her mother was a school teacher. She married Tuskegee Airman Charles W. Dryden in 1943.

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