9 2 2 . ▁D ut y ▁stations ▁included ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ; ▁Port sm outh , ▁Virginia ; ▁Pu get ▁Sound ; ▁Washington , ▁DC ; ▁San ▁Diego , ▁CA ; ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay , ▁Cuba . ▁She ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Chief ▁Nur se ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Nur se ▁at ▁the ▁Naval ▁hospital , ▁A ie a ▁He ights ▁in ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁Cont ribution s ▁as ▁Super int endent ▁C AP T ▁De W itt ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁Super int endent ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁Nur se ▁Corps ▁was ▁shr inking ▁in ▁size ▁due ▁to ▁dem obil ization ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁Navy ▁Nur se ▁Corps ▁became ▁a ▁staff ▁corps , ▁meaning ▁that ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁Nur se ▁Corps ▁were ▁Navy ▁officers . ▁C AP T ▁De W itt ▁became ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁Nur se ▁Corps . ▁ ▁She ▁retired ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁De W itt ▁led ▁an ▁active ▁ret irement ▁life ▁in ▁Pennsylvania . ▁She ▁consult ed ▁for ▁the ▁Girl ▁Sc outs ▁on ▁health ▁matters , ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁County ▁Unit ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Can cer ▁Society , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁Dist ingu ished ▁D augh ter ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁The