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Rear Adm. Martha Herb, was one of the first three women officers to graduate from the Navy School of Diving and Salvage in Washington, D.C. Her diving career boasts such feats as oversight of the underwater hull cleaning program, officer in charge of the Second Class Diving School for Atlantic Naval Surface Forces, and underwater surveys of USS Arizona (BB 39) and the USS Utah (BB 31). Martha’s service as a Navy diving officer culminated in her selection as commanding officer of both a mobile diving and salvage unit and Navy ordnance safety and security activity.
Last Updated: 30 March 2023
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