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(1921–2005) was a Brazilian
nurse Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...
, born in who served in Italy during World War II. is notable for being the first woman to serve in the
Brazilian Expeditionary Force The Brazilian Expeditionary Force (, FEB), nicknamed (literally "the Smoking Snakes"), was a military division of the Brazilian Army and Air Force that fought as part of Allied forces in the Mediterranean Theatre of World War II. It numbere ...
Nursing Corps during
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. In this sense, was part of the first female group in the
Brazilian Army The Brazilian Army (; EB) is the branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces responsible, externally, for defending the country in eminently terrestrial operations and, internally, for guaranteeing law, order and the constitutional branches, subordina ...
. On August 4, 1944, she embarked for
Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...
, returning to Brazil on October 3, 1945, on the James Parker ship. During her time on the Italian front, served in several blood hospitals of the
United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
. For her services, she was promoted to the rank of 1st Captain, being awarded the and the .


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nerici, Bertha Moraes 1921 births 2005 deaths Brazilian military nurses Brazil in World War II Women in World War II People from São Paulo (state) Brazilian expatriates in Italy Female wartime nurses People from Santana de Parnaíba