1897 - 1990
Bernice Tongate
00
Bernice Tongate dating history
Contribute
Who is Bernice Tongate dating? Bernice Tongate partner, spouse list. Help us build our profile of Bernice Tongate!
Login
to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions.
Details
| Birthday |
14th December, 1897
|
| Died |
16th January, 1990
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
|
Bernice Duncan Smith Tongate (14 December 1897 – January 16, 1990) was an American yeomanette who served in the United States Navy during World War I. The first time Tongate tried to enlist, she was rejected, prompting her to say that she wished she was a man. Howard Chandler Christy, a portrait painter, overheard this interaction and asked her to pose for a poster in a sailor's uniform. She was then allowed to enlist as a yeoman ten days later, becoming the first Californian woman to do so.
More about Bernice Tongate
Less about Bernice Tongate
