Rossi, Marie T. (Marie Therese), 1959-1991

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Rossi, Marie T. (Marie Therese), 1959-1991

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Surname :

Rossi

Forename :

Marie T.

NameExpansion :

Marie Therese

Date :

1959-1991

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Rossi-Cayton, Marie Therese, 1959-1991

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Surname :

Rossi-Cayton

Forename :

Marie Therese

Date :

1959-1991

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Female

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1959-01-03

January 3, 1959

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1991

March 1, 1991

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Biographical History

Marie Therese Rossi-Cayton (January 3, 1959 – March 1, 1991) was the first woman in American military history to serve in combat as an aviation unit commander, during the Persian Gulf War in 1991, and the first woman pilot in United States history to fly combat missions. She was killed when the CH-47 Chinook she was piloting crashed in Saudi Arabia, on March 1, 1991.

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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6763007

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4410/marie-therese-rossi-cayton

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Desert Storm

Persian Gulf War, 1990-1995

Persian Gulf War, 1991

Persian Gulf War, 1991

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Women air pilots

Women air pilots

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Americans

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Air pilots

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Saudi Arabia

40, PH

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New Jersey

NJ, US

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