Rossi, Marie T. (Marie Therese), 1959-1991
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Biographical notes:
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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Subjects:
- Women in the military
- Women in the military
- Desert Storm
- Persian Gulf War, 1990-1995
- Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Pilots
- Women
- Women air pilots
- Women air pilots
- Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Women air pilots
Occupations:
- Air pilots
Places:
- Saudi Arabia, 40, PH
- New Jersey, NJ, US
