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

  1. Rossi, Marie T. (Marie Therese), 1959-1991
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Source Citation

Names:
Marie Therese Courtois
Marie Therese Rossi
Marie Therese Cayton

Official Military Personnel File for Marie T. Rossi from the National Archives Catalog, Accessed April 28, 2021

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/145783446

Citations

Name Entry: Courtois, Marie T. (Marie Therese), 1959-1991

Name Entry: Cayton, Marie Therese, 1959-1991

Source Citation

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.

Wikipedia, October 30, 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Rossi

Citations

Date: 1959-01-03 (Birth) - 1991 (Death)

BiogHist

Name Entry: Rossi-Cayton, Marie Therese, 1959-1991

Place: Saudi Arabia

Place: New Jersey

Unknown Source

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